Politicians care about their own positions, not the real issues
■ It would appear that the only thing Irish politicians are good at is fighting elections – it’s after they have been elected that they fail miserably.
We are now being forced into an election simply because an email disappeared in the craziness of some Government department, which leads to our over-sensitive politicians claiming to have been misled. For any of us who have dealt with Government departments, missing documentation is not unusual.
Remember these over-sensitive souls are some of the very same politicians who, some weeks ago, had big enough egos to believe they could solve the North Korean crisis. But it appears communication difficulties within departments here in Ireland are now grounds for all-out political war.
Well, shame on all your houses! This election is not about the Dáil being misled, but is all about Leo Varadkar looking for a new mandate and Micheál Martin fearing he may lose ground to the ‘Shinners’ should he appear to roll over once again.
To put it in perspective, the cost of this unnecessary election would solve the homeless crisis overnight.
This careless indifference to the needs of the people who elected them is more a reflection of how much politicians care about their own positions and how little they care about the real issues that affect this country.
By their actions alone, it is obvious to me that neither Mr Varadkar nor his counterpart Mr Martin have the necessary political acumen to run this country effectively and, as such, I hope out of this mess a real politician emerges. “Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Man”– your country needs you!
Eugene McGuinness Bishop Birch Place, Co Kilkenny