Bank reform: do it once and do it right Sunday, March 07, 2010
The crunch is approaching for the banking sector. Not far off a year after Nama was first announced, the process is due to kick off in earnest later this month. It has taken a long time to get to this stage - raising question marks about whether it was the correct approach to take in the first place.
Unions’ anger cannot define future debate Sunday, March 07, 2010
The trade unions are escalating their campaign of opposition to pay cuts. The inconvenience to the general public is being ratcheted up in a misguided campaign which is being conducted despite the devastation across the private sector, where pay cuts and redundancies are the norm.