Burden of Irish debt could yet eclipse that of Greece

OPINION: What will sink us, unfortunately but inevitably, are the huge costs of the September 2008 bank bailout, writes MORGAN KELLY [May  22nd 2010 Irish Times] IT IS no longer a question of whether Ireland will go bust, but when. Unlike Greece, our woes do not stem from government debt, but instead from the government’s open-ended guarantee…

Fingal County Council hiring of photographer and for €9,471 indefensible

Press Statement: Cllrs Ruth Coppinger, Clare Daly, Matt Waine and Joe Higgins MEP (Socialist Party) Fingal County Council hiring of photographer and cost of photo prints of €9,471 is indefensible Independent News and Media's presentation of this story is dishonest and part of pathetic smear campaign against genuine representatives of working people and unemployed The…