Comments on: In Search of The Pope’s Children http://www.davidmcwilliams.ie/2006/10/25/in-search-of-the-popes-children?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-search-of-the-popes-children The website of economist, author and broadcaster, David McWilliams Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:55:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: cynthia lea http://www.davidmcwilliams.ie/2006/10/25/in-search-of-the-popes-children/comment-page-1#comment-34574 cynthia lea Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:40:19 +0000 http://www.davidmcwilliams.ie/2006/10/25/in-search-of-the-popes-children#comment-34574 just finished your second book sent to me by my son.;ust as entertaining as your first but scarier!!!!I am for the first time in my life,at the age of 50 something one of the dispora,having moved to The Cayman Islands in 2006 to work.I still own a house in Dublin and am hoping that when i do retire it will be worth more than a packet of Tayto and a breakfast roll!!!! While i agree with the idea of reinventing the culture of old(i too spent 3 summers in the gaeltacht in Annagry in Donegal which i recall fondly) and which on my return visit some 40 years later had barely changed ,save for the fact that the pastai had mobile phones glued to their ears.Who will we use as Bean an Ti?Hopefully we have not become soo European,Americanised,and cosmopolitan as to have nothing different about us that will appeal to the son`s and daughter`s of the dispora that we hope to attract back home.I strongly suspect that they have become ,yet again,more Irish than the Irish themselves,and they will think they are in the wrong country!!!! Again,thanks for the great 2nd read------fun when you are basking in the sun on the beautiful seven mile beach.Glad to see that being a red head has`nt stunted you in any way.Keep up the good work. Cynthia just finished your second book sent to me by my son.;ust as entertaining as your first but scarier!!!!I am for the first time in my life,at the age of 50 something one of the dispora,having moved to The Cayman Islands in 2006 to work.I still own a house in Dublin and am hoping that when i do retire it will be worth more than a packet of Tayto and a breakfast roll!!!!
While i agree with the idea of reinventing the culture of old(i too spent 3 summers in the gaeltacht in Annagry in Donegal which i recall fondly) and which on my return visit some 40 years later had barely changed ,save for the fact that the pastai had mobile phones glued to their ears.Who will we use as Bean an Ti?Hopefully we have not become soo European,Americanised,and cosmopolitan as to have nothing different about us that will appeal to the son`s and daughter`s of the dispora that we hope to attract back home.I strongly suspect that they have become ,yet again,more Irish than the Irish themselves,and they will think they are in the wrong country!!!!
Again,thanks for the great 2nd read——fun when you are basking in the sun on the beautiful seven mile beach.Glad to see that being a red head has`nt stunted you in any way.Keep up the good work.
Cynthia

]]> By: Beirne http://www.davidmcwilliams.ie/2006/10/25/in-search-of-the-popes-children/comment-page-1#comment-30751 Beirne Wed, 20 Jun 2007 17:51:45 +0000 http://www.davidmcwilliams.ie/2006/10/25/in-search-of-the-popes-children#comment-30751 Saw this episode repeated last night, was unaware of it until then. Very interesting documentary, informative, well made/produced, great editing, yadda yadda. What I'm really interested in is the choice of music. Where would I find a list of songs in this soundtrack (one song in particular I'm looking for, but don't remember the name and can't recall how it goes)? Cheers. Saw this episode repeated last night, was unaware of it until then.

Very interesting documentary, informative, well made/produced, great editing, yadda yadda.

What I’m really interested in is the choice of music. Where would I find a list of songs in this soundtrack (one song in particular I’m looking for, but don’t remember the name and can’t recall how it goes)?

Cheers.

]]> By: MB http://www.davidmcwilliams.ie/2006/10/25/in-search-of-the-popes-children/comment-page-1#comment-26065 MB Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:07:49 +0000 http://www.davidmcwilliams.ie/2006/10/25/in-search-of-the-popes-children#comment-26065 I haven't seen the series as I live outside of Ireland but am hoping to buy the book soon as friends have recommended it to me. The best thing about Ireland at the moment and your analysis of the situation there, David, is that there is so much focus on the younger generation in their 20s and 30s. I live in the UK and discussions around the economy here are entirely dominated by the older generation due to demographics. It is great to see an economist in his 30s (I think??) supporting the economic cause of the younger working-age, family-rearing people who keep every economy afloat and are currently suffering from the combination effect of chronic asset price inflation and job insecurity in the world economy at the moment. No government wants to take action to change anything as ironically these issues are increasing the wealth of asset-owning people who dominate the electorate in most developed Western countries. It is a breath of fresh air to read an economist who looks at the other side of the coin. One thing though: what's with the tacky wonderbra gimmick that appears when you load up this page?? Is it really necessary to use tactics from The Sun to attract people to this site? It's cheap and it's sexist so it's totally out of sync with the tone of the site as a whole. Aren't there any wittier visual gags? I haven’t seen the series as I live outside of Ireland but am hoping to buy the book soon as friends have recommended it to me. The best thing about Ireland at the moment and your analysis of the situation there, David, is that there is so much focus on the younger generation in their 20s and 30s. I live in the UK and discussions around the economy here are entirely dominated by the older generation due to demographics. It is great to see an economist in his 30s (I think??) supporting the economic cause of the younger working-age, family-rearing people who keep every economy afloat and are currently suffering from the combination effect of chronic asset price inflation and job insecurity in the world economy at the moment. No government wants to take action to change anything as ironically these issues are increasing the wealth of asset-owning people who dominate the electorate in most developed Western countries. It is a breath of fresh air to read an economist who looks at the other side of the coin.
One thing though: what’s with the tacky wonderbra gimmick that appears when you load up this page?? Is it really necessary to use tactics from The Sun to attract people to this site? It’s cheap and it’s sexist so it’s totally out of sync with the tone of the site as a whole. Aren’t there any wittier visual gags?

