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No-one’s laughing anymore. If anyone thought that the cold bite of recession was just a wind on the faraway hills, then think again. Last evening’s announcement in Thermo King that 110 employees are to lose their jobs and Tuesday’s revelation that jobs are to be lost in Tuam’s Valeo Vision Systems brings the realisation closer to home that everyone is going to feel the cold snap in the near future. And with that mindset among us, it is all the more galling to hear the attitude of Fas executives try to justify their extravagant business expenses this week and behave as if they are still living on an alternate planet to ourselves.

“I’d like two business class flights to America, a slap up meal for me and my mates with some of your best wine, a few hours at the local beauty salon and nail bar and a trip to the US Space centre please.

About five years ago, I got the chance to follow our dear departed leader Bertie Ahern around Leinster House for the day. It was a times interesting but mostly very very boring, until at one stage I found myself in a little room with his make-up artist.

Unlike most of the Government I’ve never been to Cocoa Beach and, in fact, I’d never heard of the place until last week.

Ceann Comhairle John O’Donoghue has finally succumbed to public and political pressure and resigned. Well actually after the weekend he will take the shameful step, that is if the Government haven’t already fallen.