Thirtysomethings do not relate to ruling generation writes Elaine Byrne in the Irish Times. (Tuesday, May 5, 2009)
Some 2.8 million of us, two thirds of the Irish population, are younger than 44 years of age. Our politicians, civil servants, bankers, business men and women, decision makers and media commentators are predominantly over 40. As Prof [...]
In a fine, angry article in The Irish Times, Fintan O’Toole sums up what’s wrong with public transport policy in Ireland. In fact, now that I think of it, it probably sums up much of public policy in general. And none of this wrong-headedness started with the economic crisis. It started with the beginning of [...]
The Irish Times has a very interesting breakdown of public sector salaries, ranging from €13,403 for a Defence Force private, to €240,000 for a hospital consultant.
OF THE 357,175 people working in the public sector, only one-tenth are employed in the Civil Service.
Public-sector salaries range from €13,000 to €240,000. (The Irish Times)
Some people are just ahead of their time. In State Papers released under the 30 year rule, this nugget from Seán McBride:
Nobel Peace Prize winner Seán MacBride wrote to the Taoiseach in April 1978, expressing concern about the nuclear plant plans and urging an examination of alternative sources of energy such as solar, wind, tidal [...]
There is no better potential driver that pervades all aspects of our economy than a new energy economy. I was just reading an article in the New York Times by Michael Pollen about food and the fact that our entire agricultural system is built on cheap oil. As a consequence, our agriculture sector actually is [...]
It’s just the broad outlines, but much food for thought.
Something has to change, that’s for sure.
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