Category Archives: Irish News

Brian Lenihan’s statement this morning.

Posted on September 30, 2010 by

From the Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan’s statement this morning. New NAMA adjustments 1. Loans of less than €20m not being transferred now . 2. NAMA debtors to drop from 1500 to 850 3. NAMA to abandon tranches, replaced with … Continue reading →

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Hangover for Irish Banks

Posted on September 15, 2010 by

MONDAY’S jump in banking stocks was followed by a hangover yesterday as the country’s lenders pared most of the gains posted in the session. Bank of Ireland fell 4pc to 69c after Standard & Poor’s (S&P) cut its outlook to … Continue reading →

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Cowen & Lenihan spin doesn’t wash with the markets

Posted on August 25, 2010 by

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) – Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services downgraded Ireland’s credit rating Tuesday on concern about the cost of bailing out the country’s ailing banks. S&P lowered Ireland’s long-term sovereign credit rating to AA- from AA and kept its … Continue reading →

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Paddy McKillen V NAMA

Posted on July 15, 2010 by

Fast-tracking of Nama case sought MARY CAROLAN The National Assets Management Agency (Nama) and the State will ask the Commercial Court next Monday to fast-track the first legal challenge to the agency by businessman Paddy McKillen and 14 of his … Continue reading →

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New reserve currency

Posted on June 21, 2010 by

This is big trouble for the USA WASHINGTON (AP) — Regulators on Friday shut down a Nevada bank, raising to 83 the number of U.S. bank failures this year. The 83 closures so far this year is more than double … Continue reading →

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The Markets do not believe you Mr.Cowen

Posted on June 9, 2010 by

    Bank of Ireland [IRE  3.61    -0.14  (-3.73%)   ] : Stay away from IRE, Cramer said. He likened it to National Bank of Greece [NBG  2.23    -0.03  (-1.33%)   ] and Allied Irish Bank [AIB  2.17  … Continue reading →

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Preliminary Report Into Ireland’s Banking Crisis 31 May 2010

Posted on June 9, 2010 by

After reading the Preliminary Report into Ireland’s Banking Crisis one can only come to the conclusion that Cowen and Lenihan are Guilty of “Gross Incompetence and Dereliction of Duty” And should resign immediately and be brought before the courts on … Continue reading →

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What if this oil spill was off the coast of Ireland?

Posted on May 30, 2010 by

  If this had happened in Irish waters the Government would have told the nation that we were all responsible and we must all put our shoulder to the wheel and help stop this well from leaking any more of … Continue reading →

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The right to work Campaign (3)

Posted on May 26, 2010 by
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The right to work Campaign (2)

Posted on May 26, 2010 by
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