Ireland Calling
by John SpainJohn doesn't mince words, and uses the unminced words to talk about Ireland's problems.
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Ireland Calling for July 2012
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 08:21 AM
No one here seems to find any of this a problem. I don't have the latest figures, but the number of guns per 100 population in Ireland is around five. It's an insult to the intelligence of the American people that nothing is done about gun control once and for all.
The state of play in Irish economy -- the IMF tells it like it is
It's sad but true that we are unlikely to get real reform here until it's shoved down our throats by the EU and the IMF.
Fifty Shades of Green - formerly reserved Catholic Ireland goes wild for 'mommy porn'
In comparison, Fifty Shades is as erotic as the Bible.
Germans need to pay for much of Irish bailout after Euro crisis -- Finally, some hard facts hit home as reality dawns for Merkel
If we were irresponsible, so were they. On that basis, it's only fair that the cost of sorting out the mess in the Irish banks should involve the German taxpayer as well as the Irish taxpayer.
