If our fate is to go down – do it with dignity

THE Irish are a very fair people, observed James Boswell, they never speak well of one another.

Sat, 13 Nov, 2010 - 00:00
Brian O'Mahony

True or false it seems to fit the debate swirling round the media about the state of the national finances.

Rumours were rife on Wednesday that the Government was about to call in the EU/IMF.

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