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For some time now we have been fed a peculiar line of spin from our Government, and in particular from Brian Lenihan. Last December he told us that the economy turned a corner. At the time I debated this issue live on RTE Radio 1 with Dr Sean Barrett of TCD. I believed then, as I know now, that no corner had been turned. It was patently obvious to everybody in the real world who was struggling to make ends meet that this was untrue. Messrs Lenihan and Cowen obviously inhabit a different world to you and me. A world of generous salaries, limitless expenses, and munificent perks conveyed for little effort with no expectation of results.

In the largest campaign of its kind, the National Campaign for the Arts was marked in Kilkenny along with several other locations around the country last Friday.

Today Friday September 17, is National Day of Action for Arts and Culture and arts organisations in Kilkenny city and county will be taking part in a bid to highlight the importance of the arts to the local economy.

Brian Cowen sounded as rough as a bear’s arse on Morning Ireland following his all night revelling in The Ardilaun during this week’s Fianna Fáil think-in in Galway.

Irish banks received a boost this week with the extension of the short term Government guarantee for short term bank liabilities, including corporate and interbank deposits as well as debt securities.

New guidelines issued by the Government for public contract procurement will make it easier for small to medium sized enterprises in Mayo to compete for government contracts.

As the highest ever number of unemployed people was recorded this week with more than 452,000 now without jobs, Government representatives have rejected claims that Ireland is entering a decade of stagnation due to a ‘jobless recovery’.

Awareness of green issues is low

A weary Liam Aylward MEP told the Kilkenny Advertiser yesterday (Thursday) that he had made up his mind days ago to surrender his ministerial pension but that he was not going to be intimidated by the media into making a statement on his decision.

Noel Treacy remains the only Galway TD who has so far refused to give up his ministerial pension, despite public anger over TDs receiving such paymone of ents while still serving in the Dáil.