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Summit

Taoiseach says fiscal compact WON’T be changed after meeting of EU leaders

9 hours ago 1,389 Views 73 Comments

Enda Kenny said that any kind of growth deal will be separate to the fiscal compact.

# greece - Yesterday’s News

From Business ETC Eurozone

EU summit: Merkel rejects eurobonds as Britain rules out financial transaction tax

19 hours ago 4,548 Views 61 Comments

Conflicting ideas on how to generate growth in the debt-stricken eurozone.

From Business ETC Grexit

Eurozone countries ‘warned to plan for Greek exit’ – report

23 hours ago 4,658 Views 44 Comments

A group of EU finance advisors agreed to issue the instruction on Monday, according to Reuters.

From Business ETC Debt Crisis

Innovation? Controversy? What’s on the table at today’s meeting of EU leaders?

Yesterday, 9:00 AM 901 Views 18 Comments

Promoting jobs and growth along with balancing budgets will be on the agenda today.

# greece - Sunday 20 May, 2012

From Business ETC Feta Cheese

“I’m trying to stop contagion” – Noonan on ‘feta cheese’ remark

Sun, 2:27 PM 7,279 Views 78 Comments

The finance minister says his comment about buying feta cheese was meant to illustrate Ireland’s economic distance from Greece.

# greece - Saturday 19 May, 2012

From Business ETC G8 This post contains videos

G8 leaders ‘affirm interest’ in Greece staying in the eurozone

Sat, 8:39 PM 3,404 Views 30 Comments

Leaders also spoke of ensuring high standards of the ‘protection and enforcement’ of intellectual property rights.

From The Daily Edge Prime Numbers

Facebook, lightning and Euro 2020: the week in statistics

Sat, 8:00 PM 3,243 Views No Comments

Mark Zuckerberg has earned an average of $3,904,232 every day of his short life. That and more from the week…

# greece - Friday 18 May, 2012

From Business ETC Greece

Did Angela Merkel say Greece should hold a referendum on euro membership?

Fri, 9:32 PM 6,780 Views 72 Comments

Greek officials claimed the German chancellor suggested the possibility of a referendum in a phone call with the Greek president, but Berlin has denied that was the case.

# greece - Thursday 17 May, 2012

Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Thursday

Thu, 7:55 PM 3,240 Views No Comments

Your essential roundup of the day’s big stories – plus any other bits and pieces you may have missed…

Thank You Greece

How Noonan got it wrong: Eight things Ireland can thank Greece for

17/05/12 11,645 Views 83 Comments

Michael Noonan said Irish people only appreciate feta cheese – but he forgot about Georgia Salpa, democracy and the Oedipus complex…

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Shane Ross proposes bill to allow delay to referendum

17/05/12 1,883 Views 47 Comments

Ross’s suggestion was dismissed by the Tánaiste who said that Ross couldn’t make up his own mind on how to vote on the Treaty.

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Thursday

17/05/12 4,971 Views 25 Comments

The nine stories you need to know this morning, including: students expelled from Dublin school over Facebook messages, one third of voters don’t know how they’re voting – and Copper Face Jacks…

Pic Of The Day

Scary Newspaper Front Page of the Day

17/05/12 9,597 Views 95 Comments

The situation in Greece has led some to predict just how much any eurozone exit for the country might cost the rest of us. And it’s not cheap.

# greece - Wednesday 16 May, 2012

Referendum

Noonan says rejecting EU treaty would be ‘dangerous’ for Ireland

16/05/12 3,200 Views 140 Comments

The Finance Minister told the Bloomberg Economic Summit in Dublin today that Ireland should send a positive message to Europe by voting Yes.

# greece - Tuesday 15 May, 2012

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The Daily Fix: Tuesday

15/05/12 3,251 Views No Comments

Your essential roundup of the day’s big stories – plus any other bits and pieces you may have missed…

Acropolis Now?

Greece to hold second election after coalition talks are abandoned

15/05/12 1,673 Views 25 Comments

Talks to try and form a techocrat government are abandoned after a two-hour meeting of the five main leaders.

Euref

Delaying referendum ‘not in the national interest’, says Shatter

15/05/12 1,033 Views 39 Comments

“It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark,” says the justice minister, responding to calls from independent TDs to put it off.

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Tuesday

15/05/12 2,937 Views 6 Comments

The nine stories you need to know this morning, including: Greece definitely NOT leaving the eurozone (for now), Enda versus the protesters, and man bitten by snake in supermarket…

Greece

EU chief: suggestion of Greek exit is ‘nonsense’ and ‘propaganda’

15/05/12 835 Views 7 Comments

Meanwhile, more coalition talks.

# greece - Monday 14 May, 2012

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The Daily Fix: Monday

14/05/12 4,667 Views No Comments

Your essential roundup of the day’s big stories – plus any other bits and pieces you may have missed…

From Business ETC Greece

Noonan urges Greek parties to form government and stay in the euro

14/05/12 1,900 Views 52 Comments

Attending a summit in Brussels, Michael Noonan says it is “very important that the eurozone stays intact”.

From Business ETC The Markets

Going down: Markets fall across Europe as Spain sells off €2.9bn of bonds

14/05/12 2,657 Views 16 Comments

Spain paid a higher interest rate on the short-term bonds as markets have reacted badly to the ongoing uncertainty in Greece and the wider eurozone.

Referendum

Adams says ‘no social or economic merit’ in Fiscal treaty

14/05/12 1,970 Views 74 Comments

However, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore said that Ireland needed to ratify the Fiscal Compact in order to ensure certainty.

