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- The beatings will continue until moral improves May 29, 2012The Sinn Féin spokesperson on the fiscal treaty in County Wexford has criticised the framework of the treaty suggesting that the best analogy to describe it is the black joke from the gulags, the beatings will continue until moral improves. Economist Oisin O’ Connell said the treaties prime directive of balancing budgets during the worst recession Ireland as […]
- The beatings will continue until moral improves May 29, 2012
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- Díomua eile do Julian Assange May 30, 2012Riailigh Cúirt Uachtarach na Breataine inniu go mba cheart dul ar aghaidh le heiseacadadh Julian Assange chun na Sualainne. Tá coicís aige chun a shocrú ar mhaith leis a chás a chur faoi bhráid Chúirt Cearta Daonna na hEorpa. Má dhéanann sé sin, agus má shocraíonn an chúirt an cás a éisteacht thiocfadh le sin [...]
- Díomua eile do Julian Assange May 30, 2012
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- News you may have missed #739 May 30, 2012US Supreme Court to consider case on secret wiretapping. Why is CIA applauding DoD’s intel grab? FBI forms secretive online surveillance unit.
- News you may have missed #739 May 30, 2012
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- Missing Out: Some Poles Left Behind Despite Economic Success May 30, 2012Poland, one of the hosts of this year's European Football Championship, has been booming thanks to a rigorous modernization program. But not everyone is benefiting from the economic success. With rents climbing and the elderly complaining about lower pensions, resentment is on the rise.
- Missing Out: Some Poles Left Behind Despite Economic Success May 30, 2012
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- EU justifies keeping Syrian ambassador in good books May 30, 2012Extra details have emerged on the three Syrian diplomats dubbed personae non gratae in the EU capital.Related StoriesNo change in EU policy after Syria 'massacre'EU bins security contract, annoys LibyaFrance says Syria air strikes a possibility
- EU justifies keeping Syrian ambassador in good books May 30, 2012
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- The Irish underclass. March 26, 2012I came across this story by chance and although I am interested in crime and the underworld, this story is very poignant and sad. Roy Collins was...
- The Irish underclass. March 26, 2012
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- Marian Price Campaign Fundraiser Dublin 1st June May 30, 2012If you are free on Friday night, please come along to a great night of comedy and music at Ned Keenan's Comedy club, 74\74 Lr. Gardiner Street (junction with Talbot St.), in aid of the Free Marian Price Campaign.
- Marian Price Campaign Fundraiser Dublin 1st June May 30, 2012
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- Detail News 25/05/12 May 25, 2012With him on one side, and him on the other.
- Detail News 25/05/12 May 25, 2012
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- HSE leases – nationally May 29, 2012Part of an ongoing process. This document contains a breakdown of all lease arrangements the HSE is a party to: HSE OCR (PDF) HSE OCR (Text)
- HSE leases – nationally May 29, 2012
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- Communist Party of Ireland urges NO vote on Thursday 31st May Statement issued by the National Executive Committee calling upon the Irish people to come out and vote No the the permanent austerity treaty.
- Communist Party of Ireland urges NO vote on Thursday 31st May
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- Vita Cortex workers end 161 day sit-in following just resolution of dispute May 24, 2012The Vita Cortex workers left the company’s plant on the Kinsale Road in Cork for the last time shortly before 3.00 p.m. on Thursday, 24th May, bringing to an end their 161 day occupation of the facility. The move follows the payment by the company to the workers of the monies agreed as a final and just settlement to the long running dispute. SIPTU Manufactur […]
- Vita Cortex workers end 161 day sit-in following just resolution of dispute May 24, 2012
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- On Thursday Vote NO May 29, 2012
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- And for those waiting to make up their minds… May 30, 2012…they could do worse than read this from Slavoj Žižek on Europe and the Greeks… passed on by Wu Ming for which many thanks… On the choice between SYRIZA amd the right… And, as is usually the case when a real choice is on offer, the establishment is in a panic: chaos, poverty and violence [...]
- And for those waiting to make up their minds… May 30, 2012
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- English Translation of Metropolitan Observatory’s Crisis and Revolution in Europe Now Available for Free Download May 30, 2012“‘This crisis is a scam’ and ‘We won’t pay for the crisis’ are cries heard across the squares of Europe today. They are shouted by the Greek indignados, in the Spanish squares of the 15M movement and by the strikers in France in 2010. And, with somewhat different resonances, in the revolutions on the other [...]
- English Translation of Metropolitan Observatory’s Crisis and Revolution in Europe Now Available for Free Download May 30, 2012
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- GOOSIE GOOSIE GANLEY, WHERE SHALL WE WANDER? May 29, 2012Spotted in St. Stephens Green this morning, next to the ducks.
