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Social welfare cuts and NAMA

Peter Connell 05/08/2009

Peter Connell: Brian Lenihan is quoted in Saturday’s Irish Times as insisting that the banking crisis is ‘entirely separate’ to the financial …

Homo Economicus Dublinius

Slí Eile 03/08/2009

Slí Eile: Commenting on this website, anonymous said ...as a private sector worker married to a nurse I can assure you that the reality of life for …

We deserve it

Michael Taft 02/08/2009

Michael Taft: Just to ensure that everyone knows why we must all share the pain coming down the line, Cathal O’Loughlin (writing in today's Sunday …

Guest post by Donal Palcic: Next Generation Broadband and the Smart Economy

Donal Palcic 30/07/2009

Donal Palcic: I read with interest the recent first report of the DCENR’s Knowledge Society Strategy process (entitled Technology Actions to …

Dublin Consensus rattled by Begg article

Slí Eile 29/07/2009

Slí Eile: Nothing better to create some heat over on irisheconomy.ie or in follow-up comments to an op ed on the Irish Times than an article by ICTU …

Guest post by Eoin O Broin: Time to raise taxes

Eoin Ó Broin 29/07/2009

Eoin O Broin: The Commission on Taxation is due to complete its work later this week. Established in February 2008, its remit was to ‘review the …

The IDA and the wages debate

Michael Taft 28/07/2009

Michael Taft: A couple of weeks ago, the Chief Executive of the IDA, Barry O’Leary, jumped into the debate about wages – suggesting they were …

Dublin Consensus backed by Garret

Slí Eile 27/07/2009

Slí Eile: The Dublin Consensus is solid. Garret the Good has added his voice to the Consensus in his most recent Saturday column. He writes: It is …

How much is a Billion Euro in Irish terms?

Nat O'Connor 25/07/2009

Nat O'Connor: One of the effects of the financial crisis is that it is forcing us to deal with very big numbers. We now regularly hear or read about …

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