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Monday

14/05/12 3,041 Views 8 Comments

The nine stories you need to know this morning, including: an investigation into Dublin taxis, political turmoil in Greece, and why the Yahoo CEO resigned over something in his CV…

Referendum

Independent TDs and MEP to call for referendum to be delayed

14/05/12 1,925 Views 80 Comments

Shane Ross, Catherine Murphy and Finian McGrath are among those who want the Fiscal Compact referendum delayed in light of the political uncertainty in the eurozone.

Greece

Greek crisis: Syriza out of talks, second election likely

14/05/12 887 Views 16 Comments

The leader of the far left party will not take part in coalition talks today.

# greece - Sunday 13 May, 2012

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The Daily Fix: Sunday

13/05/12 3,383 Views No Comments

Your round-up of the day’s biggest stories, as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed…

Greece

Last-ditch Greek talks fail to form unity government

13/05/12 2,201 Views 12 Comments

Meetings between the country’s president and its three main party leaders fail to end the political stalemate in Greece.

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Sunday

13/05/12 3,661 Views 21 Comments

Nine things you need to know this morning…

# greece - Saturday 12 May, 2012

Daily Edge

The Daily Fix: Saturday

12/05/12 4,472 Views 1 Comment

In the Fix: Latest referendum poll, what’s going on in Greece, and surviving a robot uprising (video).

Prime Numbers

Movies, MPs and Angry Birds: the week in statistics

12/05/12 3,183 Views 2 Comments

Plus: How long it takes to ruin a two-hour debate, and the number of people who’d rather pick a convict than Obama.

From Business ETC Greece

Bundesbank chief: Greece risks losing financial aid if it breaches loan agreements

12/05/12 1,873 Views 19 Comments

Greek political leaders are to meet tomorrow for a final attempt at forming a coalition.

Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Will Greece leave the euro?

12/05/12 5,068 Views 58 Comments

No government, jittery markets and new elections on the cards. Is Greece on the verge of leaving he single currency?

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Saturday

12/05/12 3,446 Views 3 Comments

Nine things you need to know this morning…

Acropolis How

Explainer: New elections? Euro exit? Just what is going on in Greece?

12/05/12 2,779 Views 15 Comments

Political turmoil, soaring unemployment, falling markets, rubbish credit ratings. It’s all going off in Greece at the minute and not in a good way. But what’s going to happen next?

# greece - Friday 11 May, 2012

Greece

Update: Greek Radical Left head says he will not join coalition government.

11/05/12 1,338 Views 2 Comments

It now looks increasingly likely that Greece will face a second general election…

Greece

Radical Left coalition to meet Socialists in last bid to form Greek government

11/05/12 2,125 Views 49 Comments

If Alexis Tsipras and Evangelos Venizelos can’t agree a common platform, a second election will be almost certain.

# greece - Thursday 10 May, 2012

Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Thursday

10/05/12 2,715 Views No Comments

Our essential roundup of the day’s big stories – plus any other bits and pieces you may have missed…

Greece

Greece: Uncertainty continues as power-sharing talks enter third round

10/05/12 1,027 Views 8 Comments

If the latest efforts to form a coalition fail, the country could face fresh elections in early June.

From The Score London 2012

Torch lit in Greece as Games countdown gets underway

10/05/12 48 Views No Comments

An actress dressed as a high priestess used a concave mirror to focus the sun’s rays and light a torch under bright sunny skies this morning.

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Poll: Are you satisfied with your quality of life?

Poll: Are you satisfied with your quality of life?

A NEW REPORT from the OECD has suggested people living in Ireland have some of the best lives in the world, with Ireland among the top countries in its Better Life Index.

The index finds that life expectancy, low pollution, positive experiences and a healthy work-life balance are among the factors that contribute to happy lives in Ireland.

It did note, however, that the gap between the rich and poor is wider in Ireland than elsewhere, while the gender gap in educational performance is also larger than average.

Today we’re simply wondering whether (assuming you live in Ireland) you’re satisfied with your quality of life.


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Column: The mortgage crisis is stoked by mistrust. Here’s how we might fix it.
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Aggressive banks are making mortgage resolution impossible, writes David Hall of New Beginning – and suggests a way to restore trust between lenders and borrowers.

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Vote No: The Treaty will bring the EU together – in economic stagnation
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Confidence and stability will be the last things to emerge from this dangerous experiment, writes Michael Taft.

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Vote Yes: EU funds are like our credit union. Let’s not go to the loan sharks.
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A Yes to the Stability Treaty will give Ireland access to the ESM, writes Naoise Nunn – and keep us out of a potentially lethal game of chicken.

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Column: Who are the winners and losers in the referendum campaign right now?
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With nine days to go before referendum day, Dr Jane Suiter of UCC analyses the parties and the latest polls to see how the campaign is playing out.

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Column: Job creation is too important for party politics. Let’s work together.
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Writing for TheJournal.ie, Micheál Martin explains why Fianna Fáil’s new plan to tackle youth unemployment should be seriously considered.

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Column: National pride or bald-faced bigotry? Maybe neither, or both.
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Being proud to be Irish is sometime looked on as a social gaffe, writes Lisa McInerney, but that’s not always fair… and it’s not always the best way to figure out who really is racist…

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For new mothers, the pressure can be so overwhelming it makes you ill. Lynn McDonald Byrne describes her experience of postnatal depression.

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