Ar ais arís

Tardy postings as the political goings-on in Ireland, most definitely including West Belfast and Louth head into the stratosphere, are unforgivable but so it goes.

In the meantime, with my first internet connection in several days I see the Irish Government is hanging tough and saying it won't negotiate on its 12.5 per cent corporation tax rate.

Everything the government has said to date has been balderdash. Every line in the sand they vowed not to cross has been crossed. So take it From the Balcony that they won't negotiate on the corporation tax rate only because no-one is negotiating with them. The EU and IMF are going to tell them what to do and they're going to take their medicine because they haven't a leg to stand on. Sovereignty, how are ye?