Tag Archives: Eamon Gilmore

Government denies facilitating Apple tax avoidance

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

By Simon Carswell, Suzanne Lynch The Government has denied claims in a US senate report that Ireland’s tax regime has allowed Apple to avoid paying billions of dollars in tax. Speaking in Brussels this morning, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore said that … Continue reading →

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BUDGET: Gilmore has hung ordinary workers out to dry

Posted on December 6, 2012 by

“LABOUR is the party of work.” That was one of Eamon Gilmore’s mantras in last year’s General Election as he tried to convince voters that he was the man to fix our unemployment crisis. Today the Tanaiste might want to … Continue reading →

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Feeble defense for tax arbitrage

Posted on November 2, 2012 by

ByDr. Constantin Gurdgiev “Ireland’s corporation tax rate was in the sights of the man most likely to succeed Angela Merkel as German chancellor when he met Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore in Berlin. Peer Steinbruck, the Socialists’ candidate to lead the party … Continue reading →

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Enda praying that walking on eggshells will do trick

Posted on September 25, 2012 by

By David Mc Williams THIS is Enda’s eggshell referendum. For the Taoiseach knows all too well that there are few political minefields more lethal to the longevity of a government than a constitutional referendum and anything to do with children … Continue reading →

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Oh Eamon, how power changed you…

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

Oh Eamon, how power changed you… By Shaun Connolly  Wednesday, April 18, 2012 How many U-turns does it take to make a hypocrite? That is the awkward  question tormenting Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore after a  thundering leaflet from his Democratic Left … Continue reading →

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Protesters picket Labour conference

Posted on April 14, 2012 by

Hundreds of angry protesters have stormed Garda barricades at a Labour Party  conference. Crowds of placard-waving campaigners broke through security lines to picket  the Bailey Allen building at NUI Galway, where the coalition party was holding  its annual party meeting. … Continue reading →

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Up-Date from our friends at Focus Ireland

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

Dear Machholz, Supporters of Focus Ireland sent almost 3,000 e-mails to TDs and Senators calling for the appointment of a new Minister for Housing and Homelessness to have a voice in deciding the contents of the budget. Unfortunately, the Government decided not … Continue reading →

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Response from The Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore T.D on Syria

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

Received to-day From The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore T.D 25th  October 2011 Dear Mr. O Cleirigh, The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore T.D, has asked me to thank you … Continue reading →

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Paddy Honohan, the Irish Central Bank and Justice for the Irish People

Posted on September 2, 2011 by

                                                                           By Christopher M. Quigley B.Sc., M.M.II., M.A. Paddy Honohan, Governor of the Irish Central Bank, shamed himself when he gave testimony to the Oireachtas Finance committee today.When asked about debt forgiveness for struggling Irish citizens he retorted that it … Continue reading →

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Markets not swallowing the latest European Bank Stress Tests con

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

London’s FTSE 100 index was down 1.2% shortly before 1pm. Shares in Frankfurt were down 1.3% and Paris had dropped 1.7%. Shares on the Dublin market had dipped 0.7%. More worryingly for policy-makers, the yields on Italian and Spanish bonds … Continue reading →

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