Because if you're developer you're looked after. If you're a banker, you're locked after (Nama) If you're a white collar criminal, you're looked after (DOB) If you're a celebrity with bad debts, you're looked after (too many to name) If you're the Catholic Church, you're looked after (no redress and sealing abuse files for 75 years) If you're an overpaid RTE presenter or newspaper hack, you're looked after (Dee Forbes on 250K s year) If you went to a good school and beat seven shits out of a college student, you're looked after (Annabels nightclub) If you're a Garda who lies in court, you're looked after (Jobstown perjury) If you're an accountant or solicitor, you're looked after.

And lastly, if you're in the media, RTE or print... you're looked after.

500 thousand votes ignored, so the same two parties can hold on to power. Again. And again. And again.