Mrs Bernie O’Hara, who is running as an Independent candidate in the Sligo-Leitrim-North Roscommon-South Donegal constituency, said that the move is another “slap in the face for the taxpayer” and that the government has stood by and allowed it to happen.
An independent candidate for Sligo-Leitrim, says the controversy over the pension gap – where those retiring at 65 are now being forced to sign on the dole because the official pension age has been raised to 66 – shows the government’s disregard for its people. Bernie O’Hara says she would demand a review of the retirement […]