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Wednesday, Feb 22nd 2012


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Reminder: ‘New Political Possibilities in Ireland for all Left-Wing Parties in Partnership with Civil Society’ Conference

JUST TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT THIS IS TOMORROW 5th of FEBURARY
Addmission 5 Euros on the door
Political Change and People Power
‘New Political Possibilities in Ireland for all Left-Wing Parties in Partnership with Civil Society’
Saturday, 5th February 2011

Gresham Hotel, Dublin
People Power and Left Unity: Towards a New Ireland for All People

This conference will allow left [...]

Conference: New Political Possibilities in Ireland for all Left-Wing Parties in Partnership with Civil Society

A Conference entitled ‘New Political Possibilities in Ireland for all Left-Wing Parties in Partnership with Civil Society‘ will be held on Monday January 31st in the Davenport Hotel, Dublin. The conference will give TDs and public representatives from Labour, Sinn Fein and the Left Alliance an opportunity to showcase their economic [...]

Ireland Being Sacrificed for the Euro

Seven developed countries will need to borrow larger percentage of GDP than Ireland in 2011 - IMF Report. So, despite high interest rates on bonds now, our borrowing needs are well behind USA, France, Italy, Greece, Japan, Belgium, Portugal: There isn’t any talk to these higher borrowers, so clearly this is not the reality for [...]

Unemployment, Emigration and Growth

The seasonally adjusted unemployment figures show a fall of 6,500 signing on the live register. This is totally due to emigration.  In fact, it is highly likely that the figures would have risen and not fallen, were it not for the scale of emigration right now, which is the now at its highest annual level [...]

Irish Wealth and a Fairer Society

If we update the Bank of Ireland Asset Management Report on the ‘Wealth of the Nation’ (2006), we can get a pretty accurate picture of how much wealth there still is in the country. That report stated that there were 33,000 millionaires in Ireland in 2006.
Firstly, the report estimated that there were 330 individuals whose [...]

Sins of the Father

Sins of the Father:

Tracing the Decisions

That Shaped the Irish Economy,

by Conor McCabe

from The History Press

Now Available as an e-Book.

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