Pat Rabbitte: Pipe leaks and pay gaps draw silly season responses

'Two state corporations are not to blame for the latest controversies'

The supposed bad behaviour of two big state corporations has kicked off the silly season in some style. One company, Irish Water, is claimed to have deprived the people of Drogheda and its environs of water. The other, RTE, is suspected of having deprived some of its female employees of fair remuneration having regard to the earnings of male colleagues. Against this kind of competition it is hard to see climate change getting ...