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Irish economy dips in third quarter
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Irish economy dips in third quarter
There is no end of year silver lining for the Irish economy. Just released official figures show that the Irish economy, as measured by gross domes...
Northern Ireland official visits Pittsburgh
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Northern Ireland official visits Pittsburgh
Northern Ireland Minister for Employment and Learning, Stephen Farry (Alliance) will make a special visit to Pittsburgh next week to talk with loca...
 IMF again opens its wallet
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IMF again opens its wallet
Just in time for the season of giving, the executive board of the International Monetary Fund last week completed its fourth review of Ireland's pe...
Castle walls financially breached
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Castle walls financially breached
[caption id="attachment_68339" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Ashford Castle."][/caption] It has long been one of the hottest places to s...
Fairies did in financial wizard
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Fairies did in financial wizard
[caption id="attachment_68335" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Sean Quinn."][/caption] Sean Quinn, once Ireland's richest man but who now ...
Rise in Irish jobless
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Rise in Irish jobless
The unemployment rate in Ireland rose in November. The number of people on the so-called "Live Register" increased by 1,700 in November. The jobles...
Road may yet rise to meet you
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Road may yet rise to meet you
[caption id="attachment_68217" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Are McGuinness, Kenny and Robinson on the one road? "][/caption] The A5 was...
Soccer foes are sensible partners
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Soccer foes are sensible partners
They recently did battle in a bid to qualify for next year's European soccer championship finals. The Republic of Ireland came out on top in that o...
Thanks a million says TI's Joe Byrne
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Thanks a million says TI's Joe Byrne
[caption id="attachment_68100" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption=" Joe Byrne."][/caption] In a time when most business statistics tend to vee...
Public jobs in firing line
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Public jobs in firing line
[caption id="attachment_68097" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Brendan Howlin."][/caption] They used to be lifeboats in hard economic time...
CIE Tours  marks 80 in '12
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CIE Tours marks 80 in '12
With numbers of North American visitors to Ireland on the up, part of the credit for the increase can be laid at the door of New Jersey-based CIE T...
North anger as Dublin pulls plug on road project
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North anger as Dublin pulls plug on road project
[caption id="attachment_67964" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="McGuinness "bitterly disappointed.""][/caption] It was to be a showcase of ...

 

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