Is there really nothing "more Irish than a former housing Minister lobbying on behalf of a developer?"

[Brendan Burgess]

A headline in the Irish Times

Mark O'Connell: There is nothing more Irish than a former housing minister lobbying on behalf of a developer

The Irish Glass Bottle site was once a symbol of the Celtic Tiger era. Now it’s a symbol of our intractably absurd housing situation

www.irishtimes.com

We are in the hapenny place compared to the UK. I have notified the author of the Irish Times piece.

Over 170 ex-ministers and officials take jobs linked to old policy briefs since 2017

Transparency International says its report raises questions over conflicts of interest in Westminster

www.theguardian.com

 

[Mayo1969]

I suppose it a bit like Miggledy who was supposedly so passionate about the right to housing while he was in the Arus, but now that he is back in his plush Salthill mansion in Galway he's indulging in a bit of Nimby-ism and objecting to a housing development adjacent to his abode!

 

[Fruity fruity]

Just what I'd expect from these types. Miggledy always telling everyone else how they should behave. He didn't have much time for the small Irish landlord either. Pity we can't have people with cop on and honesty in charge.

 

[Bank Manager]

I suppose it a bit like Miggledy who was supposedly so passionate about the right to housing while he was in the Arus, but now that he is back in his plush Salthill mansion in Galway he's indulging in a bit of Nimby-ism and objecting to a housing development adjacent to his abode!

agree with your sentiment - but on a point of clarification he doesn't live in Salthill.