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Fiscal treaty talk: Just the Facts

By ⋅ May 16, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

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 [...]

Traliblaze Talk: Stories from My Grandmother

By ⋅ May 2, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

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?

By ⋅ April 2, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

      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)

By ⋅ April 2, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

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 [...]

Why fictional women are stronger than real women

By ⋅ September 1, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

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 [...]

Inside Tubridy’s writing studio

By ⋅ June 17, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

He’s notoriously private but one of Ireland’s best known broadcasters. He works six days a week and spends the seventh day reading or watching classic films. He’s a self-declared geek and bookworm but is considered one of Ireland’s sexiest men. This Saturday, I’ll be at the Dalkey Book Festival www.dalkeybookfestival.ie interviewing the man behind the [...]

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