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Is the National Pensions Framework a Policy for Pensions or a Policy for the Pensions Industry?
Gerard Hughes 06/04/2010
Gerry Hughes: In the National Pensions Framework document the Government points out that between 2004 and 2009 it increased the State Pension …
Crucifixion Friday
An tSaoi 03/04/2010
An Saoi: The Irish title for Good Friday is Aoine an Chéasta or 'Crucifixion Friday'. I gather that the traditional method of crucifixion involved a …
Bank shareholders bailed out, welfare recipients to pay
Michael Burke 02/04/2010
Michael Burke: There is clearly a degree of dissembling that is taking place regarding the bank nationalisation, smokesceens about leaving the Euro, …
Banks: elsewhere on the web ....
31/03/2010
Over at Ireland after Nama, Declan Curran asks some pertinent questions. On Irish Economy, Karl Whelan takes a look at The Good, the Bad and the …
The 'I'm really getting tired of this nonsense' guide to bond yield trends
Michael Taft 31/03/2010
Michael Taft: There are others who will discuss intelligently the fall-out from Ireland’s financial Black Hole Day (Sli Eile, Stephen Kinsella and …
How much are the bank bailouts going to cost us?
Nat O'Connor 31/03/2010
Nat O'Connor: There is a lack of clarity about just how much the bank bailout will cost ordinary people. But based on recent news, the estimated …
Groundhog Day
Stephen Kinsella 30/03/2010
Stephen Kinsella: Super Tuesday has been and gone. Even those of us who study Irish public policy and the Irish economy on a daily basis were taken …
Moral overload?
Slí Eile 30/03/2010
Slí Eile: No sooner was the ink dry on the Public Service Agreement (2010-2014) than the next news story broke on - NAMA. It just never dies down. …
Banks
30/03/2010
The statement outlining the 'haircut' is available here. The Minister's Statement on the banking situation is available here. Comments?
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Sean McCabe
Sean holds an B.Sc in Applied Physics from Dublin City University and an M.Sc. in …
Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …
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Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …