The Government suffered a blow tonight as two of the TDs that have supported it in every vote up to this point backed Sinn Féin’s bill to prevent the Central Bank from having any role in the sale of Israel’s bonds.
It illustrates the depth of feeling over Israel’s actions in Gaza which were described by Taoiseach Micheál Martin as genocide.
That is the widespread view in the Dáil, and it has put the Government under severe pressure to take further action.
So much so that two of the TDs it held detailed discussions with when drawing up the Programme for Government sided with the Opposition.
The Central Bank’s role in all of this may be just a technical…