Daniel McConnell: English's demise raises a host of questions

Was it credible he merely forgot to declare his ownership of his property when making his 2008 planning application? Is it credible he never once in 15 years felt there was a problem?

The truth is that English’s error was so staggeringly breathtaking that no amount of congeniality or niceness can excuse it.

This is the last thing they would have wanted.

The new Dáil term has not even begun and this Government has now lost its fourth minister after the departures of Barry Cowen, Dara Calleary and Robert Troy.