We’re angry and we have lost hope — we desperately need a new start

SO, next business.

We voted yes to Lisbon — our way of saying thank God for the eurozone and any help we can get in our hour of need.

The NAMA legislation is going to wind its way though Dáil Éireann with a weary air of inevitability about it. We’re all bracing ourselves for the toughest peace-time budget in our history. Actually, forget peace-time — this will be the harshest set of measures we’re ever likely to see in our lifetimes.