Elaine Loughlin: Micheál Martin's rebuttals on Seamus Woulfe controversy prove inconsistent 

As the debate over the Supreme Court appointment rages on, a reminder of a 2017 row over a similar judicial appointment showcases the hypocrisy of the Taoiseach's current stance

Seamus Woulfe: Exchanges in the Dáil on Tuesday over his appointment as a Supreme Court judge. File picture: Maxwell’s

"This was an insider appointment that stinks to high heaven."

The line could have easily been lifted from the tetchy exchanges during a protracted hacking away at Taoiseach Micheál Martin, in the Dáil on Tuesday, on the appointment of Seamus Woulfe to the Supreme Court.