Enda Kenny Says Fiscal Compact Won't Bring More Austerity

Enda Kenny Says Fiscal Compact Won't Bring More Austerity

Enda Kenny was on the radio this morning, talking about his recent head-patting encounter with Nicolas Sarkozy.  He says the new fiscal compact won't cause any more austerity than we [...]

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Making Sense of Anglo Debt, Promissory Notes and Burning Money in the Central Bank

Making Sense of Anglo Debt, Promissory Notes and Burning Money in the Central Bank

For years, I thought my bank had a stock of anti-money in its vaults, and when my few shillings came into contact with the stuff, they were instantly annihilated.  They [...]

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Limerick Local Heroes

Limerick Local Heroes

Anger is a positive emotion. There's a lot of it going around lately, and it grows deeper by the day, not helped by our prime minister telling the world that [...]

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It's Not Your Fault, Says Enda Kenny. You're Just Mad.

It's Not Your Fault, Says Enda Kenny. You're Just Mad.

Enda Kenny told us in December that the financial crisis is not our fault, but yesterday he told the rest of the world that we're all mad, so which is [...]

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Investigating Anglo-Irish Bank

Investigating Anglo-Irish Bank

If you were in charge of a criminal investigation into the collapse of a bank, how many people would you put on the job? Hmm.  Now there's a tough one. [...]

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IMF Warns of Global Economic Collapse Due To Euro Crisis

IMF Warns of Global Economic Collapse Due To Euro Crisis

The IMF is now saying that small countries shouldn't be rescuing the European banking system on their own and that the EU as a whole should step in to deal [...]

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Ireland's Catholic Guilt Forces Us To Pay The Bondholders

Ireland's Catholic Guilt Forces Us To Pay The Bondholders

Klaus Masuch shifts uncomfortably in his seat as Vincent Browne commits the ultimate sin by asking him a direct question and refusing to accept bland, meaningless jargon for an answer. [...]

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Occupy March, Limerick

Occupy March, Limerick

This just came in.  While I might quibble with some of the details, I can't disagree with the sentiments. Be angry, folks.  Be angry at the plundering and theft of [...]

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Troika Inspectors Give Ireland an A-Grade

Troika Inspectors Give Ireland an A-Grade

Well, aren't we the best boys and girls in the whole wide world? Yet again, we've managed to hit our targets for the Troika, and all we had to do [...]

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Is Marks and Spencer the Answer to Limerick's Problems?

Is Marks and Spencer the Answer to Limerick's Problems?

I want to welcome another new contributor to Bock. Nigel Dugdale is a young Limerick journalist and singer with a passion for social issues.  We can expect to see much [...]

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