Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

We can be proud in defeat, even in circumstances where the defeat is unfairly inflicted.

It strikes me that the referee, Martin Hansson, might have a future. There are people trawling the world at present looking for those who might be able to help the banking sector. It struck me that he might have a future as a banking regulator, turning the blind eye and deaf ear to complaints. He has many of the qualities we have seen in banking regulation in this country over the number of years.

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