A win for Ireland would have boosting optimism and spending too, which is badly needed. Even if Ireland did get the re-match it would cost the country 25 million to organise, as well as an outflow of cash to some neutral location. Well it won't happen now and the Irish public mood is low, all in all referee Martin Hansson could knock off .1% growth of the Irish economy next year, in an already struggling economy. The Irish Taoiseach and the Minister of Justice of ... Read More

Ireland's economy once the pride of the country, is now Ireland's major downfall, Bertie Ahern dancing to the tune of votes, every time the public sector wanted a pay rise it was given. High wages, based on unsustainable growth, remember bench marking Over reliance on construction, it was said at the height of the boom 1 in 4 jobs was reliant on construction. Everybody is rich attitude, an arrogance developed in ... Read More

The humble worker built this economy to the dizzying heights of the 4th richest country in the world, they did not really see what was coming, An inflated property bubble, property prices dropped by about 35% from their peaks in 2006,  some economic pundits believe that prices could be as much as 50% down. Unions pushed for bench marking, we all know the fundamentals were not correct, they said life was expensive and people had ... Read More