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THE DUDE BETTER F**KING ABIDE BY THE RULES

Posted in god's away on business, Ireland on Oct 30th, 2012 No Comments »


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THE HEDGE FUND OPERATOR THAT WAS COVERED BY THE 2008 IRISH BANK GUARANTEE

Posted in god's away on business, Banks on Oct 28th, 2012 No Comments »

Article from Finance Magazine on Goodbody’s launch of a hedge fund in 2004 - “estimated at €300-400 million” and aimed at “Irish high net worth individuals.” Minimum investment, €125,000. Goodbody, ostensibly a stockbroker firm but in reality a hedge fund operator, was covered by the 2008 bank guarantee.
Nothing to see here…

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NICE STATUS IF YOU CAN GET IT…

Posted in god's away on business on Oct 25th, 2012 No Comments »

The number of government-supported tax exiles in Ireland practically doubled in three years - from 5,803 in 2007, to 10,781 in 2010.
Which is nice…
From BreakingNews.ie, 19 February 2009:

Parliamentary question asked by Joe Higgins, 23 October 2012. Dáil question no. 145:

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How the Shadow Banking System is Destroying the Irish Economy

Posted in Bankrupt ireland, Bastards, Banks on Oct 23rd, 2012 1 Comment »

Peter Bofinger is someone I’ve been reading and reading about in the last couple of days as the trouble at mill continues with Ireland’s bank debt, Germany’s stance on legacy assets and Kenny’s rewriting of history to suggest that the Irish government didn’t unilaterally provide a blanket bank guarantee before the EU could scramble together an EU wide solution […]

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IRELAND AND THE SHADOW BANKING SYSTEM : AUDIO & SLIDES FROM 18 OCTOBER 2012

Posted in god's away on business, Irish Capitalism, Banks on Oct 20th, 2012 5 Comments »

1. Introduction

2. Shadow Banking and Credit

Ireland and the Shadow Banking System, part one: Shadow Banking and Credit from conormccabe on Vimeo.
3. the IFSC

Ireland and the Shadow Banking System, part two: Shadow Banking and the IFSC from conormccabe on Vimeo.
4. 2008 Bank Guarantee

Ireland and the Shadow Banking System, part three : The 2008 Bank Guarantee from […]

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IRELAND AND THE SHADOW BANKING SYSTEM : POWERPOINT FROM DUBLIN EXCHANGE TALK

Posted in god's away on business on Oct 19th, 2012 No Comments »


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THE GATHERING 2013 : LET’S BRING THEM HOME

Posted in god's away on business, Irish Capitalism, Ireland on Oct 14th, 2012 6 Comments »


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ADS FOR AN ALTERNATIVE GATHERING

Posted in Irish Capitalism on Oct 14th, 2012 No Comments »


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Cut Out the Middle Man

Posted in Bankrupt ireland on Oct 11th, 2012 No Comments »

Just to announce an exciting new Dublin Opinion competition open to everyone who thinks they can provide an answer. A smashing Argos cutlery set (see picture of the sparkling lovelies above) will go to the first person who can come up with an alternative to the concept of lobbying to explain how power and political […]

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TELLING LIES ABOUT IRISH BANKS

Posted in Banks on Oct 11th, 2012 No Comments »

It’s one thing for the Irish monied class to say that the ECB forced them into the 2008 bank guarantee, it’s another for progressives/leftists to fall for it. From Der SpiegEe, 2 October 2008:

“Mention of the plan infuriated many across the EU who feel that the action will unfairly draw money away from other […]

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