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August 31st, 2008
Central Bank can crack credit crunch
As the banks sit tight to protect their developer mates, the Central Bank needs to move fast and decisively.
How can a tiny country in a huge monetary union experience a credit crunch? How is such a nonsensical dilemma possible?
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August 27th, 2008
It’s time to get education right — the rest will follow
When the Georgian Olympic women’s beach volleyball pair came out for their showdown with Russia last week, there was more at stake than simply sport. While most coverage focused on the political side to the clash, one other interesting development was playing itself out. Both girls were Brazilian. They were not recruited because they are Georgian or members of the Georgian emigre community. However, they were good and available at the right price: they are mercenary athletes.
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August 24th, 2008
Baby, it’s cold outside
Russia’s forceful return to the global stage means that the Pope’s grandchildren face a more uncertain future than their parents did.
The Pope’s Children are reproducing. The Irish birth rate has, for the first time, surpassed that of 1980,whenwe responded to Pope John Paul’s message on chastity with an orgy of fornication.
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August 20th, 2008
Paddy’s leaving again as GAA leads to foreign field
Young men from GAA clubs all around the country are moving to clubs in London and New York.
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August 17th, 2008
Russia still has unfinished business with its neighbours
Russia has sent out a signal to everyone – ‘don’t mess with us in our own backyard’. This is enough.
Nadia the green-eyed Russian waitress whispered conspiratorially, ‘‘They don’t like us, you know. The Estonians, they think we are occupiers.’’ She glanced over at the other bar staff and continued, ‘‘but we are not. We were born here, this is our land, can’t you see the great Orthodox cathedral – if we came here with Stalin, who do they think built that?”
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August 13th, 2008
Why bailing out housing market is a very bad idea
In recent days there have been calls from prominent quarters for the State to take action to stimulate demand for houses. While these ideas are interesting and understandable in the face of the crisis, it would not be a wise course of action — either in the short term or in the long term — for the country.
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August 10th, 2008
China to emulate Japan in bid for global domination
Shanghai has turned from a paddy field into a bustling megalopolis in just two decades, and the growth won’t stop there.
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August 6th, 2008
This (social) partnership just isn’t worth saving
THE end of partnership might not be such a bad thing after all. At the moment, it is difficult to turn on the TV or radio without hearing someone lamenting the demise of the national pay talks and warning of dire consequences.
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August 3rd, 2008
The era of free trade may be coming to an inglorious end
The world is beginning to close its borders, and what follows will be seismic.
Are we seeing the return of protectionism, narrow gauge xenophobia and the end of the cosmopolitan force that was globalisation?
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