It seemed excessive, Eamon Gilmore accusing the Taoiseach of 'economic treason' in the Dail. Yet whether you call it treason, treachery or betrayal, it is how a majority of people regard Fianna Fail and its leaders, notably Brian Cowen.

Treason? Did Eamon Gilmore choose the best word to express his evident -- and in my view justified -- fury at what is being done to this country's economy? Treason is an old-fashioned concept, no longer a crime in Ireland. You cannot be indicted for treason though its meaning lives on. Treason is 'the violation by a citizen of his allegiance to the authority of the State'. You may not be charged with it. You can be guilty of it. I believe Eamon Gilmore judged correctly in his accusation.
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