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I must congratulate Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in equalling the chutzpah of the Russian foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov.
Honestly, Sinn Féin must be thinking that some sort of superpowers are at work in the political arena on this island.
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.
I would like to congratulate Frank Coughlan on his excellent synopsis of the political elements all around us, threatening democracy, both here and worldwide (‘Our democracy is being undermined by corrosive politics’, Irish Independent, March 26).
The figures are staggering. As of August 30, 2022, the State was owed €105m in unpaid rent for social housing.