Tag Archives: dole payments

The Dole, a lifestyle choice??? Get real Joan!

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

Social Protection Minister Joan Burton has been likened to Margaret Thatcher  after claiming the dole has become a lifestyle choice for some school leavers. Sinn Fein said the Labour minister’s comments were akin to those of Britain’s  Conservative prime minister during the … Continue reading →

| Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

They Didn’t Share the Wealth!

Posted on June 28, 2010 by

They Didn’t Share the Wealth There is no money left in Ireland. At least that’s what you might think after listening to Brian Cowen, Enda Kenny, IBEC and the parade of capitalist economists and pundits who parrot this nonsense. Yes, … Continue reading →

Posted in "The-end-of-democracy", A New Irish Citizens Political party, accounting gimmickry, action, action on Jobs, Action on unemployment now!, Allied Irish Bank, Allied Irish Banks, Billy Kelleher, Brian Goggin of Bank of Ireland, Joe Higgens, joe higgins socialist party, Patrick Neary, Richard Bruton TD, Sean Quinn | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

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 →

Posted in "The-end-of-democracy", A New Irish Citizens Political party, accounting gimmickry, action, action on Jobs, Action on unemployment now!, Allied Irish Bank, Allied Irish Banks, American International Group (AIG), and Stimulus., Back to education, Back to Education Allowance, Back to Education Programme, Back to School, Bailing out the banks, Bank für internationalen Zahlungsausgleich, Bank für internationalen Zahlungsausgleich, Bank for International Settlements, Bank of Ireland, Bank repossessions in Ireland, Banking, Brian Cowen, Brian Lenihian, Central Bank Governor, China, Chinese dollar peg, Chinese economic policy, concerned citizens of Wicklow town, currency movements, current affairs (Irish), Current Affairs US, Deutsche Bank, Die EU-Kommission, Dollar, EU micro-finance facility, EU monetary union, Euro, Euro -Dollar Dance, Euro Crisis, European Central Bank, European Commission, European Investment Bank, European sovereign states' spreads, Federal Reserve X subprime X commoditys X Oil X Berkshire X BIS X Bill Gross X Warren Buffett X Henry Paulson X Ben Bernanke X black market X Foreign exchange contracts X Listed credit derivatives X F, Fianna Fail, Fiannia Fail, Finance Dublin, Finance Minister Brian Lenihan, financial irregularities at Anglo Irish Bank, General Election Issues for Wicklow, General Election NOW, Government-guaranteed for Banks X Bank of Ireland X institutional investors X mortgage, Hyperinflation, Hyperinflationary, institutional investors, international bond holders, International news, International Securities Exchange, International Victims, Irelands New Financial Regulator, Irish Banking, Irish civil service, Irish Constitution, Irish debtclock, Irish Dole queues, Irish financial issues, Irish Financial News, Irish Government, Irish Life & Permanent (IL&P), Irish National Debt, Irish Nationwide, Irish News, Irish Peoples Union, Irish Pirate Banks, Irish Politics, Irish Revolution, Irish Taxpayers, Irish Unemployment, machholz blog, Market meltdown, Market meltdown, NAMALAND, National Asset Management Agency, National Emergency Plan for jobs, News from the US, No 2 NAMA campaign, No to bank bailouts, No2NAMA, political accountability, political dinosaurs, protests in Dublin streets, PUBLIC SERVICE UNIONS, Shell, shell to sea, Shell to Sea activists, TD' Perks, TD's lucrative expenses, TD'Pensions, TDs lavish expenses, The NAMA gravy train, The National Inflation Association, The Renminbi, The Truth About Retail Sales, the Unemployed, Toxic assets of Irish banks, Toxic Banks, U.S. inflation, U.S. Treasury, U.S. Treasury Department, Unemployed in Ireland, Unemployed United, Unemployment, Unemployment in Ireland, Union for the unemployed in Ireland, US Dollar, US Economic Recovery, US government, US Hyperinflation, US interest rates, US national debt, US News, US Treasury, US Unemployment, US-Treasuries, www.wealthbuilder.ie | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Irish Live Register

Posted on January 8, 2010 by

Irish Live Register: Rises 3,300 to 426,700 in December; 133,577 added in 2009; Unemployment rate still set to peak in summer 2010   Source: CSO Taken from Finfacts Team Jan 8, 2010 – 12:30:04 PM Irish Live Register: The seasonally … Continue reading →

