“the key objectives of policy must be to support domestic confidence and begin the process of restoring international confidence in our economy” – introduction to briefing notes given to Minister Noonan in March 2011 Will Irelandneed a second bailout? It will depend on domestic economic growth which in part depends on global economic growth, investor [...]
Archive for January 15th, 2012
Will Ireland need a second bailout?
Posted in Banks, IMF, Irish economy, Politics on January 15, 2012 | 11 Comments »
A poem for the January blues
Posted in Irish economy on January 15, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Regular commenter and poet, “sf ca writer” has penned an original work for which the has given permission to reproduce on here; it might come as a welcome counterpoint to the economic depression and its effect on society as we face into a new year. The Brick I found a brick in a field near [...]
The pigtroughery of Irish politicians hidden in transparency backwoods
Posted in Irish economy, Politics on January 15, 2012 | 10 Comments »
When Paul Gogarty (who? former Green Party TD who brought the bawling baby to that news conference) stood up in the Dail in December 2009 – pictured here in full voice – and uttered those peculiar words “with all due respect, in the most unparliamentary language, fuck you Deputy Stagg. Fuck you”, it was a [...]
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