Belfast Telegraph

Opinion

Partly Sunny with Showers 11° Belfast Hi 11°C / Lo 7°C

View from Dublin

Brian Cowen and his government face some tricky decisions

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.
Comment on this article

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.
Comment on this article

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.
Comment on this article

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.
Comment on this article

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.
Comment on this article

The European Central Bank, whose headquarters are in Frankfurt, is probably playing for time

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.
Comment on this article

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!
Comment on this article

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.
Comment on this article

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.
Comment on this article

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
Comment on this article

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.

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.
Comment on this article

In the world of the euro the truth is only higher unemployement and smaller profits will reduce inflation

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.
Comment on this article

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?
Comment on this article

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.
Comment on this article

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.
Comment on this article

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".
Comment on this article

In pictures: Doing the business

  • Paul Doherty, Managing Director of Urban Art with Des Gartland, Manager of Invest NI's North West Regional Office.
  •  At the launch of PricewaterhouseCooper's seminar programme are from left, Gerard Finnegan, from PwC's Derry office, Martin O'Hanlon, Dungannon and John Hannaway from PwC Belfast.

Cream of the crop in the business world

Click here....

Columnist Comments

view_from_dublin

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

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

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.

Weekend magazine launch

  • Pictured at the launch of the Belfast Telegraph Weekend party at House of Frazer are from left to right:  Laura McManus, Chris Love and Cathy Martin.
  • Pamela McGookin (Belfast Telegraph), Gary Flynn (Brand Manager Corona) and Eimear Parke (Victoria Square).
  • Martina Magee (Spirit), Eimear Parke (Victoria Square) and Sally Smyth ((Victoria Square).

Weekend magazine launch

Day In a Page

Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat

Select date

Heading Out In Northern Ireland

  • Aoife MacSherry, Holly Seymour, Laura McDonald and Maeve Browne at Oktoberfest in Custom House Square

Northern Ireland Nightlife in Pictures