Tag Archives: unemployment

More Celtic Bull than Tiger this Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

So much of the traditional Christmas story, with the country people coming to the city and the death-defying attempts to deliver expensive gifts to little gods, is played out each year in the days and weeks leading up to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Journal, Philosophy, Politics, Society and Living, Theology | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Economics, Philosophy, Theology | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Economics, Politics | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Ireland is a Haven for Politicians

Posted on November 26, 2010 by

At the close of a month which has seen the Republic of Ireland sink beneath the tide of an economic crisis of developing world proportions, it has become clear that our little republic is a haven for politicians. Angela Merkel the Chancellor … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Politics | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment