Jack Chambers delivers his budget speech, but the big drama awaits at Wednesday's Fianna Fáil party showdown. Photograph: Oireachtas TV
“Ireland stands at a crossroads,” Jack Chambers declared, striking an ominous note at the start of his budget speech.
Takes one to know one.
Because in a strange coincidence, the Minister for Public Expenditure was speaking from the middle of the crossroads he now shares with the rest of the Fianna Fáil party.
“How we choose to invest, plan and manage our economic affairs today will shape our country’s future,” he told the Dáil, trying to sound sure-footed on the financial front after a series of horrendous missteps on the political side.
Chambers of Commerce didn’t offer any insights into how Fianna Fáil might choose to shape the party’s future after its woeful presidential election campaign imploded on Sunday night.
Saving himself for Wednesday’s big parliamentary party showdown, perhaps.
Members will be demanding answers from leader Mich
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