The fall from greatness

Jack Maloney assesses the quality of the Dublin and Kerry football teams and concludes that Gaelic football is in decline.

The Stock Exchange clobbers the small fry

LIKE any institution, the Stock Exchange has rules and regulations which govern the behaviour of its members and those companies quoted on it. Unlike in the USA where the Market is governed by a statutory body, the Securities and Exchange Commission, markets in these islands are supervised by self-regulatory bodies like the Quotation's Committee and Takeover Panel. The decisions of these bodies sometimes seem arbitary and unfortunnately are not readily amenable to any judicial appeal machinery.