Elaine Loughlin: How Ireland set out to tackle the cost-of-living crisis of 1922

Today's Coalition could usefully emulate the government of 100 years ago which was also grappling with an inflation crisis

The ‘cost-of-living crisis’ will be added as a new term for all those playing budget bingo today.

At this stage, if people received a euro for every time they heard the term ‘cost of living’ over the past six months, they probably wouldn’t have to worry about it.