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Re-imagining your nation
Stop wringing your hands in despair and think about a brand new Ireland. What would you like it to be?
Get lemons, make lemonade
There’s no point blaming the media for all the economic bad news. There’s also no point suggesting such negative press adversely affects productivity or business confidence. It’s now time to deal with it and there are positive options, suggests Margaret E. Ward
Losing faith in the church’s business methods
Originally published as a business column in The Irish Times, May 5 , 2009 PLATFORM:Catholicism’s senior management must explain and atone for its questionable actions, writes MARGARET E WARD It’s a multi-billion euro business with properties and offices throughout the world. The company’s services are used by a huge percentage of the global population and [...]
The cost of “Keeping up with the Fitzpatricks”
Ireland needs a drastic shift in cultural attitudes – away from entitlement and towards personal responsibility. The arrogant aristocracy has made taxpayers as cheap as chips.
40 questions looking for answers..from government, regulator and banksters
Anglo Directors’ loans 1. How much did Seanie & co borrow? Who authorised it? 2. What did they use it for? a. Did they buy shares, debt or CFDs? b. Did they use money to manipulate the share price in some way? c. What were the terms of the loan? Was it secured? d. Did [...]
Name that party
I’ve been thinking about the name for the new political party that must/ will/ might overthrow the government in a few days and was wondering if you have any suggestions?
Wanted: a maverick gunslinger to save us from the cowboys
WANTED: MAVERICK gunslinger to cut down enemies of the State. Year 2010: Tumbleweed blows through the empty streets of the International Financial Services Centre. The once proud little place in the wild west of Europe is almost abandoned. A few nervous survivors squint through cracked glass at the young, fair-haired woman outside. She is wearing [...]
Welfare as tragi-farce
Friday, July 13, 2007 Scene: A social welfare office in Ballythisis- progress. Ten staffed customer-service hatches line the far wall. The first person in the queue, a very nervous, bald, middle-aged man, looks down at his wet, scuffed shoes. Behind a shiny glass partition, two Government ministers sit back-to-back to ensure a full view of [...]
‘Generation Text’ and the skills gap
The Irish Times Business This Week, May 4th 2007 Businesses have identified a significant deficit among employees and are struggling to remedy it, writes Margaret E.Ward Bertie is trying to tell me something. Every time I walk along a street or drive my car, his gaze follows me from those election posters. At home, Bertie [...]
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