Eoin O Broin on last nights RTE Late Debate with Kieran O’Donnell TD, Senator Paschal Mooney, Stephen Collins of the Irish Times and Sheila Killian from Limerick University discussing the Austerity Treaty referendum, the Eurozone crisis and the first meeting of newly elected French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel Click here to listen to [...]
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Discussing the Treaty Referendum and the Eurozone Crisis on RTE’s Late debate
Posted: May 16, 2012 in Austerity Treaty, European Union0
The choice is clear – austerity or jobs and growth
Posted: April 27, 2012 in Austerity, Austerity Treaty, European UnionIn today’s Iris Examiner Eoin O Broin outlines Sinn Féin’s alternative to austerity.
Stephen Collins is wrong… again.
Posted: March 12, 2012 in Austerity Treaty Referendum, Economy, European UnionStephen Collins is at it again. His latest Irish Times column on the Austerity Treaty (10 March 2012) displays his trademark disregard for the facts.
Is Labour for or against the Austerity Treaty?
Posted: March 7, 2012 in Austerity, Austerity Treaty Referendum, European Union, LabourThe Labour Party appears to be at sixes and sevens over the Austerity Treaty and whether it will lead to recovey or kill growth, destroy jobs and derail recovery.
10 things you need to know about the Austerity Treaty
Posted: March 5, 2012 in Austerity, Austerity Treaty Referendum, European UnionOn 2 March 2012, the Fine Gael-Labour Government signed up to the Eurozone austerity treaty. Here are 10 things you need to know about the new agreement.
On February 15 UCD academic and European integration evangalist Professor Brigid Laffan offered some interesting views on the current state of the EU in an Irish Times op-ed piece. The central proposition of her article, even by her standards, was particularly amazing. Unfortunately the letters editor at the Irish Times wasn’t so impressed with my brief response, so [...]
Stephen Collins bothers me. Every time I read his Irish Times column I get an uncomfortable feeling. Something just doesn’t seem right. At first I thought it was because my views were diametrically opposed to his. Maybe it was the ideological gulf between us that bothered me. But then I realised that I read a [...]
