Breda O’Brien: Why Leo Varadkar’s tactics may be pointless
Taoiseach’s calculated attacks have no guarantee of success in an era of political volatility
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Sinn Fein's Deputy Leader Mary Lou McDonald clashed in the Dail over the NI Executive. Video: Oireachtas TV
When the Taoiseach accused Mary Lou McDonald of resembling Marine Le Pen because she always returns to a script, it may not have been the finest hour in our parliamentary democracy, but it certainly rattled Mary Lou.