Tag Archives: ireland

Ireland’s Greatest People

Ireland’s Greatest Persons

1. Daniel O’Connell 1775 to 1847 The Liberator

2. Charles Stewart Parnell 1846-1891 Politician

3. James Joyce 1882 – 1941 Writer


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There’s one face-saving way out of FG for Kenny — the Presidency

There’s one face-saving way out of FG for Kenny — the Presidency

By Matt Cooper

Friday, October 08, 2010

ENDA Kenny should run for President instead of Taoiseach. That could solve a lot of problems for him, for his party and for his country.


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OECD and jobs in Ireland in 2010

Relatively good news from an organisation that called the economic madness in Ireland right.

Has David McWilliams Economic Scope Confusion?

David McWilliams turns the Retrospectoscope on the euro and says that the decision to enter the Exchange Rate Mechanism and subsequently the euro was a big mistake, motivated by the psychological insecurity of the establishment and their need to perceive themselves as insider members of the EU club.
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National Work Statistics in the Republic

Unemployment Figures – Rate 12.5% November 2009.


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