Archive for January, 2007

The New York Times recently published an article titled: “The Irish, Young in ‘Old Europe,’ Strain Schools and Housing”, which includes an interview with David.
“Since the overall Irish population and the immigrants are both young,” he said, “there is less of a confrontational attitude. Young Irish see young immigrants as a dating opportunity more…

The below is an edited extract from an address to be delivered at the annual conference of the Irish Primary Principals Network (IPPN) later this week
What’s the single biggest factor affecting a child’s educational performance? International evidence suggests it is is parental participation. Children perform best when their parents are involved in their education.
So much…

David has been selected by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader (YGL), joining the forum of Young Global Leaders.

Irish Echo journalist Ray O’Hanlon has an article in the current edition on the subject of “Irelandian economics: A new breed of Irish economists ponder the future”.

Socialism Debate with Joe Higgins
David debated with Joe Higgins TD of the Socialist Party at “Socialism 2006″ back in October 2006, on “Is there an alternative to the capitalist market?”.
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On Wednesday morning, David debated with Dan Mc Laughlin Chief Economist of Bank of Ireland on the near-term outlook for Ireland. The debate was hosted by Bank of Ireland business banking and the were 200 odd punters there which is quite impressive at 7.15 in the morning. David even offered his house for sale!
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Little did we know when we were kids playing in the school yard that coming “Paddy Last” could cost us our financial security. However, with the Paddies scouring the globe for property deals, the old adage “Don’t be Paddy Last” applies like never before. From Cape Town to Gateshead, Bulgaria, Budapest and Boston, Paddies are driving up property prices and driving down yields to dangerously low levels in the process. Almost everyone is at it. At last weekend’s “Money Show” in Dublin’s RDS, properties from the four corners of the globe were on display and investor appetite was palpable. Where will it all end and how?

Unfortunately Leviathan is on hold for the next few months as David has to pare back his commitments while working on his next book.