Give us the chance to scrap the Presidency

THE motley aspirants to the position of President of Ireland prompt me to suggest that when the presidential ballot paper is being prepared, serious consideration must be devoted by the Government to providing all Irish people with the opportunity to do away with the office.

All the Government needs do is make certain that “Abolish the Office of President” is the first choice on the ballot paper.

Since Fine Gael and Labour appear to be caught between a rock and a hard place (as they blame our current woes on the irresponsibility’s of a previous government, and our future woes on the mandarins in Brussels) both parties should be delighted to be able to present the Irish people with the prospect of diverting quite sizeable funds to more deserving needs.