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Margaret E. Ward
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)
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 [...]
Fragments: 9/11 – a decade later
Originally published in Irish Tatler, September 2011 Fragments: reflections on 9/11, a decade on Margaret E. Ward I don’t really talk about this. To anyone. It’s so incredibly personal. Yet that stifling September day I put on my reporter persona to write about an attack on my city for the Sunday Business Post. I guess [...]
Cooley software and pottery entrepreneur Dr George G. Moore
Originally published in UCD Business Connections magazine, September 2011. Link here: http://issuu.com/glosspublications/docs/ucd_connections/1?zoomed=&zoomPercent=&zoomX=&zoomY=¬eText=¬eX=¬eY=&viewMode=magazine Profile: Entrepreneur Dr George G. Moore By Margaret E. Ward When Louth business tycoon George Moore was just a boy in Pearse Park, Dundalk a local priest was inspired by a Cooley legend to launch a hurling competition. In the epic Táin Bó [...]
Inside Tubridy’s writing studio
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 [...]
The business ties that bind Ireland and the US
Tom Donohue meets Taoiseach Brian Cowen My Newstalk interview with highly influential U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue January 25, 2011. Part 1 Part 2
Former IMF chief economist Simon Johnson forecasts Ireland”s post-bailout future in our Newstalk interview
Part 1 of a Newstalk interview.
Newstalk interview with Lego rebranding specialist Christian Majgaard
Interview for Newstalk Listen!
Is election day Ireland’s ruling party’s day of reckoning? asks National Public Radio (US, London editor)
My contribution to NPR piece on Ireland’s day of reckoning. Listen!
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