Paul Hosford: Politicians rush from losing side of referenda

The aftermath of the vote will do little to restore public trust in political pronouncements, writes Paul Hosford

Lisa Chambers was an early bolter from the Fianna Fáil camp, her defection coming just 23 hours after polls closed.

The end of political campaigns often finds key players grasping at cliches and maxims.

The one picked by the Taoiseach last Saturday as the results from Friday’s referenda showed the shellacking the Government had taken has appeared all the more prescient. Success, Leo Varadkar said at Dublin Castle, has many fathers, but failure is an orphan.