- GOOSIE GOOSIE GANLEY, WHERE SHALL WE WANDER? May 29, 2012
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- It is (un)official (but true): Spain is the fourth fallen Eurozone member-state May 29, 2012When the Spanish Prime Minister declared that the Spanish state would save Bankia while at the same time admitting that Spain could not raise the cash to do it, two were the plausible explanations of how this feat was to be achieved. One was that Spain would officially become the fourth Eurozone member-state to have [...]
- It is (un)official (but true): Spain is the fourth fallen Eurozone member-state May 29, 2012
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- Its not a fiscal union, its a fiscal straightjacket May 29, 2012Don’t piss down my back and tell me it’s raining.” This line from The Outlaw Josey Wales, the western, is self-explanatory. In contending that the Fiscal Treaty will solve our dilemma, the European Commission and European Central Bank are pissing down Ireland’s back and telling us it’s raining. The Fiscal Treaty will not solve Europe’s...
- Its not a fiscal union, its a fiscal straightjacket May 29, 2012
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- Paul Krugman’s Economic Blinders May 15, 2012In Mr. Krugman’s reading, private debts need not be written down or the tax system made more efficient. It is to be better subsidized – mainly with easier bank credit and more government spending. So I am afraid that his book might as well have been subtitled “How the Economy can Borrow its Way Out of Debt.” That is what budget deficits do: they add to the d […]
- Paul Krugman’s Economic Blinders May 15, 2012
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- Pay-to-play economists May 30, 2012from David Ruccio In an excerpt from his new book, Predator Nation, Charles H. Ferguson, the director of Inside Job, describes how “significant portions of American academia have deteriorated into ‘pay to play’ activities.” Academics on industry payrolls are now so numerous and powerful that they can often prevent universities, professional associations, and […]
- Pay-to-play economists May 30, 2012
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- Boone, Johnson and Wolf on the euro zone’s future May 30, 2012Peter Boone and Simon Johnson raise an alarm here. Martin Wolf reviews Germany’s options here. From Martin’s piece: Now turn to the second issue: how does Germany want the euro zone to be organised? This is how I understand the views of the German government and monetary authorities: no euro zone bonds; no increase in funds [...]
- Boone, Johnson and Wolf on the euro zone’s future May 30, 2012
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- New thinkpiece on social enterpriseMay 28th: Following on from their 2011 thinkpiece, Social Enterprise - An Overlooked Approach to Promoting Sustainable Economic Regeneration, Gerard Doyle and Tanya Lalor examine what the Programme for Government means for social enterprise. Click here to download their new thinkpiece, The Programme for Government - a new departure or a fase dawn for s […]
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- Bilderberg 2012: “Are you here for the brunch?” May 30, 2012The Guardian’s Charlie Skelton is in Chantilly, Virginia, ahead of the, whisper it, annual Bilderberg conference - “a small, flexible, informal and off-the-record international forum in which different viewpoints can be expressed and mutual understanding enhanced”. As he says at the Big G’s US News blog Everything’s set. The ho […]
- Bilderberg 2012: “Are you here for the brunch?” May 30, 2012
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- The Danes also want a referendum on the Fiscal Treaty May 30, 201235.410 signatures handed over to the European Affairs Committee. The signatures are not just about a referendum, but they also reflect the need for a broad discussion on the matter, said MEP Søren Søndergaard from the Danish People´s Movement against the EU, when the signatures were handed over to the Danish Parliament’s European Affairs Committee yesterday […]
- The Danes also want a referendum on the Fiscal Treaty May 30, 2012
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- PARENTS DESPAIR OVER JUBILEE EVENTS May 29, 2012** News from Celtic Press Events and celebrations surrounding the English monarchy are often a difficult time for nationalists from many of the Celtic
- PARENTS DESPAIR OVER JUBILEE EVENTS May 29, 2012
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- The national security state wins (again)Now that Mitt Romney is the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party, the media is already handicapping the presidential election big time, and the neck-and-neck opinion polls are pouring in. But whether President Obama gets his second term or Romney enters the Oval Office, there's a third candidate no one's paying much attention to, and that ca […]
- The national security state wins (again)
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- Egypt's Path Winds Toward Democracy May 30, 2012Egypt's presidential election ought to be celebrated as a great success for the forces of democracy in Egypt and the Arab world.