Posted in accounting gimmickry, action, Department of Social and Family Affairs, Fianna Fail, Irish civil service, Irish Financial News, Irish Government, Irish local community blog, Irish News, Irish Peoples Union, Irish Politics, Local Wicklow Business, Local Wicklow Issues, local Wicklow politics, Ms Mary Coughlan TD, National Emergency Plan for jobs, PUBLIC SERVICE UNIONS, Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, TDs lavish expenses, Unemployed in Ireland, Unemployed United, Unemployment, Unemployment in Ireland, Union for the unemployed in Ireland, We want jobs now, Wicklow Blog, Wicklow communities blog | Tagged , , , , , , , ,

Budget 2010

Posted on November 5, 2009 by

Remember the joke ‘What’s the difference between Iceland and Ireland? One letter and six months!’ Oh how Insider wishes that had been true. The Icelanders took no crap from their Government; They took to the streets and toppled their Government, … Continue reading →

Posted in Allied Irish Bank, Anglo Irish Bank, Brian Cowen, Budget 2009, carbon tax, Fianna Fail, TD, TD's lucrative expenses, TDs lavish expenses, Unemployed in Ireland, Unemployment, Unemployment in Ireland, Wicklow communities blog, Wicklow Town | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

To All TD’s

Posted on November 5, 2009 by

Give us jobs, results, not SoundBits! The Government is busy telling us, they must fix the banking system first and then the finances of the country This is all well and dandy but what about the likes of the hundreds … Continue reading →

Posted in action, Brian Cowen, Brian Lenihan, Education, FAS, Fianna Fail, Finance Minister Brian Lenihan, General Election NOW, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Government, Irish Justice, Irish local community blog, Irish News, Irish Peoples Union, Irish Politics, Letters to TD's, local Wicklow politics, Mary Coughlan, Minister of finance, Ms Mary Coughlan TD, National Emergency Plan for jobs, political dinosaurs, Taoiseach, Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, TD, The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Unemployed in Ireland, Unemployed United, Unemployment, Unemployment in Ireland, Union for the unemployed in Ireland, We want jobs now | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Prison just for the poor??

Posted on August 16, 2009 by

THE NUMBER of people sent to prison for failing to pay fines or debts jumped to 2,520 in 2008, mostly caused by the recession and rising unemployment. The latest figures available from the Prison Service show the number of people … Continue reading →

Posted in action, competition law, Consumer issues /cars, Irish Crime, Irish Financial News, Irish Government, Irish High Court, Irish Justice, Irish local community blog, Irish News, Irish Politics, Irish property News, McCann ruling | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Ireland To-Day !

Posted on August 3, 2009 by

This to my mind represents Ireland to-day When will the people rise up and kick this lot out?

Posted in action, Allied Irish Bank, An Bord Snip Nua, Batt O Keeffe, Brendan Smith, Brian Cowen, Brian Lenihan, Department of Social and Family Affairs, Dermot Ahern TD, Eamonn O Cuiv TD, Eamonn Ryan, Education, Fianna Fail, Great Depression, Green Party, Green Waste, Ireland's NTMA, Irish civil service, Irish Financial News, Irish Government, Irish local community blog, Irish News, Irish Politics, John Gormley, Micheal Martin, Mr.O Connor, No to Lisbon 2, Noel Dempsey, Unemployed in Ireland, Unemployed United, Unemployment in Ireland, Union for the unemployed in Ireland, vote No to Lisbon 2, Wicklow Blog, Wicklow communities blog | Tagged , , , , , , , , ,

Financial Independence Dead for Ireland!

Posted on July 29, 2009 by

Taoiseach Brian Cowen, described the Nama bill as a “strategic priority to get the economy moving”, (Bull****) adding that ministers are “continuing to consider expenditure issues in light of the McCarthy report and other considerations”, the latter a reference to … Continue reading →

Posted in Fianna Fail, General Election Issues for Wicklow, Green Party, Irish Financial News, Irish Life & Permanent, Irish local community blog, Irish News, Irish Politics, NAMA | Tagged , , , , ,

Time to get real!

Posted on July 18, 2009 by

  Looking at the ESRI Quarterly Economic Commentary, summer 2009 I notice that they are predicting unemployment to top 12.6% and then next year they are predicting a top of 16% Given that this body has never got its figures … Continue reading →

Posted in Allied Irish Bank, An Bord Snip Nua, Brian Cowen, Education, Fianna Fail, Fine Gael, General Election Issues for Wicklow, Green Party, H1N1 Swine Flu, Health, Hospital Services, IMF, International news, Ireland's NTMA, Irish civil service, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Financial News, Irish Justice, Irish local community blog, Irish News, Irish Politics, Labour Party, Lisbon Treaty, Lisbon Treaty 2, NAMA, No to Lisbon 2, Third-level fees, Unemployed in Ireland, Unemployed United, Unemployment in Ireland, Union for the unemployed in Ireland, Wicklow Blog, Wicklow communities blog | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,