Madam, – Brian Cowen’s latest fiascos bring to mind, inevitably, the dictum of Tacitus about Emperor Galba: capax imperii, nisi imperasset, “capable of government, if he had not governed”, – Yours, etc,
Madam, – Stephen Collins reports on a whinge by the Taoiseach about how difficult the year has been for him (Front page, December 22nd). Not one word about the fact that if the Taoiseach and his colleagues in Government had been doing their jobs properly over the 12 years that they have been in continuous power, the year would have been better for Mr Cowen, and more importantly for the rest of us. – Yours, etc,