Person: Kevin P McCarthy

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DMP took the side of the rich when they attacked working class people

I cannot answer Tony Moriarty’s question about whether he needs an eye test or not (May 2) but I can assure him that the correct state representatives were present at the recent commemoration for members of the Dublin Metropolitan Police killed during the Easter Rising.

World Cup should not have gone to Qatar because of human rights alone

Reversing guidance cuts would be a good move

Teachers too busy to worry about pay

Teachers have made enough sacrifices

A lesson in honour for the Government

Rich profiting from our hardship

Your recent front page headline, ‘Austerity filling the pockets of Ireland’s richest’ (Sept 12), confirms the previous evidence of our Government’s support for the wealthy at the expense of the middle and lower classes.

Fri, 27 Sep, 2013

Workers under threat

Zero hour contracts (Irish Examiner, Aug 13) are nothing more than the latest cynical use of the recession to further undermine working conditions and wages.

Mon, 19 Aug, 2013

Teachers not as well paid as many suppose

The editorial comment that teaching is a “relatively well-paid job” (Irish Examiner, May 25) needs a little more analysis.

Wed, 29 May, 2013

Retired teachers should just stay retired

While it is a common assumption among the general public that all teachers are in permanent pensionable employment, the reality is quite different.

Thu, 04 Apr, 2013

Give credit where it’s due

John Leahy (Letters, Jan 29) failed to mention that enormous savings have been achieved by the Croke Park Agreement or the fact that all reports show that progress thus far is well ahead of expected targets.

Sat, 02 Feb, 2013

Bluff and bluster about public sector pay not supported by facts

Cathal Ahern’s letter (Dec 11) is typical of all anti-public sector rants, big on bluff, bluster and rhetoric, but seriously lacking in facts or balance.

Wed, 19 Dec, 2012

Croke Park deal aids economic recovery

IT IS something of a mystery to me that certain media outlets can repeatedly comment on the Croke Park agreement without mentioning that enormous savings have been achieved by this deal or noting the fact that all reports show that progress thus far is well ahead of expected targets.

Wed, 11 Jan, 2012

Supporting the rich and hurting the vulnerable

MICHAEL McCarthy (Letters, Dec 3) states that “public service employees are not being asked to contribute on the same scale as the rest of us” to “the bailout”.

Thu, 08 Dec, 2011

Targeting teachers is simply not fair

YOUR recent editorial comment (Nov 30) relating to teachers is a curious mix of inaccuracy, misinformation and omissions.

Wed, 07 Dec, 2011

Don’t target pensions to fund jobs scheme

AS Jason Fitzharris (May 17) and myself are in agreement that targeting the pension savings of workers (public or private) is unjust, I am sure that he won’t mind if I correct some of his small omissions.

Thu, 19 May, 2011

Pensions fell to greed and mismanagement

SO Dr Florence Craven (Letters, October 10) wishes that the private sector pensions of the likes of Michael Fingleton (estimated €27m) be tax-free while the €12,000 public sector pension of a special needs assistant to be taxed.

Thu, 28 Oct, 2010

More public service pay cuts would be lunacy

FOR Dick Keane (Letters, August 28) to equate the billions being poured into Anglo Irish Bank with the wages earned by public service workers shows a shocking level of ignorance.

Fri, 03 Sep, 2010

Low tax rates cause public finance shortfall

DICK KEANE (Letters, February 22) is right to be worried about the size of our budget deficit, but to link this to public service pay is misleading.

Tue, 02 Mar, 2010

Public sector pay comment distorts reality and tries to cause division

YOUR editorial (September 22) totally distorts the reality of public service pay and seeks to divide public and private sector workers. It is so full of inaccuracies one can only wonder if the real objective is to reduce the pay and conditions of all workers.

Fri, 02 Oct, 2009