Rings of glory
MG’s impressive small hybrid undercuts Toyota and Renault on price‘Our daughter blames us for not realising years ago that she was autistic’Sir, – It was a thrilling few weeks watching the Paris Olympics. But when does the Rose of Tralee start? – Yours, etc,From the parents and children, street vendors, the athletes themselves and even the politicians – it’s their humanity, warmth and, best of all, humour that shine through.
With its 60 members on €78,826 a year , Seanad Éireann, a part-time operation, currently costs the Irish taxpayer €4.73 million annually in basic salaries alone. For that amount, we could pay each of the 134 members of the Irish Olympic team selected for Paris €35,295 per annum. – Yours etc,Sir, – I would like to offer my support to Senator Malcolm Byrne’s recent suggestion that Ireland should look to host the Olympics in 2072.
All this will be doable. After all, Ireland will probably have landed astronauts on the moon by then. The focus will then be on how to get them back.
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