I don’t think any pair of quotes will sum up the situation in Ireland better than these two:
“Finding a long-term solution for Anglo Irish Bank is by far the biggest challenge in resolving the banking crisis. The sheer size of the bank means there are no easy or low cost options.
Winding-up the bank is not [...]
It all feels a bit pointless, at times, talking about the Irish situation. Earlier this afternoon I spoke to a friend of mine who is finally giving up and leaving the country – he says for good, but who knows what the future holds – due to what he described as the “absolute impossibility” of [...]
I would generally find it a little crass to write a blogpost which basically consists of “I was on the radio last night and it was very interesting….”, but in this particular case I’m going to make an exception.
I was joined on the panel of the Marc Coleman show last night by Carol Hunt from [...]
There is nothing the Green Party loves more than banning things or raising taxes. Indeed, I challenge anybody to name three Green initiatives in Government that do not directly involve banning something or increasing taxes on something. The latest – and by far the one with the greatest long-term potential damage to our democracy – [...]