Letters: Heartening to see so many young people looking to effect change in politics independent.ie - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from independent.ie Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
I bought my house 32 years ago for around €50,000. At that time my earnings were €12,000 per annum, which represented an average wage. Fast forward 32 years, the average wage in Ireland is now €45,000. However, my house is now valued at €550,000. So, wages have increased less than four-fold, while property has increased eleven-fold.
Letters: Were female ministers overlooked for FG leader role or is it just that the best person for the job is a man? independent.ie - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from independent.ie Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A feast of one act drama in Longford as Mostrim Players join up with Cilleo Yew Tree Players longfordleader.ie - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from longfordleader.ie Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Sarah Carey writes that “asylums were places of safety that turned into prisons. Turning prisons into asylums is not the solution” (‘Prisons are not for the mentally ill – we desperately need more psychiatric beds’, Irish Independent, December 2).