A verdict of accidental death has been recorded following an inquest into the death of a man whose body was found in a slurry pit more than a month after he disappeared.

WE now face into an election which is unlikely to result in substantial changes to the provisions of the budget and Finance Bill.

IS it really too much to expect that people would take the time actually to read the McCarthy report before writing to newspapers to pontificate about its contents?

RECENTLY Colm McCarthy made the valid point that a full year’s pay bill for every politician is less than a single day’s borrowing at current levels by the Irish state.

IT was heartening recently to hear the Taoiseach declare no area of government expenditure can be “immune” from the possibility of cutbacks.