RTÉ's apology to Finance Minister over children's shoes sets worrying precedent
Paschal Donohoe rarely flies off the handle. Publicly and privately, the Finance Minister’s sunny demeanour in the face of debate and conflict has its admirers across Government, although some ministers have been frustrated by his iron-first-in-a-velvet-glove approach to budget negotiations over the years. Mr Donohoe’s measured approach makes him a good soldier whenever the latest Government cock-up or controversy requires a senior Cabinet minister to “hold the line” in the media, but it doesn’t make for particularly compelling or, indeed, newsworthy interviews. That changed on...
Source: independent.ie