Irish Examiner view: How can society help Mr Angry?

A study of the current level of general unhappiness says many people are missing one or more of life’s three main staples — 'somewhere to live, something to do, and someone to love'

Recent protesters outside Leinster House included one who brandished a sign saying 'I am very angry'. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

Those photographs of a man standing outside Leinster House wearing a docker cap, blue tinted glasses, a stern expression, and holding aloft a placard saying “I am very angry” pose a very big question facing society.

What is it that Mr Angry is angry about? How can we help him? And how much angrier is he going to become during a social media-fuelled general election campaign?