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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.
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Inside View from Dublin

First step on the long road to sane pension strategy

Tuesday, 16 March 2010

You could have heard a pin drop when the Republic’s Minister for Social Affairs Mary Hanafin announced that she was about to publish the national pensions strategy.
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We must be sure students really make the grade

Tuesday, 9 March 2010

I do not wish to sound either old or clever, although there is no doubt that I qualify on at least one count. But the fact is that when I attended Queen's University, Belfast, it had 5,000 students, and today it has more than 25,000.
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If it is the end of the tunnel, then where’s the light?

Tuesday, 2 March 2010

Who reads the second paragraph?” snarls Walter Matthau as the ruthless editor in The Front Page.
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Eager workforce is the ticket out of this recession

Tuesday, 23 February 2010

At the height of the George Lee affair, I wrote that people may have mistaken analysis for answers. One thing we can be sure of is that they are desperate to hear some plausible answers as to how we can escape the current economic crisis.
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Republic should rejoice at being part of the herd

Tuesday, 16 February 2010

Never waste a good crisis, they say, and we certainly have a good one erupting right now.
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We must cut the wages of friends in high places

Tuesday, 9 February 2010

At last, a bit of leadership from the Irish government, but from a most unexpected quarter.
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Ireland’s economy will need another global credit wave

Tuesday, 2 February 2010

You could see where the money is. When the Republican won the Massachusetts Senate seat, shares in big pharmaceutical companies rose sharply.
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First-time buyers ? they primed the boom and are now in debt

Crystal ball is cloudy and the future a worry

Tuesday, 26 January 2010

Remember the 'wealth effect' during the boom? People were becoming more wealthy as the value of their houses and (particularly in the US) their shares, rose rapidly.
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Time to lift this gag on future role of the euro

Tuesday, 19 January 2010

The idea of leaving the euro is one of those things we in the Republic are not supposed to talk about.
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It's time for a revolt against vested interests

Tuesday, 12 January 2010

A woman of my acquaintance had a part as an extra in Neil Jordan's film, The Butcher Boy. Some scenes were filmed in St Ita's mental hospital in Portrane. It took her months to get over the nightmarish conditions she found there.
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Easier times are ahead as Budget does heavy lifting

Tuesday, 15 December 2009

The most surprising thing about the Irish Budget was Finance Minister Brian Lenihan's comment that next year's Budget would be easier.
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A touch of frost from ECB has banks shivering

Tuesday, 8 December 2009

Just a little touch of frost and there they all are, skidding and crashing. Not just Irish motorists either, but Europe's banks.
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Southern shops finding they have plenty to Choo on

Tuesday, 1 December 2009

It was probably a teeny bit unfair to have a go at public sector workers who made use of the one-day strike to go shopping in Newry.
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Workers may be holding economy in their pockets

Tuesday, 24 November 2009

The secret of good looks, apparently, is symmetry. One side of the face should be as much like the other side as possible, so it is no surprise that we have a fairly ugly economy.
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Low wage or not, there's no escape from tax burden

Tuesday, 17 November 2009

We must all pull together in this time of national emergency. So, in that spirit, I think I can be of assistance to Brothers Begg, O'Connor et al. You are looking in the wrong place, comrades.
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Neelie calls the shots and she can’t be ignored

Tuesday, 10 November 2009

This is not perhaps the wisest thing to say about the EU Competition Commissioner in this day and age, but I cannot resist it — hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
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We have to find a way to protect banks from themselves

Tuesday, 3 November 2009

A puppy, they say, is for life. Before you rescue that poor, helpless creature, remember that this is a responsibility which will continue for years after the novelty has worn off. Just like the banks.
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To fix current tax issues we must go back... to the future

Tuesday, 27 October 2009

There comes a point in life when one becomes convinced that they did things better in the old days.
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Taxes will rise and incomes fall: that is the grim reality

Tuesday, 20 October 2009

In the end, the most significant bit of the new Programme for Government between Fianna Fail and the Green Party could be the bit about helping people who cannot pay off their mortgages or other personal debts.
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The public sector is in trouble but what of our services?

