Category Archives: The golden circle

This is an attack on our democracy!

By SHANE HEGARTY Irish Times.com PRESENT TENSE: IN 2004 Allied Irish Banks became embroiled in a furore when it was discovered to have overcharged foreign exchange customers to the tune of many millions. At the time the figure was put … Continue reading

Posted in "The-end-of-democracy", accounting gimmickry, action, derivatives time bomb, Fairytales, Finance Dublin, Finance Minister Brian Lenihan, financial irregularities at Anglo Irish Bank, Financial issues, Financial Services Regulatory Authority, sovereign debt, Sovereign Debt Crisis, Taoiseach Brian Cowen, The fraud squad, The golden circle, The Irish Times, The NAMA gravy train, Unemployed in Ireland | Tagged , , , , , ,

Fine Gael ,talk is cheap!

Fine Gael today renewed its calls for the Government to revisit its plans to restructure Anglo Irish Bank and shut it down if saving it is not economically viable. Finance spokesman Michael Noonan noted Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan said … Continue reading

Posted in "The-end-of-democracy", accounting gimmickry, action, Brian Lenihan, The golden circle, The Green Party, The NAMA gravy train, the Unemployed, Toxic assets of Irish banks, Toxic Banks, Unemployment, Unemployment in Ireland, Wicklow resident associations | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Unemployment and a corrupt politicial system

“Fairness for the small self-employed employers” All of our problems stem from the same point! Unemployment ,and the continuing loss of jobs are the government’s biggest failure. It is well-known that over 80% of the jobs still available come from small … Continue reading

Posted in A New Irish Citizens Political party, action, public sector pay (Croke Park), PUBLIC SERVICE UNIONS, Revenue Commissioners, Rip -Off Ireland, Rip off Merchants, TD' Perks, TD's lucrative expenses, TD'Pensions, TDs lavish expenses, The Dail, The European Central Bank, The golden circle | Tagged , , ,

Wicklow Times gives us a mention

  We recently crossed over the 36,000 visitors mark and for the first time we also got a mention in the local paper the Wicklow Times click here Document (9) They picked up on my article on the Local TD’s … Continue reading

Posted in Wicklow News, Wicklow Blog, Wicklow communities blog, Wicklow resident associations, Wicklow elections, Wicklow TD's Dail comments, Unemployment in Ireland, Unemployed in Ireland, Union for the unemployed in Ireland, Wicklow Town, action, TDs lavish expenses, Trade and Employment, Wicklow TD's expenses, Toxic Banks, TD's lucrative expenses, Unemployment, The NAMA gravy train, Taking Action, accounting gimmickry, Wicklow's Unemployed, Action on unemployment now!, action on Jobs, Wicklow Blogs, Toxic assets of Irish banks, the Unemployed, Wicklow community blog, Back to Education Programme, Back to Education Allowance, Bailing out the banks, TD'Pensions, Back to education, www.machholz.wordpress.com, Banking, The golden circle, Right to work campaign, Wicklow TD's announcements, Wicklow Educational issues, universal health care | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , ,

Gilmore criticises Govt economic policies

RTE news reports Sunday, 16 May 2010 12:30 The Labour Party leader has strongly criticised the Government’s economic policies, accusing the Taoiseach of standing idly by while the economy was taken over by speculators. Eamon Gilmore was speaking at Arbour … Continue reading

Posted in Arbour Hill, Brian Cowen, Eamon Gilmore, Fianna Fail, Fiannia Fail, James Connolly, Labour Party, National Asset Management Agency (NAMA), Progressive Democrats, The golden circle | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , ,