Engineers head critical of ‘past arrogance’

IRISH society is reeling from past arrogant incompetence, according to Engineers Ireland president Chris Horn.

He said Ireland needed better processes across society to restore public confidence and boost economic recovery.

Mr Horn, co-founder of Iona Technologies, said Ireland must focus on ingenuity and more effective regulation. He said: “As a result of the failures in our society and in our systems, many of the public are disillusioned and frankly apprehensive about the future. Professionals in many disciplines – from banking, to medicine to the religious – have been damaged by scandals.”