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Monthly Archives: October 2011
NNI Journalism Awards
Some happy news to belatedly impart, I was last week named Regional Journalist of the Year at the National Newspaper of Ireland (NNI) Journalism Awards (you can read the three articles I submitted to judges at this link). Having recently … Continue reading
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We’re getting burned just so bondholders get their cash
Neglected to post last week’s Irish Examiner column – We’re getting burned just so bondholders get their cash – so posting it here.. IT may have escaped your notice but the country has finally emerged from the economic crisis that … Continue reading
Does it really matter if Gallagher is a de facto FF candidate? Yes, it does
I’ve started writing a weekly column for the Irish Examiner so I will just post links to the site from here. Last week’s was about the government’s farcical job creation predictions while this week’s was about Sean Gallagher and his … Continue reading
Dana: How not to run a presidential campaign
While David Norris has been lambasted for the inept manner in which he handled the various controverseries that have dogged his presidential campaign, Dana and her team have taken incomeptence to a whole new level. First, we had her pathetic … Continue reading
Mawkish sentimentality does not an economic policy make
The government has resorted to mawkish sentimentality about the Irish diaspora in its latest effort to salvage what’s left of the economy. Donning his shamrock and shillelagh, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore emerged from hiding at the weekend to attend the Global … Continue reading
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Tagged diaspora, Eamon Gilmore, global irish forum, Labour Party
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Austerity is crippling the country
There has been more proof, if any were needed, that Ireland’s mantle as “best little bailed out country” in Europe is in no danger of being usurped. After our new coalition government continued imposing the swingeing cuts that were devised … Continue reading
