ECONOMIST DAVID MCWILLIAMS has told festival-goers at the Electric Picnic that Ireland should actively pursue a debt default. Arguing that Ireland is better off defaulting sooner rather than later if it does so at all, McWilliams said “moral and financial logic” dictated that Ireland needed an ”organised” default.
David McWilliams
McWilliams is an economist and journalist. He has made documentaries for both RTÉ and TV3. McWilliams used to work for the Central Bank of Ireland and Banque Nationale de Paris.
# david-mcwilliams - Wednesday 31 October, 2012
Interview: ‘There will be mass defaults, I guarantee it’ – David McWilliams
The time to take action on tracker mortgages is now or we will see another wave of mortgage defaults says economist David McWilliams.
# david-mcwilliams - Thursday 11 October, 2012
‘Cautious optimism’, laughter and Mammynomics promised at Kilkenomics
The five-day festival returns for its third year next month.
# david-mcwilliams - Tuesday 10 July, 2012
VIDEO: David McWilliams explains why the world economy is still doomed
In his latest ‘punk economics’ video, the floppy-haired one looks at panic in China and the fading recovery in the US.
# david-mcwilliams - Friday 18 May, 2012
Referendum roundup: 13 days to go
Austerity treaty, stability treaty. or somewhere in between? TheJournal.ie keeps you up to date with our evening Fiscal Compact referendum bulletin.
# david-mcwilliams - Tuesday 31 January, 2012
The Daily Fix: Tuesday
In tonight’s Fix: Latest on ‘SOPA Ireland’; radical changes for taxis; and who’s in trouble over Eye Of The Tiger?
Watch: The eurozone debt crisis explained in ‘punk economics’
David McWilliams explains our dire situation in terms everyone can understand – and adds his own diagrams…
# david-mcwilliams - Monday 30 January, 2012
Will Ireland need a second bailout? Here’s what 10 economists think
Economists in Ireland are divided on whether or not the country will need a new bailout programme next year. But very few think it is likely we can return to the markets as scheduled.
# david-mcwilliams - Monday 16 January, 2012
The 5 at 5: Monday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
Bailout II: Will it actually happen?
Economist David McWilliams is pretty definitive on the topic.
# david-mcwilliams - Wednesday 7 December, 2011
Varadkar open to Rugby World Cup bid
Minister Leo Varadkar says that he would support discussions on a bid to bring the 2023 Rugby World Cup to these shores.
# david-mcwilliams - Tuesday 27 September, 2011
Celebrities and business leaders will mass for second Global Irish Forum
Former US president Bill Clinton, economist David McWilliams and actor Gabriel Byrne are among those attending the event next month.
# david-mcwilliams - Sunday 17 July, 2011
Shane Ross linked to formation of new political party: report
A new centre-right political party involving the independent TD could be formed next year according to a report today.
# david-mcwilliams - Wednesday 6 July, 2011
The Daily Fix: Wednesday
NOTW phone hacking controversy, Dáil protests over bailout troika and hospital cuts, and your guide to Oxegen. These and more in today’s Fix:
Irish figures among bloggers on Huffington Post’s new UK edition
Diarmuid Gavin, David McWilliams and Conrad Gallagher are among the contributors to HuffPo UK launching today.
# david-mcwilliams - Monday 13 June, 2011
John Simpson and Jim Sheridan among speakers at Dalkey Book Festival
The weekend’s literature-packed event is aimed at boosting community spirit in the recession, organiser and economist David McWilliams told TheJournal.ie.
# david-mcwilliams - Tuesday 15 February, 2011
Quick-fire election debate at the Button Factory tonight
The event – hosted Vincent Browne, David McWilliams and Paddy Cullivan – has been set up by a Dublin musician who encourages audience participation and says candidates need to be “quick and clear” with their messages.
# david-mcwilliams - Monday 14 February, 2011
Take 5: Monday
Five things you need to know: No Valentine for Merkel from Enda, McWilliams regrets opening the door to Brian Lenihan (literally), and a dash to hospital for a Grammy reporter.
McWilliams regrets answering the door to Lenihan to discuss bank guarantee
Economist David McWilliams says if he’d known what Brian Lenihan would do with his bank guarantee idea, he would not have let him into his house that pre-guarantee scheme night in 2008.
# david-mcwilliams - Tuesday 18 January, 2011
What is the New Ireland movement?
Check out the group David McWilliams is reportedly considering running under in the general election.
Take 5: Tuesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
# david-mcwilliams - Monday 17 January, 2011
The 9 at 9: Monday
Nine things you need to know on what’s officially the most miserable day of the year: Cowen and Martin go head to head for the leadership of Fianna Fail; a Tyrone village mourns; and AIB launches investigation into how forged documents were allegedly used to claim a couple’s home.
# david-mcwilliams - Monday 6 December, 2010
Poll: Who should be Ireland’s Finance Minister?
Overwhelmed by the banking crisis and the economic implosion, Brian Lenihan simply wasn’t able to cope with his ministerial portfolio, the FT concludes. Today we’re asking: could anyone else do it better?
# david-mcwilliams - Saturday 4 September, 2010
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Poll: France has legalised gay marriage, would you welcome it in Ireland today?
FRANCE HAS BECOME the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage after President Francois Hollande signed the measure into law today following months of bitter political debate.
In Ireland last month, 79 per cent of delegates at the Constitutional Convention voted in favour of same-sex marriage but the Government will hold off on a referendum until next year despite the overwhelming support.
It comes two years after the legalisation of Civil Partnership.
Is another year too long for a referendum on gay marriage? Or, are you opposed to the idea entirely?
So today, we want to know what do you think. Would you welcome the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Ireland today, similar to France?
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