Worst TD ever elected

It's amazing the people who still push the narrative that Clare Daly was set up in her drink driving arrest.

She admitted to having a whiskey before hopping in the car. She admitted taking an illegal turn, at a junction where it's very clearly signposted and where there's routinely Gardaí on duty watching for that exact offence.

She refused to give a roadside sample, and bought herself enough of a delay until she could be tested at the station to reduce the levels of alcohol in her system. If she was so certain she would be under the limit she wouldn't have refused the roadside sample.

Whoever leaked her arrest was certainly in the wrong (and it's never been shown whether it was a Garda, or some civilian who was in the station at the same time), but to try and paint some grand conspiracy when the whole situation arose from 2 bad decisions by Daly is laughable.

This is the same (at the time) TD who didn't bother her hole showing up for court when she was up for speeding offences - she has a history of ignoring the Road Traffic Acts and clearly thinks that the rules of the road are for other people

What a sad discussion this is.A more interesting one would be - how did the chicken cross the road.

Impeachment is a well-known procedure to oust misbehaving politicians. So is Recall. when a sufficient number of voters petition for a new election. Nothing wrong with these procedures as long as they are laid down by law in advance (and thus not to be used in an arbitrary fashion) and perhaps also subject to judicial review.

However we don't have such measures in place so we can't do anything about Wallace and Daly other than throw them out at the next election.

Cathal Berry. Was elected to take on Fine Gael on The Defence Forces.

since he got elected he’s the government’s biggest supporter. And has voted in confidence of The Minister of Defence even though he’s doing a terrible job with Defence and the retention crisis.

The people who voted for him feel betrayed and he’s a spoofer.

George Lee, high profile big name, used by Fine Gael. Complete flop and then sneaked back into RTE.

I've known many TDs down the years, I wouldn't rate the political skill of many Greens at all. Catherine Martin may be an exception.

Gogarty, Cuffe, Gormley, but especially Ryan. For me Eamon Ryan is right up with the worst TDs ever elected. An ineffectual, idealistic fool. Not a practical political bone in his body.

Would ye, yeah?

I have seen him in the flesh before - he's about 6'5" and twenty stone, I wouldn't fancy your chances.

After this week, has to be Daly and Wallace

He was a pretty good minister for finance in the rainbow government to be fair.

First budget surplus ever I think.

Burke and Flynn made the Siciian Mafia look like Benedictine monks, to quote Tom Gilmartin.

Wasn't it Flynn that gave the hilarious "oh poor me with my multiple houses, cars etc."