Tag Archives: International Financial Services Centre

So we the people of Ireland are paying the taxes these multinational corporations should be paying?

By Thomás O Cléirigh So we the people of Ireland are paying the taxes these multinational corporations should be paying? As usual the Government are backing the rich and are threatening the downtrodden taxpayers of Ireland with the revenue commissioners .They … Continue reading

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No desks. No staff. No tax. Ireland’s shadow banks

By  Carl O’Brien, Caelainn Barr So many companies are listed in the marble-tiled, plant-filled foyer that there are no brass plates or printed guides. Instead, it takes a computer to search through them all. This is 5 Harbourmaster Place, a Celtic … Continue reading

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“make all income from the State taxable”

Well Ronan, yes there is scope in a wide area of the social welfare budget for savings, but instead of picking on the most vulnerable our society. Why not first tackle the honey pots of the X politicians and top civil servants who have after all escaped with their lofty pensions having destroyed the country. Transparency, Simplicity and Fairness is not achieved by stamping on most vulnerable.
The best way to tackle the shortfall in government coffers is to invest in the Unemployed to get them back to work. Investing in re-education of this resource makes a lot of sense! Precisely assessing the needs of industry and amending the training schemes to suite this need. Taking the meager handout the unemployed get is only going to depress the economy still further. The various sections of society that are highlighted are also consumers and they spend their money.
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We must stand up and say no way we wont pay.

The  Irish government’s attempt to re-invent the toxic banks as “Pillar community friendly banks” is just a farce. The Banks latest advertisement that floods our TV screens is insulting and an attempt to dumb down the citizens of Ireland. These toxic … Continue reading

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New Blog posting from David Mc Williams called The future: tax the rich

David mc Williams has a new posting By David Mc Williams The captain of the universe, known as Captain Copycat, runs an investment fund called Copycat Partners LLP, registered in the IFSC but run out of a swanky office in … Continue reading

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State owns 99.8pc of AIB

By Laura Noonan and Donal O’Donovan Saturday July 02 2011 THE State’s stake in AIB is set to rise to 99.8pc by the end of the month, it emerged last night, as the financial markets absorbed an unprecedented number of announcements … Continue reading

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GreekWatch (Day 2 of 13) : “the situation seems desperate”

This morning I nearly fell out of my bed when I heard Ivan Yates and Willy Slattery Head of Ireland State Street in the IFSC take opposite sides to the problems of Irelands Debts Continue reading

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Is the IFSC in Dublin hiding Gadhafi’s seceret billions ???

  With billions stolen from the Libyan people by Gadhafi and his cronies one has to ask are any of these Billions on deposit in the IFSC and if so why is the Irish Government doing nothing about this? There is approximately 1.78 … Continue reading

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Ireland’s Derivative Losses In IFSC Banks:

      Nicholas Shaxson in his recent book “Treasure Islands: Tax Havens And The Men Who Stole The World” points out that Ireland’s very own IFSC is one of the largest recipient of money fleeing from high tax authorities … Continue reading

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Draft bank resolution legislation published

Published on Monday 28th February 2011 BANKS OPERATING IN Ireland will be forced to pay a levy into a special fund to cover the costs of failed banks under legislation to meet a condition of the EU/IMF bailout. The aim … Continue reading

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