Ireland’s Global Economic Forum will discuss the power of Diaspora

I am assuming LoyalCitizen is refering to Bill Clinton's fee from the 'Washington Speakers Bureau'. I don't know, but I wouldn't be surprised if Bill Clinton is waiving his usual fee. I may be foolish but I believe Bill Clinton has a genuine interest in Ireland's fate. I find it amusing that Bertie Ahern is also a member of that organization, in the same league as president Clinton as he struts around the globe telling anyone who will listen, how he created the Celtic Tiger, ha,ha,ha,ha,ha Must be the Bass.

As Bill Clinton is going to be at the forum we are going to be fleeced again.

Increase opportunities for the children of the diaspora to attend college in Ireland at the same rate as others in the EU pay. This would bring cash into the universities and feed the economy with parents visiting probably once a year. Also there is a huge potential market in America for organic and non GMO products such as Irish butter, dairy and lamb if marketed in the right way. Whole Foods and others like it would be a good start.

For Ireland.the power of the diaspora outweighs the power of the European Union. There are 80 million descnded Irish. 38, 000,000 in the U.S. alone. However, the brilliant plan to take advantageof this is to sell pedigrees. Hobble an Irish retirement and hand the country over to Eastern Europeans. Dublin genius is smaller than a tea bag.

Bill Clinton appears to have a genuine interest in what happens in Ireland. Glad to see he wasn't just after the Irish American vote for himself and his wife.