Irish Examiner View: FF dissenters should look in the mirror

A failing, divided party

The criticism of Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin grows louder and louder as exemplified by Sligo TD Marc MacSharry's strident criticism. File Photo: Leah Farrell

Sometimes beauty and the truth hide in plain sight. One instance was the set of decimal coins introduced 50 years ago. 

A fifty pence piece — 50p — was introduced in 1970. The understated but beautiful design of that coin incorporated a woodcock, a respectful nod to our 1928 farthing. The coin was withdrawn in 2002, usurped by the euro. It exists now only as a ghost in the world of numismatics.