Elaine Loughlin: Stephen Donnelly must deal in certainty not speculation

The Health Minister has thrown out wild promises like they are prizes on the Late Late Toy Show, before backpedaling frantically. It is undermining public confidence, writes Elaine Loughlin.

The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly. Offering false hope and then quickly rowing back on promises only makes a Covid-weary population despondent and depressed. Picture: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

Growing up, there was always that one child who tried to slyly move the jumper goalposts during football games in a bid to claim a score.

Stephen Donnelly is that child.