Irish Examiner View: We all need to get answers on Woulfe controversy

By avoiding scrutiny, Government is going down a rabbit hole it may find difficult to exit
Irish Examiner View: We all need to get answers on Woulfe controversy

Opposition parties have demanded that Justice Minister Helen McEntee come before the Dáil to explain the process around the appointment of Seamus Woulfe to the Supreme Court. 

However, this is being resisted by the Government on the grounds that, according to Arts Minister Catherine Martin, doing so would set a “dangerous precedent”. 

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