Monthly Archives: March 2009

Rewarding Failure

      We in this country have a long history of rewarding people who have failed in their jobs to do what they were hired to do The political system here is riddled with examples Our political elite have … Continue reading

Posted in Irish Politics

Mr Lenihan

“There is a problem in all small countries with too many incestuous relationships,” Lenihan said. “We have decided to establish a central bank commission which will have comprehensive regulatory as well as monitoring powers, and will have the power to … Continue reading

Posted in Irish Politics, Letters to TD's

TDs get more than €100,000 each to represent 25,000 people

  Honest Brian Cowen signaled at the Fianna Fail Ard Fheis that After 10 years in the job and never found anything wrong with it, “it was time to radical reform the financial regulatory system”. But after months of procrastination, … Continue reading

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A taste of things to Come !!

A taste of things to come! I have taken a few days “off” from this Blog as my laptop has crashed and out of 3 such laptops all of them now have some problem or other I seem to be … Continue reading

Posted in Irish Politics

IRA & Anglo Irish Bank

We as a people cannot allow the wholesale murder to come back to our streets either in the north or south of Ireland and the actions of the mindless monsters is to be condemned ,there begs the question though !! … Continue reading

Posted in Irish Financial News, Irish Politics

Conman in London flogging shares in Non existing Banks

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzN0Js0tKZ4&hl=en&fs=1] Continue reading

Posted in Fun

Marian Finucane,s Sunday radio show

Again listening this Sunday morning to the Marian Finucane radio show !, I got to here some of our so called well informed personalities proceeded to tell the nation what their understanding   and their solutions to our current financial and … Continue reading

Posted in Irish Politics, Radio Programs

Marian Finucane,s Saturday,s radio show

          and the” queues grow strong and the queues grow strong “” to the beat goes on and the beat goes on This was an e-mail I sent to the Marians show as she was interviewing a … Continue reading

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New Garda Siochana Ombudsman

Well I see that Mr. Dermot Gallagher is the new chairman of the Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) and he has agreed to take a €153,000 pay cut. Well done!! Well maybe!!! He will receive €90,000 instead of the usual … Continue reading

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Derivative contracts

I have come to the conclusion that the real problem in the financial markets is not being addresses. Our Political leaders here have no idea what Derivatives are and we are doomed to just wait and see how things pan … Continue reading

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