Last Post: Gilmore, Burton and the high price of politics

The former Labour Party leader and tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has maintained a dignified silence since he resigned as party leader and tánaiste last year. But he spoke during the Dáil debate on the Spring Economic Statement, and struck a statesmanlike tone.

Fixing the economy, he said, required difficult decisions which did not come without a cost. “The Labour Party, in particular paid a high price at last year’s local and European elections. I ...