Tuesday, 13 October 2009

I HAD one of those uncomfortable calls, from a low-paid government worker, after the CSO survey again showed a significant gap between earnings in the public and private sectors.
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In pictures: Doing the business

  • Top thinkers put heads together for economic seminars. Some of Northern Ireland?s top figures from the world of business and academia have come together for two major seminars hosted by Joint Independent Group for Study and Action (JIGSA) at Queen?s University Belfast. Economist John Simpson; JIGSA member and Deloitte partner Gillian Russell; and IoD Chairman Joanne Stuart were among those attending the think tank event, which discussed devolution, the Barnett Review of economic policy, NAMA arrangements and the UK?s fiscal deficit. Speakers for the event included Sir Gerry Loughran, Lord Paul Bew, Victor Hewitt and Mike Smyth
  • Translink has made a deal worth £7m for 48 new buses to run on rural routes. The deal was reached with Wrightbus and Scania. The contract is funded by the Department for Regional Development. Announcing the deal are Translink chief executive Catherine Mason, Regional Development Minister Conor Murphy (centre) and Dr William Wright, proprietor of Wrightbus
  • Paul Rooney, Chair, Business in the Community (BitC) with Colin Lewis, Deputy Secretary, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment and Susan Kinane, Managing Director, ESB Independent Energy at the launch of the Business in the Community's Correction Programme at the W5 Lecture Theatre. The programme is funded by ESB and aims to match small business owners with mentors from BitC member companies with the aim of sharing best practice and promoting responsible growth.

Cream of the crop in the business world

L'derry Chamber of Commerce Dinner

  • Minister for Regional Development Conor Murphy with Mayor Councillor Paul Fleming. Londonderry Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner at The Everglades Hotel, Londonderry
  • The City of Hope Collective who performed during the Chamber of Commerce annual dinner
  • Rosa McLaughlin and John McMonagle with Minister for Regional Development, Conor Murphy. Londonderry Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner at The Everglades Hotel.

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NI Travel and Tourism Awards

  • Sean Crummey entertains guests at the Northern Ireland Travel and Tourism Awards 2009
  • Sean Crummey, Maureen Ledwith and Nan Short with Craig Doyle at the Slieve Donard Resort and Spa at the Northern Ireland Travel and Tourism Awards 2009
  • Rowan Devereux and Ciaran Mulligan of Blue Insurances with Craig Doyle at the Slieve Donard Resort and Spa at the Northern Ireland Travel and Tourism Awards 2009

NI Travel and Tourism Awards

Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards

  • From left to right, Daniel McRitchie (Andor Technology, placed 48 in this year?s Fast 50 ranking); Mark McCusker (Texthelp Systems Ltd, placed 40th in this year?s Fast 50 ranking); Trevor Jordan (Andor Technology); and Seamus Scullion (Texthelp Systems Ltd).
  • James Greer, proprietor of Greer Publications, presents the ?Rising Star? award to Mary McKenna and Paul McElvaney of Learning Pool Ltd.
  • From left to right: Daniel McRitchie and Trevor Jordan of Andor Technology.

Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards

CEF Construction Awards 2009

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  • CEF Construction Awards 2009
  • CEF Construction Awards 2009

CEF Construction Awards 2009

Newry Chamber of Commerce Banquet

  • Newry Chamber of Commerce Banquet. Thursday 8 October 09
  • Newry Chamber of Commerce Banquet. Thursday 8 October 09
  • Newry Chamber of Commerce Banquet. Thursday 8 October 09

Newry Chamber of Commerce Banquet

Connecting Employers to Communities

  • The Connecting Employers to Communities event hosted at Hillsborough Castle by Business in the Community on 23 September 2009.
  • The Connecting Employers to Communities event hosted at Hillsborough Castle by Business in the Community on 23 September 2009.
  • The Connecting Employers to Communities event hosted at Hillsborough Castle by Business in the Community on 23 September 2009.

Connecting Employers to Communities

Ulster Tatler Awards 2009

tatler awards.

NI's Top 100 Companies

Top 100 Companies

Who's up and who's down in 2009

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