Troika ‘leaving’ but the debts are staying

Brace yourselves for an orgy of self-congratulation from Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Finance Minister Michael Noonan, and company, when the Troika ‘leaves’ next week, despite the departure being illusory.

We, as a nation, will continue to be humiliated, and under the cosh of the EU/ECB/IMF sharks, until at least 2050, when our great-grandchildren will, foolishly, have paid off the private debts of bankers and developers.

That is the legacy of our corrupt and dysfunctional political-party system, which is dominated by Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Labour, in collusion with senior civil servants and insiders.