Pouring scorn on the Seanad

ON the anniversary of the people’s decision to save the Seanad, the second chamber has burst back into public consciousness with the bizarre nomination of John McNulty to contest a by-election on behalf of Fine Gael caused by the election of stalwart party grandee Deirdre Clune to the European Parliament.

We know the details, but a recap is in order. Six days prior to his nomination, Mr McNulty was appointed to the board of the Irish Museum of Modern Art, apparently in an attempt to burnish his credentials for membership of the Seanad.

Some people in Fine Gael got it into their heads that Mr McNulty’s CV needed a bit of a polish to be suitable for the cultural panel.