O'Toole

Up until late January Terry O'Toole was fielding a trickle of enquiries from Irish holidaymakers happy to settle for another summer at home in one of the cottages he manages in the scenic west coast region of Connemara.

I recently saw an article by Fintan O'Toole, one of Ireland's most respected senior journalists. It was headed "Why is Ireland unable to solve basic problems? Why is it so dysfunctional?" He went on to discuss the failure of the modern Irish state to respond to social crises, its reliance on big success stories to cover up its mistakes, and its inadequate health service.