You Just Hate Them

Part two of a three-part series on Irish politics. The first part was published in the New York Times last week. Read it here: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/29/magazine/features/stories/irish-politicians-took-a-big hit.html#storylink=cpy. This article has been amended to make clear that we are talking about Ireland's political system, and not just its economic system. We apologise for any confusion caused by our use of these terms.