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‘From Crisis to Resilience’ - Schumacher Ireland Summer School 2012

Posted in Economy, Ireland on Apr 29th, 2012 No Comments »

[For more information, see here.]

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SEANIE SAYS VOTE YES ON 31 MAY

Posted in Irish Capitalism on Apr 28th, 2012 No Comments »

[Image taken from http://p.twimg.com/AntBX7KCAAMyRvR.jpg]

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IRELAND’S GOLDEN SHOWER

Posted in Irish Capitalism, irish culture, Irish Middle Class, Ireland on Apr 22nd, 2012 No Comments »


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IRISH PRIVATE ENTERPRISE DEBT, OUTSTANDING AMOUNTS, 2011

Posted in god's away on business, Banks, Ireland on Apr 21st, 2012 No Comments »

Irish outstanding credit remains dominated by finance and real estate - a ratio of 4:1 between these sectors and the rest of private enterprise.
Credit advanced to Financial Vehicle Corporations accounts for 39 per cent of all outstanding credit, and 70 per cent of all financial intermediary credit.
A short introduction to Financial Vehicle Corporations in Ireland […]

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ARMOIN RESIDENTIAL SECURITIES, €2.5 BILLION, AND THE IRISH STATE

Posted in god's away on business, Banks, Ireland on Apr 21st, 2012 1 Comment »

[With thanks to jackbethel]
Two weeks ago the Irish State via the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation paid out full value of €2.5 billion to investors in Armoin Residential Securities - a residential mortgage-backed special purpose vehicle set up by Irish Nationwide in 2009 and listed in the IFSC for tax avoidance purposes - these SPVs remain […]

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0.5 PER CENT OF 2011 IRISH BANK SME LENDING WENT INTO I.T. - 45 PER CENT WENT INTO REAL ESTATE AND FINANCE

Posted in Banks, Ireland on Apr 20th, 2012 No Comments »

Irish bank investment strategies…
Figures from the Central Bank of Ireland, table A14.1

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Young Historians’ panel at the Cuirt International Festival of Literature in Galway

Posted in History, Ireland on Apr 20th, 2012 1 Comment »

History Discussion
Friday 27th April - The Mechanics Institute - 6:30pm
In the special setting of the Mechanics Institute, Middle Street, Galway, three Young Historians will present on their areas of expertise.
John Borgonovo lectures in History at University College Cork. He has published extensively on the Irish Revolution of 1916-1923, including the books, Spies, Informers, and the […]

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DONNYBROOK GHOSTOWN - APRIL 2012

Posted in Bankrupt ireland on Apr 19th, 2012 No Comments »

Taken on Monday, 17 April 2012

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NAMA EXPLAINED

Posted in Banks on Apr 18th, 2012 No Comments »


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Ah, For F**ks Sake

Posted in Bankrupt ireland, Irish Times, Banks on Apr 17th, 2012 No Comments »

Ah, it could be worse. I could have paid money to read this article:
“Böll was writing about the Ireland of half a century ago, but how much, in its mass psychology and deep culture, has the country really changed since? Were we not, in the boom years, still in the grip of a 19th-century land […]

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