Politics
Shane Coleman: Narrative that politics is rotten is dangerous for democracy
Parties who try to harness those forces in the parallel online universe that see every misstep as a scandal should be aware that there is a price to be paid
It’s the Niall Collins story but, make no mistake, this story is no longer just about Niall Collins. Instead, the controversy over his wife’s purchase of a property from Limerick County Council 15 years ago has become a modern day parable of how politics now operates; how the political narrative is shaped far from the environs of Leinster House, leaving the old rules of engagement utterly obsolete.
The micro picture first: there’s next to nothing ...
