THE Government is considering raising student registration charges again to achieve savings in the near €9 billion education budget.

THE author of the controversial Bord Snip Nua report Colm McCarthy laments the fact that the Irish banks have not been bought out by larger European banks less exposed to banking meltdowns.

BORD Snip Nua says agriculture, fisheries and forestry contributes only 2.5% of gross valued added.

The Taoiseach has refused to rule out any of the cutbacks recommended yesterday by An Bord Snip Nua.

THE Cabinet yesterday discussed Colm McCarthy’s An Bord Snip Nua’s suggestions on how we can try to save this country from bankruptcy. It must have been a chastening experience for most ministers, especially those who have dedicated the last decades of their lives to trying to realise their vision of a brighter, better Ireland.