IT’S been a year now since our economic sovereignty went west.

THE sound of feet on the street is reassuring, particularly at a time when democracy is blowing in the wind like a fragile flower.

EVER got the feeling that you’ve been down this way before? Ever wonder why the future sometimes bears a canny resemblance to the past? Take a look at the Government and you might turn away with that nagging feeling trailing in your wake.

ALLEGED murder plots and Israeli conspiracy theories. Allegations of sexual abuse. Awkward discussions about paedophilia and pederasty. A candidate accused of being a “bagman” and a political ambush on live television.

THE State yesterday handed over €713m to unsecured Anglo Irish bondholders and will pay out €1.25bn in January.

DAVID Norris was in manic form. He leapt from voter to shopper, pressing his bumptious charm on everybody.

IT may have escaped your notice but the country has finally emerged from the economic crisis that has gripped it for over three years.

DESPITE the coverage during the week, the Priory Hall scandal isn’t new.

I HATE to be the one to tell you this but, according to a recent poll, almost two-fifths of you have lost your minds — to be precise, I’m referring to the 39% of the population who seem intent on making Seán Gallagher our next president.

EVERY day, at 1pm and 6pm, they gather for a general assembly.