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Tag Archives: politics
For what, exactly, are we borrowing billions?
This is a expanded version of my column in the Irish Examiner 18 May 2013. Hardly a week goes by now without a minister or backbencher reminding us, usually in stern , schoolmasterly tones, that “we are borrowing a billion … Continue reading
Posted in Blogpost, Journalism
Tagged borrowing, economy, framing, government, mental accounting, politics
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The richies are different….
So Richie Boucher, the CEO of Bank of Ireland, is on a salary and benefits package of over 800k. The BoI AGM is on today, and the Irish taxpayer owns 15% of BoI. The minister for finance has declined to vote to … Continue reading
The behavioural aspects of the collapse of the Croke Park Extension
This is a expanded version of a column published in the Irish Examiner 20 April 2013. In the christian bible the First Book of Kings has a wonderful vignette of how not to win friends and influence people. King Rehoboham … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged behaviour, current-events, government, negotiation, politics
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Ban this Filth NOW (that’d be €500 notes…)
Fighting crime is a tough job. And so, shortcuts are often proposed. The latest is to : ban €500 notes. These dastardly beasts (introduced to not annoy Germans who used DM1000 bills) are it seems uniquely the provenance of criminals. … Continue reading
A song for europe…and cyprus
To some a song for Europe will always be Ted and Dougal…. but for the modern generation the superb Gavin Kostik has, following from his 10 Commandments, a new one. There’s a hole in the system, dear Draghi, dear Draghi, … Continue reading
Did (does?) Michael Noonan support haircutting guaranteed depositors in Cyprus?
This is well worth reading : http://t.co/7xKBLBaEhc . The account suggests he did. Whatever about the merits, and there are some, of bailing in large depositors, pretty much everyone agrees that the idea of hitting deposits that were believed to be guaranteed was … Continue reading
STEM and HSS journal cuts in Irish University Libraries
Universities are research and teaching institutions, and at the core of research lies the ability of the researcher to discover what is and what is not known about an area. This in effect involves as comprehensive review of the literature … Continue reading
Posted in Blogpost
Tagged Academia, economy, libraries, politics, research, science, smart economy
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Turkey Senators to vote for Christmas
Rarely do we see parliaments voting themselves out of existence. When this happens it is usually because the country has been invaded, or dismembered in some other way. In Ireland we saw of course that the Irish Parliament voted itself … Continue reading
Posted in Blogpost
Tagged government senators, irish parliament, politics, Seanad, self preservation, senate
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Why we should keep and abolish the Seanad ; Sean(s), Science and Senators
Sometimes a debate comes along in the upper house that is worth listening to. Usually, and this is I think, down to the (limited) franchise, this comes from the university senators. Last week Senator Sean Barrett (TCD) moved a series … Continue reading
Posted in Blogpost
Tagged government, politicians, politics, quango, science, Seanad, university senators
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Entrepreneurship research in ireland
So with all the government fuss about the innovation island and the innovation economy, with all the (lip service?) paid to empowering entrepeneursip and with the push to make Irish universities into powerhouses of entrepreneurial enablement, nobody seems to have … Continue reading
Posted in Blogpost
Tagged business, business schools, economy, Entrepreneurship, politics
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