“When I was young and foolish” George W Bush says when explaining his youthful indiscretions, “I was young and foolish”. So was I, I must confess. But while other people did drugs (not naming any names), my drug was politics. There was a time in my mid-twenties when my barely contained ambition was to be the Minister for Finance. However, that turned out to be a passing phase and I’m happy to report that I’m more than content with those life choices made. But if I was in the shoes of Minister Donohoe or Minister McGrath right now, here are…

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