As the US pulls out of Iraq and we in Ireland are faced, in 2012, with choosing between a tighter relationship with core Europe or something looser with Britain as our key ally, the article from ten years ago this week on the nature of empires and diplomacy is still...
On Monday at a breakfast meeting, I spoke to a group of students who were just finishing the masters in marketing from the Michael Smurfit School of Business at UCD. The meeting was sponsored by ESB or, as it is soon to be known, Electricity Ireland. The students were...
The deal signed last Friday is the beginning of the end of Europe as we know it. The shift is on from a family of nations, with checks and balances, to a German Europe where diktat triumphs over dialogue, and the interest of the strongest wipes the floor with the...
Morning, Looking back this week five and ten years ago reveals what was going on. The first article is from December 6th 2006 and it documents the madness of people shopping with other people’s money in NYC. The last paragraph just about sums it up, revealing...
In the past 24 hours, three dramatic developments have taken place, each of which will have a profound effect on your life in the next few years. Although all three are related, it is not quite clear which one will be most significant. First, of course, is our own...
As a break from the budget and the Euro David debates whether Ireland can host the Rugby World Cup. Newstalk’s Off the Ball debate with David McWilliams and Eddie O’Sullivan. Listen to the...
