The banks know that behind images of silverhaired, debt-free retirees, there is a darker, contrasting mural, crammed with a sea of worried faces.
recession
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Bertie Ahern topped the Village web poll of who was most responsible for the recession, beating Brian Cowen, George W Bush and “people like you”. He got 58% of the vote.
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Towards a second republic
We need to throw out much of our political administration and replace it with an independent, more social model focused on indigenous enterprise – like Iceland.
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Time for a real, radical alliance
Once again, Labour has been panicked into its historic role as lifesaver of the Blueshirts
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The race between RTÉ’s former Economics Editor and Alex White of Labour, also formerly of Montrose, seems a foregone conclusion.
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No fewer than 9 Lowrys, celebrity lookalikes, and a host of notable characters come out to stand for this year’s ballot
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Cuts should not hurt the weakest
How can a tax on the pension of a public sector worker earning just €15,000 be justified when the government plans to inject €8 billion and perhaps as up to €15 billion into the major banks without any idea of the scale of their toxic debt from bad property loans?
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Mary Harney now
It’s (still) time to go, for a Minister without either party or achievements.
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Ireland undervalues equality
The equality agenda is collapsing