The latest articles from Politico.ie http://politico.ie Mon, 28 May 2012 00:58:35 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://politico.ie/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://politico.ie The latest articles from Politico.ie Politicoiehttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Politicoie/~3/n1e-cSplPhg/index.php Establishing a cabinet sub-committee to study the problem of mortgage arrears, which Enda Kenny has indicated he’s doing, and wishing for the banks to “show a greater urgency” is simply not good enough. By John Farrell Clark. If there was ever a time to make an argument for politicians and the... Thu, 24 May 2012 13:32:55 +0100 http://politico.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8575&Itemid=882 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Politicoie/~3/oLksE9pblKU/index.php Eurobonds issued and backed by the ECB would alleviate the financing problems of all fiscally-stricken member states, and require no debt guarantees nor fiscal transfers from Germany, Holland or Finland. By Yanis Varoufakis. They came. They talked eurobonds. They left in a miff. Why? Purportedly because Germany, Finland and Holland believe: (a)... Thu, 24 May 2012 13:01:33 +0100 http://politico.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8574&Itemid=878 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Politicoie/~3/_EUPASsPEKA/index.php New Democracy needs strategies that cut to the bone: it has to foster fright at a surging far left, it has to force home the message that SYRIZA's positions are contradictory. The rhetoric of suicide fits this bill consummately. But it is also double edged. This is suicide season and... Thu, 24 May 2012 09:05:24 +0100 http://politico.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8573&Itemid=878 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Politicoie/~3/48DVZ6vjico/index.php There are increasing signs of indifference at the top of the EU over democratic procedures. By Vincent Browne. The case being taken by Thomas Pringle TD on the Fiscal Treaty and the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) could have very considerable significance not just here but throughout the European Union. If successful here,... Wed, 23 May 2012 09:39:34 +0100 http://politico.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8572&Itemid=882 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Politicoie/~3/Y2DfXNtlB3I/index.php The ESM is no magic bullet, and even if it was, it couldn't bring down the runaway beast that is Europe's debt problem. By Philip O'Connor. After the weekend's orgy of ball sports, the fun continued in Ireland last night with the blood sport of democratic debate around the Fiscal Treaty... Tue, 22 May 2012 09:48:56 +0100 http://politico.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8571&Itemid=882 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Politicoie/~3/JorLvGpEbu8/index.php On Tonight with Vincent Browne, Gavan Titley, Tom McGurk, Glenna Lynch and Niamh Lyons are discussing the RTÉ Frontline debate on the Fiscal Treaty and media portrayal of the campaign and the implications of the ratification of the treaty itself. Mon, 21 May 2012 22:01:48 +0100 http://politico.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8570&Itemid=1078 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Politicoie/~3/QtVx3eZXp8Q/index.php It is becoming great sport following up the Minister for Finance’s comments Michael Noonan was at it again on This Week (http://www.rte.ie/news/thisweek/): RTÉ: You mentioned we wouldn’t be in the mess we’re in if the Fiscal Treaty had been some years ago. This would have saved us from getting into... Mon, 21 May 2012 11:41:36 +0100 http://politico.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8569&Itemid=882 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Politicoie/~3/meVo8oI4qkQ/index.php RTÉ is in the throes of a nervous breakdown - and it is hardly surprising. The Fr Kevin Reynolds debacle, the threat of further libel suits arising from the Mission to Prey fiasco, the station's financial crisis and the prospect of more scandals on the way would unsettle even a... Mon, 21 May 2012 08:30:07 +0100 http://politico.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8568&Itemid=879 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Politicoie/~3/6dqE1Uc1lvg/index.php It seems that in the debate around the Fiscal Treaty, you can say anything you want without any reference to truth, fact, or reality. By Michael Taft. This economic debate is getting beyond the beyond. RTÉ reported yesterday: “Speaking at the Bloomberg economic (http://www.rte.ie/news/news1pm/player.html?20120516,3288145,3288145,flash,257) summit in Dublin Mr Noonan said the... Fri, 18 May 2012 11:56:19 +0100 http://politico.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8566&Itemid=882 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Politicoie/~3/BNb8YqvhrDc/index.php The number of people in Colombia killed by US tobacco is way beyond the number of>Americans killed by Colombian cocaine. Do they have a right to come to the United States and carry out chemical warfare on North Carolina and Kentucky because they have a tobacco problem and it's coming... Fri, 18 May 2012 11:14:47 +0100 http://politico.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8565&Itemid=878