Monthly Archives: November 2010

Two days closed

After two days of having the kids at home and no school I hope we don’t get to hear that they have to stay home again the DeLaSalle should be opened tomorrow as of today I did not see any need … Continue reading

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Ireland needs a Wikileaks of its own

The latest Wikileaks revelations are nothing new and will not damage international diplomacy, according to major world leaders.  So the question then we should ask is why are these same world leaders calling for “Action to be taken against Wikileaks . … Continue reading

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Changing Anglo Irish Banks Name

Anglo Irish Bank Corporation (Anglo) is to change its name within weeks, pass its deposit book which was worth €33bn in June 2010 (or indeed sell? why not, after all if Anglo is paying depositors from 1.5% and given the … Continue reading

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Pearls of wisdom from Paul Maher

25 years ago, Garret said : Get off your ass, Pick up your shovel, Get on your camel, I will lead you to the Promised Land.   5 years ago, Bertie said : Put down your shovel, Sit on your … Continue reading

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Iceland elects ordinary folk to draft constitution

  YAHOO NEWS By ALDA SIGMUNDSDOTTIR, Associated Press Alda Sigmundsdottir, Associated Press – Fri Nov 26, 8:52 am ET REYKJAVIK, Iceland – Iceland’s getting a new constitution — and it’s really going to be the voice of the people. The … Continue reading

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Bailouts Are Not Working!

The European authorities had hoped that, as soon as their massive, supposedly “definitive” Irish bailout package was announced, investors would jump for joy. Instead, investors have done precisely the opposite. The authorities had hoped that the premiums on government bond … Continue reading

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Dermot Ahern to go

Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern said this morning he will not contest his Dáil seat in Co Louth at the next general election for health reasons. In a statement released this morning, the Fianna Fáil Minister said in the last … Continue reading

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Contagion goes large

Blaming speculators is the last refuge of the desperate, so it is no surprise to find Europe’s leading politicians holding markets responsible for their problems. James Mackintosh, investment editor, says markets can get it wrong – but complaints from politicians … Continue reading

Sample Letters from the Irish Times

Bailout package for Ireland Madam, – Congratulations to the Government on negotiating the terms of the “national recovery fund” in the national interest. What a pity it is the German national interest rather than ours. – Yours, etc, SEAMUS WALSH, … Continue reading

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Ronan Lyons on “Ireland’s Economic Crisis”

Ronan Lyons has posted a new item, ‘Ireland’s Economic Crisis: What sort of hole are we in and how do we get out?’ The full story of Ireland’s economic highs and lows over the past generation will no doubt be … Continue reading

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