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Despite economic misery of the Irish our sports will always be our pride -- the glow of optimism that comes with athlete's success (IrishCentral)

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 05:19:11 PDT

Robbie Keane shakes hands with his English opponents last week in Wembley StadiumLet's get one thing straight before we go any further – the streets of London are not paved with gold no matter what that song might try to tell youThey are, however, paved with optimism and prosperity and talk of economic recovery and expansion and employment, all welcome discoveries on last week’s flying visit to the home of footballYou see, there is none of the doom and gloom currently accompanying ordinary, everyday life in Dublin when you cross the Irish Sea and land in the English capital READ MORE

Half of Ireland’s traditional pubs set to close due to economic woes (IrishCentral)

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 04:56:37 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Half of Ireland’s pubs and bars are in danger of closure thanks to the current recession according to a new report.

Living off the land, GAA sporting pride and economic woes bring sad times too (IrishCentral)

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 04:19:10 PDT

I'm in the cottage kitchen with the door open because it is fine outside and a lady butterfly comes dancing in She flutters around my head for a moment before elegantly fluttering away out into the sunshine again Some days in the west are garnished by stray little images like this, matterless things that actually matter She changes my morning mood infinitely for the better READ MORE

Young people worst affected by Ireland’s economic crash as emigration soars (IrishCentral)

Wed, 15 May 2013 04:59:40 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Ireland’s recession is hitting the young hardest and fuelling the growth in emigration according to new research.

Irish Consul Noel Kilkenny named as keynote speaker at NY economic development conference (IrishCentral)

Fri, 03 May 2013 12:38:30 PDT

By: JANE WALSH

Irish Consul General in New York Noel Kilkenny has been announced as the keynote speaker at the annual convention of the New York State Economic Development Council. The annual event runs from May 22-24 in Saratoga Springs.

Ireland’s oldest stock broking firm says country remains economically vulnerable (IrishCentral)

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:39:41 PDT

By: PADDY CLANCY

Ireland should apply for a precautionary aid program as part of its bailout exit strategy, Goodbody Stockbrokers said this week.

2013 Rich List show number of Irish billionaires has doubled since economic crash (IrishCentral)

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:36:07 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

The number of billionaires in Ireland has almost doubled in recent years, according to the latest Sunday Times Rich List.

Cork launches funding drive to promote social and economic growth (IrishCentral)

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:17:25 PDT

By: Irish Voice Reporters

E Cork Foundation, a new not-for-profit funding organization established by a group of leading business and public figures to help drive social and economic growth throughout the Cork region, was launched last week at the Port of Cork, Custom House Street in Cork by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney and the chairman of the Cork Foundation Strategic Board, Sean O’Driscoll, the chairman and CEO of Glen Dimplex.

Enda Kenny urges Britain to stay in EU at packed London School of Economics address (IrishCentral)

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 05:17:26 PDT

Kenny: urges Britain to stay inEuropean Union in keyLondon addressIrish Prime Minister Enda Kenny used a highly anticipated speech at the prestigious London School of Economics (LSE) yesterday afternoon to urge Britain to stay in the European Union (EU) and to set out Ireland's vision for the remainder of its presidency of the organization"We regard Britain's contribution to the EU as being of exceptional importance," the Prime Minister told the packed crowd"And I share Prime Minister Cameron's view that Britain should remain a part of the Union"Kenny - who like most Irish political leaders wants Britain to remain in the European Union despite a promised referendum on the matter - said that the countries' shared history meant that membership of the Union was a matter of common interest for the two neighbours READ MORE

Socialism for the rich, capitalism for the poor - “Tempered with Reality: Economic Theory and the Real World” (IrishCentral)

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 05:46:46 PST

Irish economist AP O’Malley has studied the global economy for a quarter of a century, and being Irish he also found himself compelled by it to make a life here in the US READ MORE

The time for Irish unity is now -- economically, politically it makes perfect sense (IrishCentral)

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:36:37 PST

By: MARC COLEMAN

Imagine alien economists landing from another planet to assess the state of the Irish economy. (Don’t laugh, for many Irish that is what the last few years have felt like, as troika economists – highly respected and capable but with very different frames of reference to most Irish people – have visited our shores). What would those alien economists say?

The first thing they’d have difficulty understanding is why an island nation of 6.5 million people on the edge of Europe has been split into two separate tax, currency and legal systems.

Mary Robinson claims Ireland will emerge as a stronger nation from economic crisis (IrishCentral)

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 04:23:50 PST

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

A former Irish President has claimed that Ireland will emerge ‘stronger than ever’ from the current economic crisis.

Immigrants flooding into Ireland despite bad economic times there (IrishCentral)

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 07:24:29 PST

By: JAMES O'BRIEN

Though Ireland’s economy remains in poor shape, there is no shortage of foreigners from around the world seeking legal residency and citizenship there, new Irish government figures show.

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

American bondholder backs Ireland to produce phenomenal economic turnaround (IrishCentral)

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 04:47:38 PST

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

The American investor who stands to make a $6billion profit on Irish bonds has backed the country to produce ‘one of the best investments of the decade’.

Why Mitt Romney won the debate despite what the media says -- Romney polled much better on key economic issues after stand-off (IrishCentral)

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 03:00:23 PDT

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A lot more action needed by Fine Gael/Labour coalition to save Ireland from economic ruin (IrishCentral)

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 05:32:49 PDT

Eamon Gilmore and Enda Kenny (Eamonn Farrell / Photocall Ireland)There was a huge sense of relief when the Fine Gael/Labor coalition took over the government here after the last election, nearly two years ago now The last government had led us into an economic catastrophe, presiding over a bubble that saw our banks almost wiped out, our state finances bankrupted and our modern nation forced to accept a bailout from the IMF, like some banana republic Ever since, our economy has been sliding into a steep decline, with unemployment now over 14 percent and mass emigration back again So there was enormous relief that Fianna Fail was out READ MORE

While Ireland punches above its weight, Spain is too big to fail - in football and economically (IrishCentral)

Sun, 17 Jun 2012 06:15:20 PDT

Despite the might of its football team and the fact it got a better bailout deal from Europe, Ireland is likely to triumph Spain, writes Paul AllenWe used to laugh at the English Every European Championship they qualified for they believed they would win itBut while England fans took a more sober approach regarding their chances at Euro 2012, Ireland’s cheer leading brigade managed to convince themselves we would crush Croatia, spank Spain and lashItaly READ MORE

Tax the Rich (IrishCentral)

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 07:50:15 PDT

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THE suggestion by billionaire Warren Buffet that the "mega-rich" pay more taxes should be taken up in Ireland and, indeed, across the globe.

Cartoon of John Perkin's Economic Hitmen (IrishCentral)

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 01:10:15 PST

The advice the Irish government took during the Celtic Tiger period became universal advice across the world media: do what Ireland is doing In the Celtic Tiger period, any Irish politician that went against globally-propogated Celtic Tiger mythos would have been ousted for being a backward culchie that wasn't with the modern answers Experts in the country aped the happy talk about Irish de-regulation they read by bigger experts on TV for years Self-congratulation on bubble pumping was all you got in Irish media READ MORE