Trying to pour oil on troubled waters

Changing a few board members at Irish Water will not allow the Cabinet to wash it hands of the mess that it has created. It must tackle the bonus issue and fast, writes Shaun Connolly

HOW lucky for the top brass at Irish Water that they are entitled to a big bonus for not doing their jobs properly — because judging by the mess made of things so far, they are going to be quids-in.

Not so lucky for the struggling families forced to stump-up when they turn on the taps so they can pay for the bonuses, of course.