- Egypt's Path Winds Toward Democracy May 30, 2012
- Dissent Magazine Latest
- Pick Your Poison May 30, 2012I once helped draw blood from a wild falcon, its lithe wings gently lashed, its head covered to calm it. Biologists have been taking such tests for more than thirty years, tracking toxins in the predatory birds as they make landfall after spending months in Central and South America, where chemicals such as DDT and PCB arent banned like they are in the Unit […]
- Pick Your Poison May 30, 2012
- Phillip Weiss Latest
- ‘NYT’ chronicles underground passage from Egypt to Gaza May 30, 2012In yesterday's New York Times Mondoweiss contributor Ruqaya Izzidien crawls through one of the estimated 1,500 underground thoroughfares between Egypt and Gaza. :
- ‘NYT’ chronicles underground passage from Egypt to Gaza May 30, 2012
- Gush Shalom Latest
- A Bird’s Eye View May 25, 2012(Based on my article “The main Effort” published in Haaretz , May 4. 2012.)
- A Bird’s Eye View May 25, 2012
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What would happen if Ireland left the Euro?
Emmett O’Connell – The Consequences of Monetary Union (1972); The Economist – Coming In From The Cold, Lessons from Iceland: … the extra cost to a country of not standing by its banks can be surprisingly small… the benefits to … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Euro / Sovereign Money, ireland, Solutions, EU, ECB/IMF, Independence/Nationalism, iceland
Tagged euro, iceland, leave the euro, sterling, dollar, punt, irish pound, redenomination
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FINAL UPDATE: Citizen’s Campaign South East – Fiscal/Austerity Treaty Referendum: Public Meetings (Counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford, Wexford)
Update/change: Last public referendum meeting – Wexford Town (Tues 8pm St Josephs) FINAL UPDATE: TUESDAY 29th May Wexford town Wexford Sinn Féin @St Joseph’s Community Centre, Bishopswater, Wexford Town John Corcoran (Irish Commerical Tenants’ Association) Oisin Ó Conail (Co. Wexford … Continue reading
A Conservative Alternative to Austerity Economics
… the basic idea could hardly be simpler. The growth figures that dominate the headlines are of “real” gross domestic product, which means they are corrected for inflation. With nominal GDP they are uncorrected. The idea of targeting nominal GDP … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Solutions, Budget, EU, Commodities & Cost of Living, Germany, Austerity / Cutbacks, Fiscal Compact Treaty
Tagged austerity, alternatives, nominal GDP
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Euro-spawned divergent growth and inflation caused external payments imbalances
Euro-spawned divergent growth and inflation caused external payments imbalances. Government profligacy did not divide ‘saints’ from ‘sinners’. In the good years Germany was a near-sinner. Its budget deficit exceeded the Eurozone average and was a whisker below the 3% Maastricht … Continue reading
A Tale of Two Treaties: Citizens’ Guide
Ireland is being asked to approve two new international treaties and an amendment to the European Union Treaties. These are: 1. Treaty establishing the European Stability Mechanism (called ‘ESM Treaty’) 2. Treaty on Stability Co-ordination and Governance in the Economic … Continue reading
Nobody within our ranks i…
Nobody within our ranks is in agreement with the fiscal treaty. Everyone thinks it is a bad treaty. We don’t see any merit in it.
- David Begg, general secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions
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Tagged Fiscal Compact, irish referendum, permanent austerity treaty, sinn féin, stability treaty, vote no
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The evidence suggests tha…
The evidence suggests that Ireland will have continued access to EU funding until we have regained market access regardless of the outcome of the forthcoming referendum as long as we meet the terms of the programme.
