Earlier this week, I was stopped in the corridor in Leinster House by a friendly Sinn Féin TD who said they had a complaint. They asked why the Irish Examiner and other media outlets are giving so much attention to Alan Kelly of Labour and Catherine Murphy of the Social Democrats, when Sinn Féin is the lead opposition party. The simple truth is, aside from Kelly and Murphy, Labour and the Social Democrats TDs have simply outperformed their Sinn Féin counterparts time and time again. Former Labour minister Brendan Howlin conducted a masterclass in parliamentary deconstruction of McEntee’s handling of Séamus Woulfe’s nomination. Labour Party leader Alan Kelly: A robust and combative proposition.

Source: Irish Examiner November 27, 2020 22:59 UTC