]]> By: Jordan Ryan http://www.davidmcwilliams.ie/2006/10/25/in-search-of-the-popes-children/comment-page-1#comment-25986 Jordan Ryan Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:10:22 +0000 http://www.davidmcwilliams.ie/2006/10/25/in-search-of-the-popes-children#comment-25986 David I was the fella in the mini convertable who you classed as the cosmo's of society... Nice one son! Jordan David

I was the fella in the mini convertable who you classed as the cosmo’s of society… Nice one son!

Jordan

]]> By: ursula devine http://www.davidmcwilliams.ie/2006/10/25/in-search-of-the-popes-children/comment-page-1#comment-25775 ursula devine Wed, 20 Dec 2006 15:26:32 +0000 http://www.davidmcwilliams.ie/2006/10/25/in-search-of-the-popes-children#comment-25775 my son alan is very interested in your workings. he is an economics graduate from DIT and applauds your work with great dignity. I was wondering would you be able to sign a copy of the DVD for him and also his economics book as this would really make his Christmas. He feels that your dealing of the topic of MAcroeconomics is concise clear and very accurate. He would delve at the opportunity to have a one on one with you.. Is this possible? Many thanks David. I wish you and yours a very happy christmas. Thank you, Ursula Devine.-South Dublin my son alan is very interested in your workings. he is an economics graduate from DIT and applauds your work with great dignity. I was wondering would you be able to sign a copy of the DVD for him and also his economics book as this would really make his Christmas. He feels that your dealing of the topic of MAcroeconomics is concise clear and very accurate. He would delve at the opportunity to have a one on one with you.. Is this possible?

Many thanks David. I wish you and yours a very happy christmas.

Thank you,

Ursula Devine.-South Dublin

]]> By: Mrs Collins http://www.davidmcwilliams.ie/2006/10/25/in-search-of-the-popes-children/comment-page-1#comment-25710 Mrs Collins Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:17:46 +0000 http://www.davidmcwilliams.ie/2006/10/25/in-search-of-the-popes-children#comment-25710 Sure thing mum! Rich xxxx Sure thing mum! Rich xxxx

]]> By: Mrs Collins http://www.davidmcwilliams.ie/2006/10/25/in-search-of-the-popes-children/comment-page-1#comment-25596 Mrs Collins Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:11:14 +0000 http://www.davidmcwilliams.ie/2006/10/25/in-search-of-the-popes-children#comment-25596 Three days till the dvd, will be queing outside HMV, see you there Three days till the dvd, will be queing outside HMV, see you there

]]> By: Mike http://www.davidmcwilliams.ie/2006/10/25/in-search-of-the-popes-children/comment-page-1#comment-25580 Mike Tue, 05 Dec 2006 17:53:44 +0000 http://www.davidmcwilliams.ie/2006/10/25/in-search-of-the-popes-children#comment-25580 Excellent work. I particularly enjoyed how you highlighted the culture of enterprise in the younger generation. I always cringe whenever I hear certain people criticise the supposed "decadence" and "apathy" of the youth. It's ironic considering that young people support the vast majority of these critics. Cheers! Excellent work. I particularly enjoyed how you highlighted the culture of enterprise in the younger generation. I always cringe whenever I hear certain people criticise the supposed “decadence” and “apathy” of the youth. It’s ironic considering that young people support the vast majority of these critics. Cheers!

]]> By: RH http://www.davidmcwilliams.ie/2006/10/25/in-search-of-the-popes-children/comment-page-1#comment-25427 RH Wed, 22 Nov 2006 00:30:03 +0000 http://www.davidmcwilliams.ie/2006/10/25/in-search-of-the-popes-children#comment-25427 I don't pay my TV licence to buy rte programmes on DVD ;-^) I don’t pay my TV licence to buy rte programmes on DVD
;-^)

]]> By: David Mc Williams http://www.davidmcwilliams.ie/2006/10/25/in-search-of-the-popes-children/comment-page-1#comment-24859 David Mc Williams Fri, 17 Nov 2006 15:23:49 +0000 http://www.davidmcwilliams.ie/2006/10/25/in-search-of-the-popes-children#comment-24859 Hi All, thanks for all the comments. The DVD of the entire series will be available on Dec 8th. I'll keep you posted. Kind Regards, David Hi All, thanks for all the comments. The DVD of the entire series will be available on Dec 8th. I’ll keep you posted. Kind Regards, David

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