Tag Archives: economic crisis

Unemployment and Economic Fallacy

Posted on December 9, 2010 by

Europe and North America are at present suffering the ill effects of a severe economic downturn which is most visible in the rising levels of unemployment. To the economist and government policy maker, on the one hand, the question of … Continue reading →

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An Irish Show of Irish Strength

Posted on December 8, 2010 by

There once was a time, before the introduction of the blasphemy law (January 1st 2010), when one could find a comic picture postcard in the tourist trap shops of Dublin citing all the reasons why Jesus was Irish. It ran … Continue reading →

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Solidarity is the Key to the Survival of this Community

Posted on December 2, 2010 by

Already the signs of social destruction are visible and audible on the streets of Dublin, and no doubt the same throughout the country. Stress has taken its toll on the national psyche to the extent that the integrity of the … Continue reading →

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News in Brief: Such a Lot of Rogues in a Nation

Posted on November 30, 2010 by

On Sunday 28th November 2010 the Fianna Fáil government of Ireland, which now governs without the mandate of the electorate, signed a contract with the International Monetary Fund which guarantees a crippling debt burden for the Irish taxpayer to bailout the financial institutions … Continue reading →

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