The fall of Troy: How Robert Troy's brazenness contributed to his downfall

As revelation piled upon revelation, it became increasingly clear that Robert Troy's position was not tenable.

Robert Troy resigned as minister of state for trade regulation, despite being supported by Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

It all started innocuously enough. Political scandals often do. But at the same time, the roots of Robert Troy’s ministerial resignation were there to be seen from the beginning.

At the beginning of this month, online investigative outfit The Ditch asked Mr Troy about his rental of a property at Rathdown Rd in Dublin 7 for €650 more than the rate for the Housing Assistance Payment in the area.