Cuts are a necessity says chair; AN BORD SNIP.THE man behind the controversial An Bord n. 1. A board; a table. 2. (Mining) The face of coal parallel to the natural fissures. 1. See Bourd. Snip Nua report yesterday said he understands why the public are upset by its recommendations. Colm McCarthy insisted job cuts and school closures are necessary to bring Ireland out of economic recession even though they will devastate dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. thousands of people. He told the MacGill Summer School in Glenties, Co Donegal: "We are in this situation and we have to get out of it." The Bord Snip chairman said he would not be drawn on political reaction to his report. He also insisted he won't react to threats of industrial action by workers. |
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