Damp squib

RESPONDING to the Government’s Spring statement Limerick Sinn Féin councillor Maurice Quinlivan said that while the Government heralded it as an important new event on a par with a budget, in reality it was a damp squib with no new important measures just the promise of jam tomorrow – which is basically a suggestion of tax cuts mainly for high earners. “There is less spin in my washing machine and although we are seeing a recovery, growth it is very weak coming out of such a long and deep recession,” he said.