Letters to the Editor: We're only in phase one of Ireland's presidential election
Letter writer Michael Deasy quotes Morrissey of The Smiths to describe the first phase of Ireland's presidential election: 'Shyness is nice and shyness can stop you from doing all the things in life you’d like to'. File picture
As I contemplate the upcoming presidential election, I am reminded of three almost Newtonian laws of Irish politics as enunciated by our literary greats.
For the period prior to launching a presidential campaign, Morrissey (of the multi-generational diaspora) once said: “Shyness is nice and shyness can stop you from doing all the things in life you’d like to.”
