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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Jobs, education and industrial inertia
This is a hyperlinked version of a column published in the Irish Examiner on Saturday 28 April 2012 Recent research for the USA suggests that not only are many recoveries from crashes etc jobless for a long time, but that … Continue reading
Restrictive Practices in Higher Education in Ireland
The Chairman of the Higher education Authority is no stranger to controversy. His most recent interesting comment came when he commented against the “restrictive work practices” of the third level, stating “There are very restrictive HR practices imposed on our higher … Continue reading
A week in higher education
This is an expanded and linked version of the column “My Education Week” which appears each Tuesday in the Irish Times. This week is Trinity Week, culminating in the Trinity Ball, which means teaching semester is over. Which, if one … Continue reading
Posted in Blogpost, Journalism
Tagged Academia, academics, economy, education analysts, education pedagogy, Europe, financial economists, researcher, universities
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17% of NAMA sold to un-named private investors
Reblogged from NAMA Wine Lake: You’d think buyers would be queuing up around the block of Upper Merrion Street following the decision of the Government to sell the 17% of NAMA currently owned by Irish Life Investment Managers. Well, too … Continue reading
Minister says NAMA can continue to operate even if balance sheet-insolvent
Reblogged from NAMA Wine Lake: It seems to be a moot point for the time being given that NAMA is saying it will make a profit of €200m in 2011, but Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan last week said in … Continue reading
Bahrain – whats so special about its F1 Race
There is an awful lot of debate still ongoing about the running of the F1 in Bahrain. The pretty odious Bernie Eccelstone , whos hobbies include comparing women to domestic appliances and praising hitler has said that the raging battles … Continue reading
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Tagged apartheid, Bahrain, boycott, formula one, human rights, Motor racing, sport
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The Fiscal Compact and Ireland
I was asked to address the Oireachtas Subcommittee on European Affairs on the issue of the Fiscal Compact, and did so this morning (18 May 2012). Below is the briefing note which I forwarded to the members. We were asked … Continue reading
Posted in Blogpost
Tagged competitveness, economy, Europe, financial economists, Fiscal Compact, greece, History, politics, Promissory Notes, Referendum
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Bundes-boobery
One of the first ever pieces of non academic work which I wrote was, shortly after leaving the central bank of Ireland in 1992, to suggest that we should consider ditching the then Irish punt and adopting the then Deutsche … Continue reading
Posted in Blogpost
Tagged Bundesbank, crisis, economy, euro, Growth, inflation, Piigs
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Spain Courtney Doyle now based in London
Reblogged from NAMA Wine Lake: With thanks to an eagle-eyed member of this blog’s audience, it seems that a developer, reputedly one of the NAMA Top 20, is now based in London. Spain Courtney Doyle – their website won’t open … Continue reading
Euro crisis will require some hard choices to be faced.
This is a version of an opinion piece originally published in the Irish Examiner Sat 14 April 2012. See http://www.irishexaminer.com/business/euro-crisis-still-very-much-alive-and-pressing-190499.html. It hasn’t gone away you know? The Euro crisis? Its back, waxing and waning. Italy struggles to raise money at … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglo, banking, Central Bank, ECB, economy, Europe, Fiscal Compact, greece, ireland, politics, Referendum
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