World / Politics
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.
Ireland
Opinions
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.
Ireland
Opinions
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.
Ireland
Opinions
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.
Ireland
Opinions
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.
Ireland
Opinions
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.
Ireland
Opinions
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.
Ireland
Opinions
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.
Ireland
Opinions
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.
Ireland
Opinions
5th Annual Personal Democracy Forum Breaks New Ground with Noteshare From Confabb
23.06.2008 09:40
prweb.com
Conference organizers, attendees and speakers share notes and presentations; OpenID, SlideShare and Twitter also supported. (PRWeb Jun 23, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb1045874.htm
World
Elections
Yuschenko To Support Any Plan On Resumption Of Coalition Work
23.06.2008 09:37
ukranews.com
"Therefore, the President is determined to push the coalition for active actions for the sake of its preservation and continuation of work. If politicians cannot propose a strict order of soon solution to the current situation, the Head of State will search for other ways to neutralize the negative processes in the parliament," Baloha said.
Ukraine
Politics
Communist Party Demands Election Of Presidium Of Rada As Soon As Possible
23.06.2008 07:24
ukranews.com
Communist Party of Ukraine Leader Petro Symonenko gave the position of the faction at a press conference.
Ukraine
Politics
Onopenko: Possible Endorsement Of Two Yuschenko's Bills On Court Reform Threatening With Revolution
23.06.2008 07:24
ukranews.com
Supreme Court press service announced this in a statement.
Ukraine
Politics
SBU Investigating Claims By MP Rybakov (Tymoshenko Bloc) That He Received Death Threats
23.06.2008 07:24
ukranews.com
The Security Service of Ukraine's acting chairman Valentyn Nalyvaichenko announced this at a press conference.
Ukraine
Politics
Yatseniuk, Tymoshenko, Factions Leaders' To Meet Tuesday
23.06.2008 06:24
ukranews.com
Verkhovna Rada press service announced this in a statement.
Ukraine
Politics
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