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MINISTER FOR STATE at the Department of Finance Brian Hayes has warned that blaming Europe or the IMF for the country’s problems will not help Ireland.
Speaking at the annual general meeting of the UCC branch of Young Fine Gael, Hayes said that Ireland is “not a helpless victim of foreign bogeymen”.
He also criticised what he sees as a “national narrative of failure, fatalism and despair”.
Young people must not allow their natural confidence and enthusiasm for life to be undermined by all the negative commentary.
Commenting on the upcoming referendum, the junior minister said that Europe is not forcing Ireland to accept the fiscal compact treaty.
“This is our business,” he told the group of students. “Other countries in the eurozone will decide for themselves.”
However, he did admit that Ireland’s choices are limited and that if the treaty is rejected, a two-speed eurozone will be created.
We stay in the euro and fight our corner; or we leave.
Hayes spoke of how foreign investment is dependent on Ireland’s full and committed membership of the European Union. He also argued that international markets “hate uncertainty” and indicated that without the backstop of the EU, the international money markets could be “unforgiving”.
Warning against a “go-it-alone policy,” Hayes dismissed suggestions of leaving the euro and reneging on debt. He said people advocating such a plan come from the ‘North Korean School of Economics’.
Concluding his speech, Hayes said he is not negative about Ireland’s future but added that the country cannot “magic away” its problems.
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Here we go again. When will young people ever learn. Exactly the same criteria as of just about every weekend over the past years. Note : single vehicle collision, late night / early morning , back road or minor road. Most of these collisions involved speed and alcohol , so lets. See how this incident pans out. God help these poor people.
Right on the nose.
Its a shame, a waste…. And an inevitability…. Week after week.
Yep…every week.
People use young people as scapegoats … We’re not bad people like !
It’s not that at all,early 20′s and teens dying on our roads every weekend. Personally I think more education is needed. I had a tracker in my car for 4 years when I was younger which meant I couldn’t speed,imagine if all young driver had that..
Let’s not rush to judgement, maybe the car was faulty or the brakes failed please let the Garda do the job of finding the facts.
Deniese.
This is a terrible accident but very few car crashes accur because of mechanical failure. ( I believe its around half of one percent)
Alchol,Speed and or human error are almost always to blame.
So sad for the families involved
RIP to the young man.
Driving in the city and on rural backroad roads is not the same. There is lots of factors that may have caused this tragic loss of life. So it’s pointless taking the high moral ground and making generalisations. Rest in peace
RIP
Won’t be easy for the 3 survivors Thoughts and prayers with all involved
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