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Shane Coleman: Disgraceful and farcical actions of TDs let Catherine Martin off the hook

Minister’s appearance had massive advance billing, but in reality it was less her Waterloo and more the Battle of Widow McCormack’s Cabbage Patch

Media minister Catherine Martin appears before the Oireachtas committee

What’s the point of Oireachtas committees? Because based on the dross we witnessed during Minister Catherine Martin’s appearance before the media committee last Tuesday night, RTÉ isn’t the only body facing an existential crisis.

Martin’s appearance had massive advance billing: a crunch showdown that could prove her nemesis. In reality, it was less her Waterloo and more the Battle of Widow McCormack’s Cabbage Patch.

What ensued was three-and-a-half hours of futile drudgery, where TDs and ...