Person: Mark Lonergan

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Political grandstanding

The present debate on Ireland’s Corporation Tax rate is political grandstanding on the part of our European colleagues, the European Court of Justice in the leading case in the area is very clear.

Bring back conductors

ONE job creation initiative which should be looked at is bringing back bus conductors, particularly in Dublin and Cork.

Thu, 12 May, 2011

Missed opportunity

HOW very disappointing that our new Health Minister James Reilly declined either to turn up on Primetime or contribute to Orla Tinsley’s special report on cystic fibrosis.

Fri, 15 Apr, 2011

Cut TDs’ salaries

ON close to €100,000 a year, almost three times the average industrial wage, six times the minimum wage, and 10 times the dole payments, TDs are divorced from the hardship that people are enduring.

Wed, 02 Mar, 2011

Overpaid Irish nurses fail to do their jobs

GIVEN the present cost over-runs in the health service, paying unqualified people 80% of a full wage where everything they do has to be overseen by a qualified person anyway is a massive cost duplication.

Wed, 23 Feb, 2011

Don’t force Irish on us

FORCING everyone to learn a language for the purposes of cultural enlightenment is a rather blunt tactic that breeds indifference.

Mon, 14 Feb, 2011

Geography lesson

SOMEONE should tell Bertie Ahern that Qatar has vast oil reserves which makes a big difference in financing public stadiums.

Thu, 03 Feb, 2011

Geography lesson

SOMEONE should tell Bertie Ahern that Qatar has vast oil reserves which makes a big difference in financing public stadiums.

Wed, 02 Feb, 2011

FF hits a new low

THE latest attempted cabinet reshuffle stunt by Fianna Fáil is a new low in party before country.

Sat, 22 Jan, 2011

Cowen tops the list of ‘Ireland’s worst’

HOW apt that on the day that Brian Cowen’s tenure surpassed John Bruton’s (so that he will not be remembered as the shortest serving Taoiseach), the IMF were called in.

Tue, 23 Nov, 2010