Public robbed to keep political gravy train running

GOLF swings, gulf-streams, and gold-plated pension schemes have all done their bit to demean the office of Taoiseach.

Though it’s rather rich of Fianna Fáil to accuse Enda Kenny of trashing the image of head of Government by urging predecessors Bertie Ahern and Brian Cowen hand back the two grand pension boost his Coalition is giving them.

Mr Cowen says he does not have a problem in doing this, which is very nice of him. But what would be even nicer is if he handed back the €134,379 we gave him last year as well.