A Different View with Dave O’Connell

Those familiar with the memory of Mick Wallace’s sartorial style on the floor of the Dáil or the European Parliament might well wonder why there would ever have been a furore over a TD’s failure to wear a tie.

But the late Tony Gregory caused consternation when he first entered Leinster House back in 1982, because he had the temerity to take his seat in an open necked shirt.

The Dublin inner city TD defended his stance, saying he wouldn’t wear a tie because many of his constituents couldn’t afford........

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