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Reality of a recession
23.06.2008 23:26
ireland.com
IRELAND IS now in the grip of recession for the first time since 1983. This is the grim message contained in the latest economic forecasts published today by the Economic Social Research Institute. Moreover, the economy's emergence from recession will be slow, with a tepid growth rate of 1.9 per cent forecast for 2009.
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Corruption in China
23.06.2008 23:26
ireland.com
“RESOLUTELY PUNISHING and effectively preventing corruption relates to whether the people support you or not and to the party’s life-and-death survival.” By any standard this is a strong statement of why China’s communist party believes action must be taken against corruption, probably the most serious source of public resentment and social unrest the one-party state faces over the next five years.
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Carlsberg politics of easy options is an ugly hangover
23.06.2008 23:26
ireland.com
As Ireland is no longer weak, it is time it rid itself of the colonial hangover of evasion and duplicity in political life, writes Fintan O'Toole.
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My prayer is to rid Zimbabwe of Robert Mugabe's brutal regime
23.06.2008 23:26
ireland.com
OPINION: There must be no solidarity with mad men like Robert Mugabe. What is the point of groups like the African Union or the Southern African Development Community - their impotence and inability to act is embarrassing, writes Bryan Mukandi.
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Building jobs loss will be hard to make good
23.06.2008 23:26
ireland.com
ANALYSIS: The loss of jobs caused by the sharp contraction in the over-heated construction industry is the clearest indication that recession and emigration are on the way back - buckle up for a roller-coaster ride, write Ide Kearney and John Fitzgerald.
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Pride needs a culture of tolerance in order to flourish
23.06.2008 23:26
ireland.com
We will eventually face up to the fact that we are proud Europeans - just as gay Ireland is able to celebrate its prosperity, writes Quentin Fottrell.
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Newman's intellectual legacy to Ireland is deep and long-lasting
23.06.2008 23:26
ireland.com
RITE & REASON: Let us celebrate in Cardinal Newman a saint and scholar for our times, writes Pádraic Conway.
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Ships that pass and dogs that do not bark in the night
23.06.2008 23:26
ireland.com
SHAGGY DOG: AN IDIOM from popular literature is a Dog in the Night-time - a phrase we might use to describe an unsuspecting conniver, someone who has unwittingly involved themselves in a crime, writes Albert Jack.
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An Irishman's Diary
23.06.2008 23:25
ireland.com
THE extraordinary shots played by the English cricketer Kevin Pietersen last week in a test match against New Zealand have prompted equally extraordinary reactions. What Pietersen did has never been seen before - except, perhaps on beaches where fathers were teasing their sons, writes Henry Kelly.
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Lippi tipped to return for World Cup campaign
23.06.2008 23:25
ireland.com
EURO 2008/THE ITALIAN AFTERMATH: ITALY'S ELIMINATION from Euro 2008 seems likely to cost coach Roberto Donadoni his job. On the morning after Italy lost their quarter-final with Spain in Vienna in a penalty shoot-out, many Italian media sources speculated Donadoni would be replaced by World Cup-winning coach Marcello Lippi, who would thereby guide the Azzurri in the Republic of Ireland's World Cup qualifying group.
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McNamara calls for review on foul play
23.06.2008 23:25
ireland.com
GAELIC GAMES/MUNSTER SHC: CLARE MANAGER Michael McNamara believes the rules on foul play need to be reviewed, as they are causing unfair situations to develop in individual cases.
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Goalkeeper Demirel must sit out Germany showdown
23.06.2008 23:25
ireland.com
UEFA HAVE confirmed that Turkey's first-choice goalkeeper, Volkan Demirel, must sit out tomorrow night's European Championship semi-final against Germany after the organisation turned down an appeal by his federation against a two-match ban imposed on the player for an off-the-ball push on Jan Koeller in the 3-2 group game win over the Czech Republic.
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Euro 2008 digest
23.06.2008 23:25
ireland.com
Today's other European Championship stories in brief
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Uefa want top English clubs to accept smaller payouts
23.06.2008 23:25
ireland.com
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: UEFA WILL try to persuade English clubs to accept a smaller chunk of future Champions League revenues after latest figures revealed another bumper European pay-day for the four Premier League sides last season.
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French pot looks inviting
23.06.2008 23:24
ireland.com
WHILE THE tournament diary of Tiger Woods has been cleared for the rest of the year, important dates must still be pencilled in for others with major ambitions and this week's French Open - with its €4 million purse - presents significant opportunities, among them Darren Clarke and Paul McGinley, who have yet to secure places in the field for next month's British Open at Royal Birkdale.
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