Irish Growth Signals End To Further Austerity Measures
The Republic of Ireland’s financial crisis was triggered by the bursting of a property bubble, leaving the banking sector with huge defaults which risked destroying the sector. Ireland became the second Eurozone nation to receive an EU/IMF bailout, worth €67 billion, in December 2010. The loan came ...
Tour Notebook: Europe's Ryder Cup team quite a melting pot
The European Ryder Cup team has never been more of a melting pot than it is this year. Since continental Europe was added to Great Britain/Ireland in 1979 to form the team to play the United States every year, players from 13 countries have qualified for the team, pushing aside the early domination ...
Foo Fighters and Rain
The rain has come once again. Its been cloudy and rainy for the last three days, and I am awaiting winter's onset once again. This time around, I am prepared. Well. Not really. But I can sure as hell try. I find myself listening to "Wake Me Up When September Ends" by Green Day. I don't know why. Jus ...
Some Of The Women Who Shaped Our Country
The site POSKOD.MY did a fantastic tribute to some of the pioneering women who shaped Malaya and Malaysia. Of course they will miss some, notably, Sybil Karthigesu. Great job still. http://poskod.my/features/women-made-malaysia/ The Women Who Made Malaysia FEATURES / 16 SEPTEMBER 2014 Founding Mothe ...
The forgotten things
A little while ago, I was caught in a storm. The heavens had been hinting at it all day. Swaths of charcoal grey pumiced the sky and erased shadows, and despite it being mid-August, I shivered. No thunder, no lightening, only a thin drenching. But that was the weather in Ireland. I’d only arrived tw ...
Friday Kickoff: Tevez deal called off, Gibson headed to Everton and more | Soccer By Ives
Carlos Tevez is not headed to Milan. Talks between Manchester City and AC Milan suddenly broke down after Alexander Pato refused a move to Paris-St. Germain. Milan needed the 20-25 million pound transfer fee from the Brazilian internationals move to have any chance of raising the necessary cash. Int ...
Stephen Hawking se une al boicot académico internacional en apoyo a Palestina
Hawking se une a la Teachers' Union of Ireland, al United States Members of the Association for Asian American Studies y a muchos otros cuerpos académicos que mantienen un boicot académico a Israel. El profesor Stephen Hawking es probablemente el científico más influyente en nuestros días, tanto a n ...
General Awareness Questions asked in IBPS RRB Exam from 6 Sept to 20 September
Ga Questions Asked in IBPS RRB PO 6 September Morning Shift 1. Capital Of Bhutan-Thimphu 2. Italy Currency- Euro 3. Current CRR- 4% 4. World habitat day- October 6(observed every year on the first Monday of October throughout the world) 5. Minimum limit for RTGS-2 lakh 6. Boeing plane crashed down i ...
Ireland’s new SWF will take ‘years’ to deploy capital fully, says NTMA head
The Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) will take up to four years to re-deploy its €7bn in assets, according to the head of the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA). John Corrigan, who is to retire as chief executive of the NTMA at the end of ...
‘Game of Thrones’ is filming on location in Northern Ireland this week
This week Game of Thrones has been filming in Magilligan, County L’Derry, Northern Ireland. The shoot is reportedly taking place in the woods under Binevenagh Mountain. The area is popular with hikers thanks to its panoramic views. On a clear day the ...
