READING Taoiseach Brian Cowen’s ringing endorsement of Fás chief Roddy Molloy before he resigned a day later, one can only conclude the Taoiseach had little problem with the lavish spending at taxpayers’ expense that took place at that agency under Mr Molloy’s management.

TWO or three years ago anyone who dared suggest we had too many of our eggs in one basket or even hinted that the good times could not last was all but ostracised as a traitor.

The state training agency FÁS has expressed serious concerns about the Government's decentralisation programme.

FAILURE to continue developing roads, broadband, electricity and public transport infrastructure would have a major negative impact on the Irish economy, FAS director general Roddy Molloy warned yesterday.