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The Debt Trap
Sinéad Pentony 25/01/2012
Sinéad Pentony: The dust has hardly settled from the Troika’s departure when we are facing the repayment of €1.25 billion in unsecured bonds …
(III) The squeezed middle
Paul Sweeney 25/01/2012
Paul Sweeney: There has been much discussion on what is called the Squeezed Middle. This refers to those middle class families who are seeing …
(II) The first generation to face lower living standards
Paul Sweeney 24/01/2012
Paul Sweeney: Ireland’s younger generations may be the first since the Post War period not to have higher incomes than those of their parents. The …
(I) What has happened to incomes since the crash?
Paul Sweeney 23/01/2012
Paul Sweeney: This is the first of five posts examining trends in living standards in the past, present and the likely future. As we explore the …
Who will collect our taxes?
An tSaoi 23/01/2012
An Saoi: Staffing in the Office of the Revenue Commissioners was already a concern when this PQ was asked on 3rd July 2008. The same question was …
Will Ireland Need a Second Bail Out?
Tom McDonnell 20/01/2012
Tom McDonnell: Willem Buiter of CitiGroup and formerly of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee reckons that Ireland should negotiate a …
Questions and answers
An tSaoi 20/01/2012
An Saoi: On Thursday 12/1/2012, Finance Minister Michael Noonan answered a series of questions on inheritances and Capital Acquisitions Tax. The …
Time for Plan B
Nat O'Connor 20/01/2012
Nat O'Connor: Austerity policies are not working. I was one of 59 signatories of a letter in today's Irish Times calling for Plan B. Plan B must …
They're making a list, but are they checking it twice?
Donal Palcic 17/01/2012
Donal Palcic: The Irish Times reports that the Government has drawn up a shortlist of state assets to be sold that includes its remaining stake in …
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Jim Stewart
Dr Jim Stewart is Adjunct Associate Professor at Trinity College Dublin. His research …
Shana Cohen
Dr. Shana Cohen is the Director of TASC. She studied at Princeton University and at the …
Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …