The Irish Economy

Contributions compiled in the aftermath of the financial crash of 2008 that represent some particular concerns at the time for the Irish economy

2009

• The Blame Game

• Preliminary Comments on NAMA

• The Lisbon Treaty

• More on NAMA

• No Consensus

• Ireland's Hidden Tax Bubble

• Tentative Recovery

• Dealing with Recession

• Lack of Competitiveness

• Taxing Wealth

• Patent Nonsense!

• Welfare Fraud

• The Budget

2010

• Breaking with the Euro

• Water - too much yet too little

• Exit of George Lee

• Bank Despair

• Michael O'Leary - again in the news

• Tackling Unemployment

• Anglo Irish Bank - again

• Democratic Deficit

• Iceland and Ireland: economic comparisons

• A 30 Year Cycle

• Looming Crisis

• Crisis Deepens

2011

• Health Matters

2013

• Apple's iTax

• Ireland in Transition

• Facebook or Faceless!