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Fiscal treaty talk: Just the Facts
Host for European Movement Fiscal Treaty Information Forum Just the Facts – Thursday, 17 May 2012 Panel of Speakers Host/ MC Margaret E. Ward, Financial Journalist & Broadcaster Margaret is an award-winning financial journalist, broadcaster, author and small business owner. She is known for “telling it like it is” and combining humour with finance and [...]
The China Conundrum: should we be asking more questions before getting into bed with China?
Chinese interest in Ireland seems, on the surface, to be the answer to all our financial problems. It’s a dream come true for the Government yet shouldn’t China’s previous development track record be prompting us all to ask many critical questions on how they do business abroad? Here’s some food for thought LAND ACQUISITIONS Iceland: [...]
Traliblaze Talk: Stories from My Grandmother
This story was originally published in The Irish Times on October 29, 1996. My Grandmother died the next day soon after it had been read to her. STORIES FROM MY GRANDMOTHER By MARGARET E. WARD (note: spelling incorrect in Irish Times archive) 1482 Words 29 October 1996 Irish Times GRANDMA was a jailbird. The confirmation [...]
Banks: fit for purpose?
When the noise of the financial crisis dies down we might be left asking ourselves some very important questions: what are banks for? Are they fit for purpose in our society? Are they doing what they’re meant to be doing? If not, what do we – as a society – need to [...]
How do you solve a problem like the bank system? (Sound of Music)
How do you solve a problem like the bank system? (based on “How do you solve a problem like Maria?” from the Sound of Music) By Margaret E. Ward They climb the market and scrape their pocket The Armani suits have got a tear They waltz on their way to bank guarantees And whistle at [...]
Occupy Wall Street movement reopens foreclosed homes
From Reuters Dec 10, 2011:
Empty homes were the target of this latest protest by the Occupy Wall Street Movement. In this case their attention was focussed on four homes abandoned or foreclosed in an area of New York they say is among the worst hit by the financial crisis. SOUNDBITE: Senia Barragan, protest organiser, saying (English): “The foreclosure and underwater rates in this particular community is three times higher and any other region of Brooklyn and five times higher than New York state and so really we’re bringing the Occupy movement to ground Zero.” Alfredo Carrasquillo and his family were among the protesters. They’ve taken up residence in one of the district’s vacant properties. The protesters threw a housewarming party to press home their demands for fewer repossessions and more affordable housing. SOUNDBITE: Alfredo Carrasquillo, protester, saying (English) “We took matters into our own hands and claimed back property that was taken away from the community.” Some of the residents in this Brooklyn neighbourhood were happy to see the protesters. SOUNDBITE: George Herivaux, resident, saying (English): “I think it’s great, I love it, I think it’s great. Yes, more often because we need it out here. People are losing their homes, the cops are out here dogging us, we need it out here.” The Occupy Wall Street movement began staging demonstrations in September in a backlash against the billions of dollars given to banks. They say the banks are raking in huge profits again while average Americans have no relief from high unemployment and a struggling economy. Paul Chapman, Reuters
Will Ireland concede on Irish corporation tax? Interviewed on BBC World Service “World Business Report”
BBC World Service “World Business Report” asked me “What will Ireland say if EU leaders insists it increases its corporation tax rate in line with other European countries?” BBC World Service “World Business Report” (mp3)
Where does Ireland go following the Bailout? Looking to the future on RTE’s PrimeTime
A special PrimeTime programme asks where does Ireland go now.
Talking about 9/11, 10 years later: Newstalk
Ivan and Chris talk to Marion McKeown and I about reporting on 9/11 from New York and what happened afterwards.
Why fictional women are stronger than real women
Truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction is more true than strange. Strangers are more fictional than truthful. In Hollywood and the media, fictional women may be stronger than real women. This week, we’ve discovered that Pixar will feature its very first female animated lead character. http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/one-female-lead-does-not-a-zeitgeist-make–but-its-a-start-20110826-1jefv.html So, could this mean the animation industry’s portrayal of [...]
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