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President Michael D Higgins says Irish economy recovering (IrishCentral)

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 07:33:36 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Irish President Michael D Higgins told a group of business leaders in Croatia this week that the Irish economy is recovering.

Hey Senator Levin - Ireland is NOT a tax haven (IrishCentral)

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 07:49:15 PDT

Senator Carl Levin has been pointing hisfinger at Ireland, claiming it is a "tax haven"{Photo: Christian Science Monitor}Senator Carl Levin keeps moaning about Ireland and its corporate tax rate, restating his position that Ireland is a tax haven This is despite the fact that he is only talking about one company - Apple Computers - and the operations he is talking about are not resident in Ireland for tax purposesWhat the Irish do and have been doing is not new and is no secret: they entice companies to locate in Ireland with a low corporate tax rate READ MORE

US billionaire backs Irish economy’s turnaround in response to crisis (IrishCentral)

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:23:44 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

An American billionaire has described his investment in one of Ireland’s ailing banks as his ‘best ever’.

Opposition party Fianna Fail says no to further austerity measure for Irish economy (IrishCentral)

Wed, 01 May 2013 09:47:11 PDT

By: PADDY CLANCY

Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin has signaled that his party will no longer support the type of austerity measures that have marked budgetary policy over the past five years.

Will Ireland's emigrants catch a break on property tax? (IrishCentral)

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 01:01:50 PST

Ireland's Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan,introduced the new property taxIn all the time I have lived in Ireland there has never been a property tax That is all about to change as the government is rolling out a tax on residential property this year Irish homeowners will start to see the bills for tax owed on their homes from next month READ MORE

$30 billion boost for Irish economy as Enda Kenny strikes deal on Anglo-Irish Bank (IrishCentral)

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 04:17:43 PST

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

The Irish economy is to receive a $30billion boost after the government successfully renegotiated the promissory note deal on Anglo Irish Bank payments.

Ireland and the debt deal - 24 hours of farce and high drama (IrishCentral)

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 04:01:23 PST

Mario Draghi, head of the European Central BankThe end is nigh; the sky is falling We're all doomed, doomed I tell ya That was Wednesday night in Ireland READ MORE

President Obama can reform immigration and stimulate the economy -- build a border fence (IrishCentral)

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:01:26 PST

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Drinking and the death of rural Ireland - the demise of pubs, the drink driving permit and isolation (IrishCentral)

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 05:16:15 PST

Small rural pubs like this one in Templemore, Co Tipperary are closing at a rapid paceDon't you just love the way that story about Kerry County Councilor Danny Healy Rae's proposal on drink driving has gone global? The bould Danny outraged all the politically correct nanny staters in Ireland last week by suggesting that customers in small rural pubs should be allowed to drive home slowly along quiet country roads after having a couple of pints But it wasn't just the horror at what he was proposing that got to the PC brigade What made it even worse for the High and Mighty here was the international coverage the story got, since it fitted all the stereotypes about the Irish and booze, and it had the added bonus of an eccentric looking Kerryman at its center READ MORE

Survey shows mixed sales figures in Ireland over Christmas shopping season (IrishCentral)

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:59:51 PST

By: IC Staff Writers

Figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show the volume of retail sales fell by 0.1% in December compared with November on the back of weak car sales.

Is Ireland sinking again? 87,000 emigrate and unemployment still 14.6 percent (IrishCentral)

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:52:42 PST

By: IRISH VOICE EDITORIAL

What would the unemployment level be in Ireland if emigration were not, once again, the safety valve it has traditionally been?

ECB yet to agree to Irish Government request to renegotiate terms of bank bail-out (IrishCentral)

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 05:34:26 PST

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Irish government ministers have admitted to ‘difficulties’ in their bid to renegotiate the terms of the bank bailout deal with the European Central Bank.

Bill Gates backs Ireland to bounce back from austerity programme (IrishCentral)

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:47:16 PST

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates has praised Ireland’s efforts to recover from the collapse of the Celtic Tiger – and claimed the Irish economy will bounce back within two to four years.

Barack Obama is finally creating jobs -- in Ireland of all places (IrishCentral)

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:31:17 PST

By: RACHAEL LAIRD

Barack Obama is creating jobs -- in Ireland.

Trial date for disgraced Anglo Irish Bank boss Sean FitzPatrick set for next January (IrishCentral)

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 01:26:23 PST

By: KERRY O'SHEA

Sean FitzPatrick, the former chief executive of the now defunct Anglo Irish Bank, will not stand trial until next January for his alleged crimes.

Study confirms young Irish male suicide increase due to collapse in economy (IrishCentral)

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 04:58:48 PST

By: RACHAEL LAIRD

Since March 2011, the Men’s Health Forum in Ireland (MHFI - www.mhfi.org) has been working on an all-Ireland ‘Young Men and Suicide Project’ (YMSP). This cross-Border initiative was jointly funded by the Public Health Agency in Northern Ireland and the National Office for Suicide Prevention in the Republic of Ireland.

Enda Kenny discusses Irish film industry with ‘Lincoln’s’ Daniel Day Lewis and Steven Spielberg – VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 05:20:35 PST

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

Rubbing shoulders with Hollywood’s finest, Prime Minister Enda Kenny met with ‘Lincoln’ Star Daniel Day Lewis and director Steven Spielberg last Sunday.

Senior New York Times writer launches hit job on Irish economic recovery -- ‘Everywhere..abandoned housing projects rot, waist high weeds sprouting’ (IrishCentral)

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 03:00:35 PST

Horses in a field in front of a new house which has been left unfinished in Co Leitrim If the Irish government were hoping for a positive spin as they take over the presidency of Europe for six months they will be disappointed with the New Year’s Day hit job article in The New York TimesIn an article entitled 'From Ireland to Greece: The New Fiscal Reality' in the print edition of the newspaper, Suzanne Daley, former National Editor and now a senior foreign correspondent, had nothing good to say“In Ireland government austerity measures have pummeled the fragile economy with cuts in service and higher taxes,” she writes READ MORE

Irish fishermen fall on very hard times due to EU rules -- “Deadliest Catch” one of the most admired shows on TV (IrishCentral)

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 06:30:38 PDT

Daithi O'SeI remember being in a pub when I was young, the place was packed and there was smoke everywhere It looked like a bomb had just hit it To add to all this there was this man smoking a £10 note It was in the early 1980’s and in my own parish at home in Corca Duibhne (West Kerry) READ MORE

Thierry Henry's handball cost the Irish economy $150 million (IrishCentral)

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 07:40:29 PDT

However depressed Irish people are living in a depressed economy, it just got a little bit worse today when financial experts estimated that Thierry Henry’s blatant handball that cost the Irish soccer team a place in the 2010 World Cup also cost the Irish economy at least $150 millionThat’s right, $150 millionSo says Owen James, Financial analyst, of London’s prestigious Centre For Economics And Business Research“Based on figures on household expenditure and other factors, I estimate the Irish economy will lose out to the tune of £100million ($150 million) READ MORE