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# David McWilliams

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# column
Northern success always presents us in the south with a dilemma
Tommy Martin on Brexit, the Irish Open and how sport in Ireland is best served by the softest of borders.
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Jul 7th 2017, 12:08 PM
# on the agenda
"Americans feel an awful lot of nasty things in private" - David McWilliams on Budget 17, Trump, and being back on our TVs
The economist is rebooting his TV3 economics show Agenda for a new audience.
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Oct 16th 2016, 6:20 AM
# it's the economy stupid
David McWilliams turns down Celebrity Economist Debtmatch with Dan O'Brien
Well, a debate anyway…
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Sep 26th 2015, 7:45 AM
# Rich Get Richer
These charts show why Ireland's wealth divide has widened so much
Inequality is the topic of David McWilliams’ new documentary, which airs tonight on RTÉ One.
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Sep 21st 2015, 6:00 AM
# follow the money
David McWilliams' media company is doing very nicely, thanks
The economist’s Iconic Media Ltd. posted accumulated profits of €630,000 for 2014
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Mar 5th 2015, 8:10 PM
# The briefcase
Here's everything you need to know about business this week
Everyone was talking about Cadbury’s cuts, McWilliams’ biscuits and some dodgy ads.
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Feb 28th 2015, 7:45 AM
# Banking Inquiry
The awkward moment when David McWilliams played a clip of himself to the banking inquiry
TDs’ faces were a little strained when they heard the clip for a second time.
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Feb 26th 2015, 2:38 PM
# digestives and milk
Why this economist made a late-night dash for biscuits in the midst of the banking crisis
David McWilliams says he became a defacto advisor to Brian Lenihan before the 2008 bank guarantee.
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Feb 26th 2015, 1:20 PM
# 6 Years On
30 Days in September: An Oral History of the Bank Guarantee
What happened in the days and weeks leading up to the bank guarantee of 30 September 2008? TheJournal.ie presents an in-depth account from the people who were in the thick of it.
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Dec 17th 2014, 7:00 AM
# Almost famous
Shane Ross thinks there's a problem with 'celebrity' election candidates
The independent TD hasn’t spoken to David McWilliams or Fintan O’Toole, but would welcome talks.
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Dec 14th 2014, 7:45 AM
# Reform Conference
9 things we learned from the Reform Alliance’s ‘monster meeting’
The turnout was good, the ideas were flowing and the organisers appeared delighted with themselves. But what chance a political party?
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Jan 25th 2014, 9:10 PM
# The RA
Mattie McGrath would consider joining Reform Alliance, Creighton says they'll work with anyone
“I am prepared to consider anything,” the Tipperary South TD told TheJournal.ie today.
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Jan 21st 2014, 1:44 PM
# all the presidents men
Bernstein on Watergate: ‘We were afraid we’d make a mistake’
41 years ago today, the Watergate break-in took place, which led to the resignation of Richard Nixon. Carl Bernstein, one of the journalists that broke the story, was in Dalkey last night to speak about how it changed America.
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Jun 17th 2013, 8:45 PM
Voices
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.
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Oct 31st 2012, 7:00 AM
# Kilkenny
'Cautious optimism', laughter and Mammynomics promised at Kilkenomics
The five-day festival returns for its third year next month.
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Oct 11th 2012, 6:45 AM
# Punk Economics
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.
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Jul 10th 2012, 10:43 PM
# fiscal compacted
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.
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May 18th 2012, 9:00 PM
# Daily Fix
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?
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Jan 31st 2012, 7:49 PM
# Punk Economics
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…
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Jan 31st 2012, 6:14 PM
# Bailout
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.
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Jan 30th 2012, 7:40 AM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Jan 16th 2012, 4:43 PM
# Bailout II
Bailout II: Will it actually happen?
Economist David McWilliams is pretty definitive on the topic.
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Jan 16th 2012, 3:11 PM
# RWC 2023?
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.
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Dec 7th 2011, 6:56 PM
# Global Irish
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.
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Sep 27th 2011, 7:30 PM
# New party?
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.
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Jul 17th 2011, 7:06 PM
# Daily Fix
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:
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Jul 6th 2011, 7:46 PM
# HuffPost UK
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.
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Jul 6th 2011, 1:13 PM
# dalkey book festival
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.
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Jun 13th 2011, 3:32 PM
# Debate
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.
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Feb 15th 2011, 1:18 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 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.
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Feb 14th 2011, 4:44 PM
# Bank Guarantee
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.
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Feb 14th 2011, 11:49 AM
# GE11
What is the New Ireland movement?
Check out the group David McWilliams is reportedly considering running under in the general election.
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Jan 18th 2011, 5:37 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
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Jan 18th 2011, 5:09 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 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.
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Jan 17th 2011, 8:50 AM
# Your Say
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?
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Dec 6th 2010, 9:38 AM
# Irish Economy
McWilliams tells Electric Picnic: Ireland needs to organise a default
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Sep 4th 2010, 2:45 PM