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# ratings - Saturday 19 May, 2012

From The Score Out Of 10

Ratings: We mark the Leinster and Ulster players out of 10

Sat, 8:38 PM 6,262 Views 13 Comments

The pace was frantic and there were some superb individual performances but who did we rate as the game’s top dogs?

# ratings - Saturday 28 April, 2012

From The Score Out Of 10

Player ratings: We mark the Ulster players out of 10

28/04/12 991 Views 1 Comment

After a barnstorming start from both sides, it became a grind but Ulster upped the ante to secure a famous win.

# ratings - Tuesday 24 April, 2012

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Dutch caretaker PM urges ‘responsibility’ over economic problems

24/04/12 1,191 Views 5 Comments

Despite the fall of the country’s government over budget disagreements yesterday, the Netherlands raised €2 billion at a bond auction today.

# ratings - Sunday 8 April, 2012

From The Score Out Of 10

Rated: We mark the Clermont and Saracens players out of 10

08/04/12 389 Views No Comments

Leinster will have their work cut out for them when they tackle the French giants in Bordeaux

From The Score Out Of 10

Ratings: We mark Ulster and Munster players out of 10

08/04/12 1,007 Views 3 Comments

The men from the North were stupendous as they hit the front and ground out a famous win

# ratings - Saturday 17 March, 2012

From The Score How They Rated

Six Nations: How Ireland rated against England

17/03/12 1,602 Views 11 Comments

It really wasn’t pretty, was it?

# ratings - Monday 6 February, 2012

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Beckham appearance not enough to catch Mrs. Brown’s Boys

06/02/12 10,947 Views 79 Comments

Almost 4 million people tuned into the Jonathan Ross Show but that was still well behind the figures racked up during Brendan O’Carroll’s BBC comedy.

# ratings - Friday 27 January, 2012

From Business ETC Eurozone

Fitch downgrades five eurozone countries – but retains Ireland’s rating

27/01/12 4,005 Views 16 Comments

Italy, Spain, Belgium, Cyprus and Slovenia have all been downgraded by the American ratings agency.

# ratings - Wednesday 18 January, 2012

From Business ETC Ratings

Irish semi-states moved from Standard and Poor’s ‘watch’ list

18/01/12 3,391 Views 19 Comments

Bord Gais, the DAA and the ESB are currently rated ‘negative’ by S&P.

# ratings - Wednesday 28 December, 2011

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Mrs Brown’s Boys was most-watched tv show in Ireland over Christmas

28/12/11 12,268 Views 72 Comments

880,000 viewers tuned in to the Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas Special on Christmas Day, ahead of Eastenders, Fair City, and Anne Doyle’s last ever appearance reading the news.

# ratings - Tuesday 15 November, 2011

From The Score In Numbers

Player ratings: how the Boys in Green fared…

15/11/11 3,200 Views 22 Comments

Ireland march on thanks to a workmanlike draw with Estonia tonight. Here’s how they played.

# ratings - Wednesday 7 September, 2011

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Poll: Should the Late Late Show be scrapped?

07/09/11 4,697 Views 104 Comments

RTE says it is happy with the ratings for the first show of the new season – but do you think it’s time for a change on Friday nights?

# ratings - Thursday 18 August, 2011

From Business ETC AAA

Lucky you: France will keep its AAA rating, says S&P

18/08/11 228 Views 13 Comments

Concerns had been raised over exposure to Greek debt and zero economic growth.

# ratings - Friday 5 August, 2011

From Business ETC Outlook

S&P upbeat about Ireland’s return to bond markets

05/08/11 464 Views 3 Comments

The ratings agency says its maintaining its debt ratings for Ireland and describes the country’s economic outlook as ‘stable’.

# ratings - Tuesday 14 June, 2011

From Business ETC Credit Ratings

Greece’s credit rating now the lowest in the world

14/06/11 468 Views 12 Comments

Standard & Poor’s drops Greece another three notches and says any restructure will be considered a sovereign default.

# ratings - Tuesday 10 May, 2011

From Business ETC Ratings

Moody’s warns of Irish downgrade risk due to eurozone troubles

10/05/11 606 Views 8 Comments

Credit ratings agency says that commitments to avoid Ireland defaulting could change with developments in other debt-laden eurozone countries.

# ratings - Tuesday 19 April, 2011

From Business ETC Ratings

US government bonds put on ‘negative’ watchlist by S&P

19/04/11 110 Views No Comments

The very benchmark of government financial reliability – the US Treasury bond – is given a talking-to by Standard & Poor’s.

# ratings - Monday 18 April, 2011

From Business ETC US Economy

US debt downgraded to ‘negative’

18/04/11 518 Views No Comments

Credit ratings agency Standard and Poor’s has downgraded its outlook for the US to negative on fears country may not be able to address long-term debt issues.

# ratings - Wednesday 16 March, 2011

From Business ETC Portugal

Portugal facing choppy waters after Moody’s debt downgrade

16/03/11 180 Views No Comments

The ratings agency cuts the rating it gives to Portuguese government debt, down two notches from A1 and A3.

# ratings - Monday 7 March, 2011

From Business ETC Debt

Moody’s downgrades Greece again but says Irish ratings cut is not imminent

07/03/11 220 Views No Comments

The ratings agency is closely monitoring Ireland’s attempt to negotiate better terms on the EU/IMF deal – but has said it did not have imminent plans to downgrade Ireland.

# ratings - Thursday 30 September, 2010

From Business ETC Spain

Moody’s downgrades Spain’s credit rating

30/09/10 97 Views No Comments

And the price of the country’s 10-year bonds fall. Yes, fall.

# ratings - Tuesday 13 July, 2010

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RATING’S AGENCY Moody’s has cut Portugal’s rating by two spots to A1, Reuters reports. Moody’s says their outlook is stable, meaning no further rating change is expected for at least a year, but Portugal may need to introduce more austerity measures in 2011 to keep it that way. The euro fell to a one-week low against the dollar following the news.

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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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