View from Dublin
Early Budget will have only a limited impact
When the facts changed, the great economist John Maynard Keynes changed his
mind. Brian Cowen and Brian Lenihan changed the date.
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Inside View from Dublin
Banks in need of real cash
Monday, 13 October 2008
If you are of that cast of mind, your reaction to last week’s extraordinary
global rate cut will be, "Wow, I didn't know things were that bad!"
You would probably be right.
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Recession may ease a crash in confidence
Monday, 29 September 2008
‘Once I built a railroad; now it's done. Buddy can you spare a dime?’ ran the
most popular of the songs about the Great Depression of the 1930s. To people
then, it appeared that capitalism had run its course.
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Banking weaknesses have to be dealt with
Monday, 22 September 2008
It may seem a long way from the Cork builders John F Supple to the mighty New
York investment bank Lehman Brothers.
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Beware of the midnight mugging on October 14
Sunday, 14 September 2008
One of many possible reasons for having an early Irish Budget in October may
be contained in the fact that new taxes on the “old reliables” — drink, fuel
and and tobacco — would come into force at midnight on October 14.
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With inflation looming, the ECB has tough choices ahead
Monday, 25 August 2008
These days, it is as hard for a central bank to keep its reputation intact as
a Victorian lady captured by pirates.
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Can ‘golden rule’ be met?
Monday, 11 August 2008
Have our mess bills exceeded our pay? That was the fate which befell the
British Raj officer in Noel Coward's hilarious song — and we know what
happened to him!
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Give us serenity to see out economic turmoil
Monday, 4 August 2008
The famous prayer attributed to the theologian Reinhold Niebuhr asks for the
serenity to accept the things one cannot change, and the courage to change
the things one can. Shrewdly, Dr Niebuhr also asked for the wisdom to know
the difference.
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Donkey image must not replace the Tiger
Monday, 21 July 2008
Membership of the euro was responsible for much of the property bubbleA LONG
time ago I had occasion to phone someplace in middle America. The
receptionist could not have been more surprised if she had received a call
from Narnia.
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View From Dublin: Innovation failure is costly to global trade
Monday, 7 July 2008
As research and development units stall, it's becoming apparent that more damage was done to the economy by the dotcom bust than we ever realised
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Building trade collapse may see Cowen splash the cash
Monday, 9 June 2008
Remarkable, really. According to projections this week, Ireland will go from
having the biggest construction industry in Europe — relative to its size —
to one of the smallest in just a few years.
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Dublin Dividend: Few sit pretty over no cut in interest rates
Monday, 2 June 2008
Whether this is good news or bad depends on your circumstances; but it
begins to look very much as though there will be no cut in interest rates
this year.
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Dublin dividend: Playing the blame game
Monday, 25 February 2008
Am I the only disgruntled voter in the Republic who would like a little more
from politics than blaming the minister?
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View from Dublin: Building sector in good heart
Monday, 21 January 2008
THE ongoing media focus on the future of the house-building sector in the
Republic serves to underline the importance of construction to the Irish
economy.
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Don't write off Emerald Isle just yet
Monday, 17 December 2007
THE sky is falling on the Irish economy. That appears to be the verdict of
international investors who have deserted Irish stocks in droves, sending
the ISEQ index plunging in recent months.
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View from Dublin: Swedish route is the one to follow
Tuesday, 4 December 2007
Thank you for your contribution, says the sign on the back of the toilet
door in Stockholm. And it is not just a Swedish joke. The 'contribution'
left behind could help take you to work in the morning - Stockholm aims to
be a "sustainable city".
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Columnist Comments
• View from Dublin: Beware of the midnight mugging on October 14
One of many possible reasons for having an early Irish Budget in October may be contained in the fact that new taxes on the “old reliables” — drink, fuel and and tobacco — would come into force at midnight on October 14.
• John Simpson: Gas and electricity bills spark boisterous debate
Household home fuel bills are more than 50% higher than a year ago.
• View From London: Interest rate cuts will only reduce the short-term pain
Those who oppose interest rate cuts seem to base their arguments on one of three ideas. First, rate cuts won't work. Second, rate cuts will simply reignite earlier housing or stock market bubbles. Third, borrowers simply don't deserve rate cuts. Some people seem to believe in all three of these ideas, an approach which, to my mind, is nonsensical.
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Next US president?
Who do you think is likely to become the next president of the United States?
Who do you think is likely to become the next president of the United States?
| John McCain |
 44% |
| Barack Obama |
 42% |
| It won't make a difference |
11% |
| I'm still holding out for Ron Paul |
3% |
Sport legends
Who is Northern Ireland's greatest sports person of modern times?
Who is Northern Ireland's greatest sports person of modern times?
| George Best |
32% |
| Tony McCoy |
2% |
| Darren Clarke |
3% |
| Barry McGuigan |
4% |
| Mary Peters |
4% |
| Willie John McBride |
3% |
| Peter Canavan |
6% |
| Joey Dunlop |
39% |
| David Healy |
5% |
| Alex Higgins |
2% |
Poll: Tasers and the police
Do you support the use of Tasers by the PSNI?
Do you support the use of Tasers by the PSNI?
| Yes, it is better than using firearms |
56% |
| Yes, but only in exceptional circumstances |
22% |
| No, I'm genuinely concerned about the safety of Tasers |
8% |
| No, the police should not have these weapons |
14% |