Public Sector

Fur Coat and No Knickers

March 25, 2009
Economy

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 so-called and now very dead Celtic Tiger. We need to get away from the …Read more

Public Service Pay

Public Service Pay
January 15, 2009
Economy

The Irish Times has a very interesting breakdown of public sector salaries, ranging from €13,403 for a Defence Force private, …Read more