Interesting listening on today’s Morning Ireland (well worth a listen). George Lee has now formally used the word “fraud” in relation to what has been happening in Anglo Irish Bank. About time too. And if Anglo have a problem with that, I look forward to them suing George Lee and RTÉ. I don’t think they’ll [...]
February 12th, 2009 at
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Politics (Ireland) | tags:
anglo irish bank,
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banking crisis,
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brian lenihan,
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george lee,
illegal,
ireland,
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ken lay,
michael tannin,
minister for finance,
morning ireland,
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ralph cioffi,
RTÉ,
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Given that we’re now talking about €8bn to recapitalise the banks, wouldn’t that shift the balance so far to the State as an owner (compared to the existing shareholders) that it’s effective nationalisation? If we as a country are going to go that far, will the Government decide to go the whole hog and nationalise [...]
Well, I did. Budget 2009 seems like a long time ago. Things have gotten a hell of a lot worse since then. But all the warning signs were there, and the Government’s failure to address them has been astonishing. Still, in February, they’re only talking about doing something. As I said back in October, what [...]
February 2nd, 2009 at
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brian lenihan,
brussels,
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denmark,
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economy,
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ibec,
ictu,
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So, Budget 2009 has come and gone (at least until next week, when Brian Lenihan starts reversing decisions, and March, when he needs a mini-Budget because all the income predictions are wildly optimistic). But where’s the plan? Why is there no articulation of how this Budget, and the two or three to follow, will bring [...]
October 19th, 2008 at
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economic growth,
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pro-cyclical,
public finances,
spending cuts,
super budget,
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PRSI Ceiling removal would pay for medical card reinstatement three times over As we all know by now, Fianna Fáil have taken the medical card away from pensioners, causing huge consternation and uproar. Just as bad was the bare-faced bailout for developers, where the Government will now provide mortgages to those who can’t get bank [...]
October 18th, 2008 at
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Politics (Ireland) | tags:
air travel tax,
bail out,
brian lenihan,
budget 2009,
developer bailout,
excise,
fianna fáil,
mary harney,
medical card,
mortgages,
older people,
parliamentary question,
pensioners,
petrol,
ruairi quinn,
sunday tribune,
tax,
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