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Friday 10 July, 2020
Tommy Martin on Brexit, the Irish Open and how sport in Ireland is best served by the softest of borders.
The economist is rebooting his TV3 economics show Agenda for a new audience.
Well, a debate anyway…
Inequality is the topic of David McWilliams’ new documentary, which airs tonight on RTÉ One.
The economist’s Iconic Media Ltd. posted accumulated profits of €630,000 for 2014
Everyone was talking about Cadbury’s cuts, McWilliams’ biscuits and some dodgy ads.
TDs’ faces were a little strained when they heard the clip for a second time.
David McWilliams says he became a defacto advisor to Brian Lenihan before the 2008 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.
The independent TD hasn’t spoken to David McWilliams or Fintan O’Toole, but would welcome talks.
The turnout was good, the ideas were flowing and the organisers appeared delighted with themselves. But what chance a political party?
“I am prepared to consider anything,” the Tipperary South TD told TheJournal.ie today.
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.
The time to take action on tracker mortgages is now or we will see another wave of mortgage defaults says economist David McWilliams.
The five-day festival returns for its third year next month.
In his latest ‘punk economics’ video, the floppy-haired one looks at panic in China and the fading recovery in the US.
Austerity treaty, stability treaty. or somewhere in between? TheJournal.ie keeps you up to date with our evening Fiscal Compact referendum bulletin.
In tonight’s Fix: Latest on ‘SOPA Ireland’; radical changes for taxis; and who’s in trouble over Eye Of The Tiger?
David McWilliams explains our dire situation in terms everyone can understand – and adds his own diagrams…
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.
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
Economist David McWilliams is pretty definitive on the topic.
Minister Leo Varadkar says that he would support discussions on a bid to bring the 2023 Rugby World Cup to these shores.
Former US president Bill Clinton, economist David McWilliams and actor Gabriel Byrne are among those attending the event next month.
A new centre-right political party involving the independent TD could be formed next year according to a report today.
NOTW phone hacking controversy, Dáil protests over bailout troika and hospital cuts, and your guide to Oxegen. These and more in today’s Fix:
Diarmuid Gavin, David McWilliams and Conrad Gallagher are among the contributors to HuffPo UK launching today.
The weekend’s literature-packed event is aimed at boosting community spirit in the recession, organiser and economist David McWilliams told TheJournal.ie.
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.
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.
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.
Check out the group David McWilliams is reportedly considering running under in the general election.
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
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.
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?
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.
SO FAR, JULY has been unseasonably wet and cold, with rain pouring across the country since the month began.
This week alone, 41.6 mm of rain was recorded in Dublin Airport compared to just 41 mm across all of July in 2019. The average rainfall in July over the last 30 years has been 56.2 mm, so we’re likely to eclipse that if the trend continues.
While drier and warmer weather is expected as we move into the weekend, we want to know have you turned the heating on this week?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Sunny intervals with a passing shower
Max: 17 °C
Min: 7 °C
A blend of sun and clouds
Max: 17 °C
Min: 10 °C
Mostly cloudy
Max: 19 °C
Min: 13 °C
