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Telling the truth is a no-no in Irish politics

Opinion

Telling the truth is a no-no in Irish politics

It’s a truth rarely acknowledged in Irish politics that, well, the truth is rarely acknowledged in Irish politics. Families are ‘hardworking’, even those who aren’t. All pensioners are lonely and impoverished. The middle classes are ‘squeezed’, even when they demonstrably are well able to afford two cars and three holidays a year. The over 70s [...]

2018-01-25T18:00:02+00:00 January 25th, 2018|Categories: Opinion|Tags: bank of mum and dad, building, capitalism, class, deposit, Hilary Quinn, houses, housing market, inherited wealth, Leo Varadkar, middle class, mortgage rules, mortgages, property ladder, social housing, society, The Herald, Winning Streak, young people|

Get on with it

The latest economic monitor report produced by Cork City Council tells us that unemployment in Metropolitan Cork increased by just 1.2 per cent between the end of 2009 and the end of 2010. There was a boost of 3.7 per cent between quarter three 2010 and quarter four (probably largely due to seasonal employment). [...]

2011-05-03T16:19:21+00:00 May 3rd, 2011|Categories: Opinion|Tags: age, banks, class, economy, emigration, Enda Kenny, Fine Gael, Government, jobs, Labour Party, Metropolitan Cork, unemployment, youth|