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ADAMS: A UNITED IRELAND MAKES SENSE
14 hours ago

LAST night, in his ard fheis address, Sinn Fein president and Louth TD Gerry Adams repeated his call for the two states on the island of Ireland to become one."A united Ireland makes sense, a single Island economy makes sense," he said. "It does not make
Crisis in eurozone threatens Ireland's economic progress
4 days ago

OECD forecasts slowdown in growth, while turbulence in Greece ends our chances of a return to the markets this year THE Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) warned yesterday that Ireland's economic recovery risked being derailed
Government forcing us to vote 'Yes' in vacuum
14 hours ago

We can still postpone the referendum by defeating it and have our say again when clouds over Europe clear, writes Shane RossHOW can we be expected to vote 'Yes' to the treaty? It should have been postponed. We can still achieve postponement by defeating
Government 'putting our drugs export trade at risk'
14 hours ago

Pharma industry slipping through our fingers, warns Austin DarraghTHE man credited with bringing the pharmaceutical industry to Ireland, Professor Austin Darragh, has warned that we are in danger of losing the €44bn export colossus due to Government indi
Government refuses to raise tax
1 week ago

The Government has shown first signs of defiance against the European agenda by refusing to bow to pressure to hike corporation tax.Both Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore shot down claims that French President Francois Hollande could push f
Lucinda Creighton warns Ireland could need access to ESM next year
5 days ago

MINISTER of State for European Affairs Lucinda Creighton has warned that Ireland could need access to the permanent bailout fund or European Stability Mechanism and there is no guarantee we can re-enter the bond markets next year.She was speaking at an e
Government sends mixed signals over second bailout
6 days ago

GOVERNMENT ministers sent out mixed messages yesterday about the possibility of a second bailout at the end of next year.The issue has been at the heart of the fiscal treaty campaign because a Yes vote is required for Ireland to get access to the new €70
Forget the recession, we are the fifteenth happiest nation on earth according to the OECD
4 days ago

IRELAND is the fifteenth happiest place to live in the world – according to a landmark international study.Overall Australia is ranked as the world’s happiest nation followed by Norway, the USA, Sweden, Denmark and Canada.The results emerge from an onlin