Tag Archives: Economy of the Republic of Ireland

We are mere carrion on table of EU cannibals

By Kevin Myers Wednesday May 18 2011 From the outset of the EU expedition, we were told that its purpose was to bring Europe together and to create harmony between the peoples of a continent twice riven by world wars. … Continue reading

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IMF gives thumbs-up to Ireland’s progress

By namawinelake  There aren’t many great news stories on Ireland’s economy at present but news this evening that the IMF has agreed to the early release of the next tranche of funding from the bailout is encouraging. Their statement approves … Continue reading

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Morgan Kelly: Right or Wrong???

Morgan Kelly‘s article in the Irish Times on Saturday last, was responsible for stirring up a hornets’ nest in Irish politics and in the zest pit that is the Irish financial world. Here is a summary of the main points … Continue reading

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The market response to the stress tests

By  namawinelake | May 9, 2011 at 10:22 am Quite a number of official sources have claimed in the past month that the stress test announcements on 31st March, 2011 have been greeted positively by the market. Minister of State … Continue reading

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The Department of finance is still stuffed to the gills with the old guard from the Fianna Fail

As highlighted on this blog a number of times we are now binging to see the long awaited attack on the unemployed of this country .The government spin doctors are attempting to segmented the ranks of the unemployed into various … Continue reading

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Burning the Economy, Not the Bondholders

What happened to not one cent more? Or burden sharing or we will renegotiate the IMF deal or a new investment bank
Instead we get ““Debt sustainability” “We should now get a quid pro quo”” a renegotiated long-term debt package” ” To give undertakings to find alternative savings” “we can accommodate the level of debt”
We are on the same course all that has changed is the ship’s crew !
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The bailouts: Let confusion be unconstrained…

 Author: WorldbyStorm of Cedar Lounge Revolution Published: February 16th, 2011 This weekend I read the Sunday Business Post with some eagerness. Here would be the answers I required, that many require, about the bailouts, both the banking one and the … Continue reading

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Market Brief for February 2011

 sent in to us by http://www.wealthbuilder.ie Market Brief 16th. February 2011  The market is at a very interesting juncture. On all my favourite indicators (A/D Line, McClennan Summation, Slow Stochastics, Fast Stochastics and MACD) the current bull run is very … Continue reading

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‘The People’s Economy’ by David Mc Williams

David McWilliams has posted a new article, ‘The People’s Economy’  I’ve been involved in setting up a new website for the last few weeks – The People’s Economy. Some information from the website: What is The People’s Economy? The People’s … Continue reading

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IFSC Nothing But A Tax Haven

How the IFSC ‘HQ’ became shadow of its intended self Financial centres such as the IFSC formed a major part of the “shadow banking sector”, which has been blamed for the current crisis. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien OPINION: Study of 46 treasury … Continue reading

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