Tag Archives: ireland

Will Irish Banks need further recapitalisation? If so, who will pay?

Posted on April 19, 2013 by

This is a version of my column in The Irish Examiner on 6 April 2013 . It was written before the talk at the Cantillon School at which the Central Bank revealed that upwards of 25b of SME loans were now … Continue reading →

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TCD : ‘Leiden’ the pack in Irish universities

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

The Leiden world university rankings are out. We’re ranked at 48, up from 63 last year, and have therefore moved into the top 50 in the world in this ranking. UCD is ranked 281, UCC 181. Which is nice…but dont … Continue reading →

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Bank of Ireland – wasting your money hand over fist

Posted on November 30, 2012 by

So this Am I got a text message from BoI – you know, the best looking horse in the glue factor that is the Irish banking system, the entity of which we own 1/3  “Our records indicate that you have … Continue reading →

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Full Property Price Details Ireland Jan 2010-Sep 2012

Posted on September 30, 2012 by

Ok, the site (www.propertypriceregister.ie) is awful. But you can download data (in csv). Below is a full download to save the aggravation (in xlsx format) of all property sold in Ireland since 2010 January. File is c 3mb…. PropertyPrices2010Jan-2012Sep

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Taxes, Land and Wealth

Posted on August 18, 2012 by

This is an expanded version of a column published in the Irish Examiner 25 August 2012. One of the defining characteristics of Irish governance is the inability to make decision based on evidence. All to often we substitute evidence-based policy, … Continue reading →

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Y=C+I+G+(X-M)

Posted on June 23, 2012 by

This is an expanded and linked version of my column in the Irish Examiner of Saturday 23 June 2012. One of the striking elements of the last half decade has been the way in which the public dialog has become … Continue reading →

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What do you think of Ireland’s industrial policy? I think it would be a splendid idea!

Posted on June 10, 2012 by

Reblogged from NAMA Wine Lake: Here is a car. In fact, it’s quite a special car. It’s the Duesenberg Simone, a one-off car produced in 1938/9 by the American car manufacturer Duesenberg. Duesenberg was like the American Rolls Royce in … Continue reading →

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Restrictive Practices in Higher Education in Ireland

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

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 →

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Euro crisis will require some hard choices to be faced.

Posted on April 14, 2012 by

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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What if Ireland Defaults?

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

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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