Irish Examiner view: Poor timing for pay proposals

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Former RTÉ Director General Dee Forbes with Ryan Tubridy. Forbes said she will not be at the Oireachtas meetings. Picture: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie

Most controversies are good for popularising a term or two, for taking something obscure and unremarked-upon and placing it to the forefront of the popular consciousness, if only for a while.

When Sean Quinn’s financial dealings hit the headlines, we learned about contracts for difference.