Equality may lie in higher tax for top earners

The last few weeks we have seen yet more charitable and voluntary bodies being raked over the media-stoked political charcoal regarding their salaries and payments.

A new line seems to be emerging in Government; that those who are in receipt of public funds should have their salary details made public. That makes eminent sense.

Of course, it would be much more credible were it to be actually done. Eamon Gilmore is not powerless in this regard. He is the leader of a minority party without whose support there is no government.