Sir, – Perhaps Permanent TSB ought to be renamed the “Post Traumatic Stress Bank”. – Yours, etc,
JOHN DOHERTY,
Ballyjamesduff, Co Cavan.
Sir, – Does the “needs improvement” rating bestowed on PTSB confer an automatic performance-related reward? – Yours, etc,
MARY HANNA,
Clonskeagh, Dublin 14.
Sir, – Watching the European Central Bank vice-president Vitor Constancio speaking at the ECB stress test news conference live on television, I became aware of why politicians failed to react earlier to the financial crisis in Europe – within seconds I was asleep. It may be the case that “banker-speak” is so boring that our political leaders were actually asleep when the bankers briefed them on the impending crisis. Do we owe bankers a collective apology for not listening to them in 2008?
We may finally have a solution for insomniacs – distribute recordings of ECB news conferences to people who have sleep disorders. It may not solve your financial stress but is guaranteed to remedy sleep stress. – Yours, etc,
AIDAN MAHER,
Baldoyle, Dublin 13.