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Economics

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Students’ advice for Irish government

By ⋅ February 26, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

Lectured some university students today in News Reporting and asked them to talk directly to the government – using Post-It notes. After class, I was going on BBC2 NI’s show Hearts and Minds as a guest along with Martin Mansergh. I told them I would give them to him after the show. It didn’t happen [...]

Anglo debacle in pictures

By ⋅ February 26, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

Anglo in pictures

Sub-prime time or Abbatoir of debt

By ⋅ April 16, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

This column was originally published in the Irish Times business section on April 13, 2007. Fresh meat is needed to feed the insatiable appetite of the international abattoir of debt. Our Government has been waving a big juicy carcass in the air – your mortgages – for some time, writes Margaret E. Ward. Recently, the [...]

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