Ireland
Irish banks bailed out as economy unravels
By Steve James, December 31, 2008
Already severely impacted by the global economic crisis, Finance Minister Brian Lenihan announced December 16 that up to €10 billion would be necessary to help recapitalise three of Ireland’s bank...
Irish government imposes harsh budget cuts
By Jordan Shilton, October 22, 2008
Barely two weeks after an unlimited guarantee was offered on all bank deposits, the Irish government has announced severe funding cuts for public services.
Irish government organises massive support package for banks
By Jordan Shilton, October 6, 2008
The Irish government announced on September 30 a plan to guarantee all deposits in the country's six major domestic financial institutions, a move whose cost could approach the sum the US will make av...
BBC reveals how Britain’s spies monitored Omagh bombers
By Steve James, October 2, 2008
According to a BBC Panorama programme, “Omagh--What the Police Were Never Told,” the British government’s intelligence monitoring service, Government Communication Headquarters (GCHQ...
Irish government neglect flood victims and infrastructure
By Jordan Shilton, September 19, 2008
This summer saw unprecedented rainfall throughout Ireland, resulting in a number of flash floods across the country. The resulting chaos and damage to infrastructure and people’s homes were larg...
Irish government prepares public spending cuts, lay-offs
By Jordan Shilton, August 18, 2008
An article in the Sunday Business Post on July 27 revealed that the Irish government is to initiate severe cuts to public spending over the coming months. The article, written by political editor Pat ...
Economic troubles mark the end of Ireland’s “Celtic Tiger”
By Jordan Shilton, July 14, 2008
For nearly two decades, Ireland has been hailed as an example to the rest of the world for what can be achieved by a small country in terms of economic growth. The prosperity enjoyed by the “Cel...
European powers to continue with Lisbon Treaty despite Ireland “No” vote
By Steve James, June 16, 2008
The major European powers, led by Germany and France, have made clear they will seek to defy Ireland’s rejection of the Lisbon Treaty in the referendum held June 12. In a 53 percent turnout, 53 ...
Vote “No” in the Irish EU referendum
June 12, 2008
The Socialist Equality Parties of Britain and Germany call for a decisive “No” vote in today’s referendum in the Irish republic on the European Union’s Lisbon “Reform&rdq...
Northern Ireland: The significance of Paisley’s resignation and Adams’s regret
By Steve James, April 5, 2008
Ian Paisley’s decision to resign in May this year from his office as First Minister of Northern Ireland has been greeted with great regret by those he has spent his entire political career denou...
Northern Ireland: More evidence of MI5’s network of informers and provocateurs in the IRA
By Steve James, March 13, 2008
According to the Observer, shortly before taking him into “protective custody,” it was MI5 itself that warned Roy McShane that he was in danger of being exposed as another British spy clos...
Omagh bombing trial: Hoey cleared, but little else clarified
By Steve James, January 19, 2008
Eleven months after his trial concluded, Sean Hoey, an electrician from South Armagh, Northern Ireland, was acquitted of all charges connecting him to the March 24, 1998 bombing of Omagh. Arrested in ...
