Sep
30
Brian Lenihan said the bank guarantee scheme was “a necessary first step” and “the cheapest bailout in the world so far” compared with bank rescues where “billions and billions of taxpayers’ money are being poured into financial institutions”. “It allows …
Apr
11
Way back in September 2008, I wondered what had become of free market philosophy, as the US government scrambled to rescue crumbling banks. Two weeks later, Ireland guaranteed bank deposits and bondholders. A lot has happened since then. Back in …
Oct
15
NAMA has prepared a ‘draft business plan‘. Or rather, the ‘interim NAMA team’ prepared a business plan, since the bill creating NAMA is not law yet. The interim team thinks NAMA will make a profit of €5.48 billion by 2020. …
Sep
16
So this evening, I went though various receipts, totaled up invoices paid, did some data entry into a spreadsheet, and looked at the total. Two hundred and seventy three euro. Tomorrow morning then, I will post off a cheque to …