Politicians holiday as country teeters on brink

ANOTHER very difficult week for the beleaguered Irish economy, yet our Dáil remains in recess. One gets a strong sense of “Nero fiddling while Rome burns”.

The mounting crisis facing the country was highlighted again this week by the absolutely frightening losses reported by Anglo Irish Bank and some more worrying economic and financial indicators. Combined, they paint a pretty frightening picture of the deep abyss that Ireland now finds itself on the edge of.

Surely at a time of such serious crisis it would be appropriate for our Dáil to be in session, particularly in the context of the bank guarantee scheme which expires at the end of this month?