When Paul Murphy filmed Michael Lowry giving him the two fingers in the Dáil this March – or was he beckoning? – it was to Oireachtas TV that the nation turned for context. It’s against House rules to film in the Dáil chamber, but Murphy whipped out his phone after the session descended into chaos. Rewatching the officially sanctioned broadcast channel, the public got a flavour of what was going on. Thanks to the recordings, the public was treated to the second viral clip of the affair, Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy castigating TDs with the line: “You are making a…

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