Ding-Dong! The Recession is OVER!

Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice. And rejoice again!

Today we are greeted with the brilliant news that the recession is over, the exchequer coffers are overflowing with bounty, and all is right with the world.

I have no idea how we went from billions and billions in deficit to this new cash rich scenario but somehow we've manageed it. And, I, for one, personally, am delighted. Dee-lighted!

My breath was taken from me when I heard on the radio this morning that civil servants are now again being showered with excruciatingly massive bonuses. The recession must be OVER. Brendan Drumm (Captain in charge of deckchairs on the HMS HSE) has trousered a disgustingly whopping €70,000 bonus.

I am now hoping to hear Lenihan on the 6 o'clock news announcing the trebling of welfare payments and the halving of taxes in line with the new situation that the country is in. I honestly don't know who to thank for this latest development. Really, I don't.

SIPTU serves 3.5% pay claim on HSE, and then heads back to Outer Space

SIPTU serves 3.5% pay claim on HSE

Words fail me.

This is ridiculous.

The people responsible for this are ridiculous.

If the government does not openly, and strongly, condemn the SIPTU for this then then they are ridiculous.

If the people of Ireland do not condemn the government should they fail to condemn SIPTU then they too are ridiculous.

I suspect that the SIPTU will not be successful here. Can these clowns be outlawed or something? It's not as if they serve any meaningful purpose and they seem hell bent on destroying the country.