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The Running Sore that is Anglo Part 2,339

So Minister Creighton is happy, she has gotten positive indications from Berlin that they will look favourably on our negotiations on the Anglo Promissory note. Of course thats nice and all but then the people that have to make the … Continue reading

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After Merkel…Ireland’s unpalatable choices

So, it seems now that Dr Merkel backs the idea that no, there should be no retrospective debt deal. Where does that leave us? We have invested 20+ billion into the pillar banks (or another word starting with P and … Continue reading

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The real problem country in Europe….

This is an extended version of an opinion piece published in the Irish Examiner Saturday 25 May 2012 So another European summit concludes inconclusively, with the poor ole can again booted down the road, hopefully avoiding the fork that said … Continue reading

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Default, Regulatory Capture and Banks

Last night in the (darkened, of course for the books and not very conducive to photography on the hoof) confines of the TCD Library Long Room Senator Sean Barrett launched “What if Ireland Defaults”, the book of essays previously noted on the irish debt … Continue reading

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What if Ireland Defaults?

Well, if you want to know the answer to that question you will have to buy my new book, which contains a bunch of essays. Contributors include: Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz Constantin Gurdgiev, Megan Greene, Seamus Coffey and  Stephen Kinsella … Continue reading

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