Miriam Lord’s week: Hardly a dry seat in the house as Paschal Donohoe makes his exit

Brendan O’Connor: It comforts us to know Paschal Donohoe is still out there somewhere, reading hard books so that we don’t have to

Not many politicians can boast that their departure is treated like a death in the family. We had a full on “Stop all the clocks” moment when Paschal Donohoe announced he was heading off to his big job in DC. He was our North, our South, our East and West. We thought that love would last for ever: We were wrong.

Miriam Lord’s week: Hardly a dry seat in the house as Paschal Donohoe makes his exit

Outgoing minister for finance effusive in his praise for party leader and ministerial successor Simon Harris at Fine Gael gathering