Relatively new Fianna Fáil leader Bertie Ahern managed a surprise general election victory. If truth be told, most governments have shaky starts, shaky middles and very shaky ends. “Frankly, it shows,” said one Fianna Fáil TD ruefully. Especially when it turned that it did not mean a pay cut at all. A person with knowledge of Cabinet discussions said the 10 per cent pay cut was discussed before the controversy arose.

Source: The Irish Times July 28, 2020 17:37 UTC