Constitutional crises are normally quite boring – but history show they can escalate quickly.  The Government is considering its next move in the controversy surrounding Golf Gate and Supreme Court Justice, Seamus Woulfe.  The matter presents a real challenge - a constitutional crisis involving the judiciary and the legislature.  Jonathan Healy has been looking at how constitutional crises can quickly snowball.

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