Bazooka assets and the 'rich' bankrupts

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has said he would need convincing that those applying for bankruptcy should be allowed to keep high value items like rings and other personal jewellery (Irish Independent). One individual’s €100 ring that has ceremonial significance might be another individual’s €200,000 or €300,000 diamond bazooka that they regard as having a … Continue reading “Bazooka assets and the 'rich' bankrupts”

Food Safety Authority of Ireland: 'There are no Spanish cucumbers in Ireland'

16 people have died and hundreds are seriously ill as a result of the deadly E. coli outbreak in Europe. It is suspected that cucumbers from Spain caused the outbreak. Irish citizens are more at risk than other Europeans when such outbreaks occur simply because our so called regulatory agencies are so incompetent and, in … Continue reading “Food Safety Authority of Ireland: 'There are no Spanish cucumbers in Ireland'”

Mary Harney: Help the rich; attack the poor

The sentiments expressed in this letter are strong but very true. Let Harney loose on Seanie Fitz The news that former Anglo boss Sean FitzPatrick gets to ‘rub by’ on €3.6m of his wife’s money is sickening (Irish Independent, July 13), but not as sickening as what we are doing to our disabled people. Even … Continue reading “Mary Harney: Help the rich; attack the poor”

Turning corners or a circle of disaster?

Halleluiah, praise the lord, wonder of wonders, we have – yet again – turned a corner. I say ‘a’ corner because I’m not sure whether Brian Cowen’s corner is the same as Brian Lenihan’s or indeed the same as the many other corners we constantly seem to be turning. I’m not an economist, just an … Continue reading “Turning corners or a circle of disaster?”