- Seamus Coffey, Lecturer in Economics, University College Cork
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Tagged Fiscal Compact, irish referendum, permanent austerity treaty, sinn féin, stability treaty, vote no
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Fiscal/Austerity Treaty online information
AusterityTreaty.com – a clearinghouse for some of the best posts and links from around the web – including from the sites below; VoteNo2012.ie – Sinn Féin’s website for a No vote in the upcoming Austerity Treaty referendum; StabilityTreaty.org – hey, … Continue reading
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Tagged Fiscal Compact, irish referendum, permanent austerity treaty, stability treaty
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People’s Movement Referendum Campaign
Warning: Permanent Austerity Ahead! The People’s Movement has opened an office in central Dublin for the duration of the referendum campaign on the Permanent Austerity Treaty. The office is at 5 Cavendish Row, directly opposite the Gate Theatre. We are … Continue reading
Gilmore: Ireland could apply to IMF if we reject the treaty
Via Politics.ie: Gilmore: Ireland could apply to IMF for money even if treaty rejected | BreakingNews.ie Tánaiste: Ireland could apply for second bailout with No vote – Newstalk.ie
Posted in Economy, ireland, Accountability, EU, Fiscal Compact Treaty, Referendum, Permanent Austerity Treaty, IMF
Tagged imf, eamon gilmore, no vote
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“No Minister Noonan, I didn’t ‘misinterpret’ IMF…”
Tweets from Mark Paul, Sunday Times, regarding his story on IMF funding for Ireland in case of ‘No’ vote… 2h Mark Paul @MarkPaulST Reply Retweet Favorite · Open @SimonPRepublic thanks Simon. I wasn’t prepared for such a co-ordinated pincer … Continue reading
Posted in ireland, Fiscal Compact Treaty, Referendum, Permanent Austerity Treaty, IMF
Tagged michael noonan, mark paul, sunday times, imf loans, conditionality, no vote
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Ó Cuív says “No”
The Journal.ie- Ó Cuív breaks ranks to advocate No vote in Fiscal Compact: Ó Cuív told the Adhmhaidin show that a No vote against the fiscal compact would lead to the appraisal of the European Stability Mechanism treaty, which is … Continue reading
Morgan Kelly: Ireland’s future depends on breaking free from bailout
OPINION: Ireland is heading for bankruptcy, which would be catastrophic for a country that trades on its reputation as a safe place to do business, writes MORGAN KELLY WITH THE Irish Government on track to owe a quarter of a trillion … Continue reading
bizarre behaviour of NI Prison Service on Easter lily indicates forceful resonance the symbol
It has been reported that republican prisoners at the notorious Maghaberry Prison in Northern Ireland have once again been punished for wearing Easter Lily symbols this year. Prisoners who wore the symbol to commemorate the 1916 Easter Rising are reported … Continue reading
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Ghostbusters quote, with special guest, Karl Whelan
Those “out-of-context” quotes… … & supposed Sinn Féin leaflet controversy, in a nutshell. Courtesy of the original Ghostbusters, and Professor Karl Whelan(*): Dr. Karl Whelan: Everybody can relax, I found the car. Needs some suspension work and shocks. Brakes, brake … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, ireland, Accountability, Budget, Quotable Quotes, Fiscal Compact Treaty, Referendum, Permanent Austerity Treaty
Tagged sinn féin, karl whelan, quotes, leaflet
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Lá Féile Pádraig Shóna Duit / Happy Saint Patrick’s Day…
Warning: Totally Politically Correct: The Onion A.V. Club – “The old sow that eats her farrow”: 22 sobering depictions of Irish life [yayy!] Alan Partridge on the Irish: The Muppets – “Ohhh Dahnnny Boyyyy… der peeps, der peeps err cawling…”:
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Tagged Lá Féile Pádraig, saint patrick, Saint Patrick's Day
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Joke of the Day
An engineer, a biologist and an economist are washed ashore on a desert island. After a few days without food they are starving. Eventually, they stumble on a can of beans on the beach. They spend a few minutes considering … Continue reading
Lombard Street: “structure of the euro worsened divergences naturally arising from the differences between countries”
The structure of the euro worsened divergences naturally arising from the differences between the countries. The Dutch and Germans felt poorer than they actually were, the Spanish richer – and the low interest rates that were perceived as a benefit … Continue reading
Peter Mathews TD (FG) – “It’s now time for the ECB to establish fairness within the eurozone”
The last government agreed that the State should pay €31bn to IBRC (formerly Anglo and Irish Nationwide) over a 13-year schedule ending in 2025. The first payment of €3.1bn was made in March 2011. The next payment is due on … Continue reading
Automatic Austerity: 10 things you need to know about ’the Fiscal Compact’ (Corporate Europe Observatory)
On the 1st of March 2012, 25 EU heads of state or government will sign a new treaty[1], and if all goes as planned, it will enter into force early next year. The so called ‘Fiscal Compact’ was conceived in … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Euro / Sovereign Money, ireland, Bankers' Bailout, Budget, EU, ECB/IMF, ESM / European Stability Mechanism, Germany, Austerity / Cutbacks, Fiscal Compact Treaty, Referendum
Tagged eu, germany, eurozone, merkel, european stability mechanism, Fiscal Compact, EU-treaty, structural deficits, austerity programme, adjustment programme, Austerity Treaty, budget policies, European Court of Justice
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[Update] Guest Post with commentary: JP McKenna – Irish Bank Resolution Corporation: Debt Explained Exceptional Liquidity Assistance, Anglo Promissory Notes etc.
Note: Mr McKenna asked for this to be retweeted, so we are taking this as license to post it here. Additional comments by us are in [square brackets and italics]; we have also underlined what we regard as important points. … Continue reading
