Monthly Archives: November 2009

Ireland Inc A broke, striking, wet, abuse-ridden country is not a nice place to live and is not going to win much foreign direct investment. This is what we have now, but in the weeks and months ahead we might … Continue reading →

Following the release of the Murphy Report on abuse in the Dublin Catholic Archdiocese there has never being a more compelling reason to demand the resignations of all the bishops concerned and to prosecute al those involved in the cover-up … Continue reading →

Bankers appear before finance committee… this time Posted: 26 Nov 2009 10:11 AM PST  from the http://www.thestory.ie There’s a most interesting and pertinent piece of political writing in today’s Irish Times by Miriam Lord. She watched high-ranking bankers appear before the … Continue reading →

Bank of Ireland ‘will not need’ more State money     Remember this, on the Feb 15th 2009 The last time Bank of Ireland came out with a press release on its financial situation the press release said “the there … Continue reading →

  Anglo Irish Bank Corp. has lodged documents with the country’s High Court in an attempt to begin recovering personal loans taken out by former Chief Executive Officer David Drumm, a person familiar with the situation said Wednesday. “Documents were … Continue reading →

RESIDENTIAL investment properties     Would need to fall in value by between 20pc and 56pc to make them a profitable proposition, a new report has found. The report says rents need to double, or values fall radically, to tempt … Continue reading →

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