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Tue 08 Aug 2009Picking up the bill to keep Bailey brothers in business
The hard-pressed taxpayers of Ireland are bailing out men who have shown utter contempt for the law, writes FINTAN O'TOOLE
IF YOU had only one word to explain the mess we’re in, the word would be impunity. And if you want to explain that impunity and its consequences, two simple statements would suffice. The first is that in almost any other democracy, Tom and Michael Bailey would be behind bars. The second is that the Irish taxpayer is bailing out their business.
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