Why not Sir Tony?

Since I’ve heard of Eoghan Harris’s appointment to the Seanad, the question that has been bothering me is why not Sir Tony? After all, it was hardly as if the Sindo coming so strongly on-board the FF bandwagon was the result of independent thought by the likes of Harris and his ilk. Surely the reward should be for the master rather than the instrument?

Would membership of the Seanad be beneath a Knight of the Realm, or more likely will Sir Tony’s return for his consistent support for FF, be in a less public but far more rewarding sphere? Thankfully, we have a strong media in this country which will be sure to further examine the relationship between O’Reilly and Fianna Fáil.