HAVING grown accustomed to the sheer arrogance and brass neck of FF ministers, the demise of that particular party does not fill me with the slightest degree of regret.

THE eggs were not golden.

THE domestic events of the past week have distracted from news coming through of yet another manifestation of the destructive nature of the current form of capitalism.

HAVING heard Micheál Martin after he was elected leader of Fianna Fáil, telling us that he was interested in (a) reforming political life and (b) reforming the government, I wonder is the long-serving TD living in a parallel universe?

IF Micheál Martin is really sincere in his apology to the electorate, then would he consider restoring social welfare payments and old age pensions to pre-meltdown levels?

THE Government knows very well what they are about — looking after “interests” like the gambler bankers, the speculators developers, and the various other interest groups that have crushed the Republic of Ireland.