‘SO you can charge what you like then?” I asked the little monopolist. “That’s the way it is,” he responded smugly. “And you can open when you like?” I queried. “That’s the way it is too,” he riposted triumphantly. Every businessman’s dream.
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Mary: Muddled or Muzzled?
AER Lingus still rules OK? Last Wednesday a basement in the bowels of Leinster House resembled a padded cell for the insane. Michael O’Leary has turned the lunatics in the aviation asylum on their heads. A man who was shedding no less than 1,100 jobs at the airport descended to the dungeon to confront a …
Mary and the Little Tramp
MICHAEL O’LEARY is offering Mary Coughlan a simple deal. Give me Hangar 6 and I’ll give you 300 jobs. More chillingly put: no hangar no jobs. That is the way he does business. Three arms of the State have joined forces to block him. While Michael is parading himself on the airwaves, they have despatched …
M50 Directors Unmasked
WHO will be the first victim? Someone will soon go to jail for not paying a €3 toll fee on the M50. Come back, National Toll Roads, all is forgiven. The smuggest AGM in Irish history will be held on Thursday. Tom Roche and Jim Barry of National Toll Roads will do a lap of …
The Tearing Of The Green?
I am concerned about what will happen when Metro North construction begins in St. Stephen’s Green. Many of you contacted me to ask what effect it will have on the appearance of the Green. In a special adjournment debate I called in the Minister for Transport to raise the issue of the need to ensure …
Government Must Rev Up Transport 21
Most people support Transport 21. The Government’s renewed commitment not to cut capital expenditure is commendable and so I recently raised the issue of transport infrastructure in the Senate. In the fragile economic period we are approaching, it is important that such expenditure is not cut, particularly on infrastructure because of its importance to the …
M50 Fees And Fines
Many of you continue to sit in long lines trying to crawl along the M50 with thousands of other commuters. My cage rattling has obviously had some effect as they are about to remove the toll plaza that causes such frustration but they seem to have missed the point completely. They aren’t about to ease …
Money, Money, Money, Must Be Funny, In The NRA’s World
DO you still doubt the hidden talents of all those sluggish state agencies? You do? Go straight to the National Roads Authority (NRA) for reassurance. Next, invoke the name Maurice O’Connell, the doyen of Irish economic folklore. Last week a report ordered by the National Roads Authority (NRA) was leaked.The topic was the latest penal …
Listen To My Interview With Eamon Dunphy Here!
Recently, I was interviewed by Eamon Dunphy on his Saturday morning radio show. Listen here to find out about how I entered politics, my meetings with the late Joe Dolan in a Carrickmines shop, the turmoil in the world markets, my views on broadband, and what music I chose!