It was buried very quickly once the identity of the driver became clear.

Initial reports suggested a medical episode but we all knew that was nonsense.

An irish driver would have been charged within 24 hrs

A pattern is developing: foreigner harms an Irish person, court case is drawn out for years, justifiable anger disappears, incident is memory-holed.

The government, the gardaí and the courts know exactly what they’re doing.

They want to manage the mood of the nation, anything that threatens the illusion of multicultural Ireland must be suppressed.