On Thursday 19th January, 2012 two Irish ministers, Brendan Howlin and Michael Noonan held a news conference in Dublin to mark the successful conclusion of the latest bailout troika review mission. Minister Noonan made a gaffe by referring to the scourge of Irish emigration as a lifestyle choice, though the Minister claimed his remarks were taken [...]
Archive for January 27th, 2012
Irish emigration “driven by a desire to see another part of the world” – Minister Noonan
Posted in IMF, Irish economy, Irish population, Politics on January 27, 2012 | 14 Comments »
How the ECB is distorting competition across Europe on an unprecedented scale
Posted in Banks, Irish economy, Politics on January 27, 2012 | 26 Comments »
Villain of the past week, the ECB – which forced IMF bailout-programme country, Ireland to pay €1.25bn to unsecured, unguaranteed bondholders at a defunct bank – really is taking the biscuit for distorting, and in some cases, damaging intervention in the economies and societies of Europe. In Ireland, we have experienced the ECB sit on [...]
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