ONE of the very worst political dodges inflicted on this country was the promise by Bertie Ahern, when the regional health boards were amalgamated, that no one would lose their job. 

AS the world tried to remake itself after World War II idealists — even some hard-bitten leaders in victorious regimes — argued that a world government was the only way a sustained peace might be secured. 

IT may be an over-reaction to say that Chief Justice Susan Denham’s attack on the Government over its failure to establish a judicial council is seismic. 

THE deal agreed between gardaí and Government over the weekend is another welcome step towards restoring equity in public sector pay.