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More than 300 people have visited the constituency office of Mayo Dáil deputy Dara Calleary this week to sign a book of condolence for the former minister for finance Brian Lenihan.

Our economy lies in ruins, our sovereignty is gone, the dead bank Anglo has sucked billions upon billions from our exchequer, unemployment is high, the EU/IMF have arrived, and ordinary people face years of punishing taxes to pay for the delinquency of Fianna Fáil and the banks.

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.

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.

What kind of reception awaits Fianna Fáil on the doorsteps of Galway city and county once canvassing for June’s Local Elections really takes off?

The approved section of the Galway City Outer Bypass should be included in the major road projects on the N17 and N18 which are proceeding under Public Private Partnerships.