Duped by FG/FF

The Irish people have been well and truly duped by the connivance of Fianna Fáil/Fine Gael. All their posturing and shadow boxing was a sham – a side show to deflect what these two kissing cousins were actually up to.

Paul Murphy, Richard Boyd Barrett and even Sinn Féin, often laughingly referred to as the hard left, were hailing a victory. But it was a pyrrhic victory.

The anti-water charges movement was side-stepped by cleverer, more devious minds. And all the time they swapped insults and barbs, they were laughing up their sleeves.

The so-called left in this sorry isle have a lot to learn about politics here. Liam Christie, Strokestown, Co Roscommon.