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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.

Cork welcomes Global Technology Leaders for ITLG Summit (IrishCentral)

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 05:06:33 PST

By: JANE WALSH

Cork will host many of Silicon Valley’s most successful entrepreneurs, senior technology executives and investors next week when the Irish Technology Leadership Group (ITLG) arrives in Ireland for the Global Technology Leaders Summit.

Court to question Sean Quinn children over assets in bankruptcy hearing (IrishCentral)

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 05:03:11 PST

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

All five children of fallen Irish billionaire Sean Quinn, who was once Ireland's richest man, and three of their spouses will reportedly face cross-examination about their assets in the Irish High Court this week.

Gay bars in Ireland feeling pinch in recession as attitudes change (IrishCentral)

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 05:03:31 PST

By: DARA KELLY

Several gay bars have been closing around Ireland in the past few months due to the economic recession and more liberal attitudes about homosexuality in the general population.

New York Times paints a picture of a mythical 'green' Ireland (IrishCentral)

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 04:45:59 PST

Electric car charging point - they're not hard to find in Ireland,but you're more likely to see a unicorn than to see someoneusing one of thesePerhaps over Christmas you came across a NY Times article about Ireland and carbon tax The article essentially claimed that the Irish people had swallowed Al Gore's Kool Aid en masse and have experienced an environmental and economic miracle thanks to our new found environmentalismIf you did happen to see that article you were hopefully asking yourself one key question: is any of this true? The answer, in a word, is 'no READ MORE

Majority of Irish people have less than $65 a month to live on after paying bills (IrishCentral)

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 04:43:27 PST

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Almost two million people in Ireland are broke after paying their bills every month according to a new survey.

Enda Kenny tells Europe that Ireland is over the worst of the recession (IrishCentral)

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 04:27:20 PST

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Prime Minister Enda Kenny has told Europe’s power brokers that Ireland may be over the worst of the recession.