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A sneak pre-view of the 4-year plan

Slí Eile 21/11/2010

Slí Eile: An interesting insight from former IMF director, Donal Donovan, is given here. He writes in the Irish Times, last Friday, that: "These …

The IMF: Bringing in more transparency?

Nat O'Connor 19/11/2010

Nat O'Connor: One of the clear risks to Ireland's economy and society is that we can go back to business as usual. In fact, if we don't make any …

Terry McDonough puts the Irish crash in a global context

18/11/2010

"The current coalition’s ‘solution’ to the crisis is precisely the intensification of global neo-liberalism. Ultimate salvation will come from …

Crisis shedding light on the Irish state

Peadar Kirby 17/11/2010

Peadar Kirby: We may live in very exceptional times, in which the speed of how the Irish crisis is developing is literally breathtaking. Yet, for all …

Cometh the moment of truth

Slí Eile 16/11/2010

Slí Eile: Some international organs of the media are showing a particular interest in Ireland which extends to the voices crowded out in the …

The new Irish Famine?

16/11/2010

“The Irish famine killed more than a million people, but it killed poor devils only. To the wealth of the country, it did not the slightest …

The Banking Crisis is Unresolved

Nat O'Connor 16/11/2010

Nat O'Connor: Today's 'crisis' seems to be more about the timing of key EU meetings than about anything of substance that requires Ireland to tap …

Anthony Leddin on Ireland's export competitiveness

Proinnsias Breathnach 16/11/2010

Proinnsias Breathnach: Last Friday’s Irish Times (November 12) contained an article by Dr Anthony Leddin, Head of the Department of Economics at …

Ireland's forgotten deficit

Rory O'Farrell 12/11/2010

Rory O'Farrell: What is the bottom line for the Irish economy? It is well known that the economic bubble was inflated by borrowed money, largely in …

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