The Irish Examiner View: Tax-and-cut reaction won’t work

The Nobel Prize-winning scientist, Stanford’s Michael Levitt has predicted that Ireland’’s coronavirus death rate and infection will "burn itself out" within two weeks allowing us to enjoy whatever kind of normality awaits. Should Professor Levitt be right that old phrase - "all our Christmases came together" - would be utterly inadequate.

That happy eventuality would lift the country’s mood in a spectacular, positive way. Joy unbounded etc. However, any celebration would be drowned out by the sighs of relief, the heartfelt hallelujahs from those struggling to form a government.