A large demonstration sweeped through the streets in Dublin on Friday 21st of 2009 to protest against the current handling of jobs in the economic crisis in Ireland. Mr Begg head of ICTU addressed the rally at Merrion square and used fiery words to describe the handling of the economy by the Governemnt as economic treason. He emphasised the importance of social partnership is needed to solve the jobs problem for workers in Ireland. He was rightly angry about the muppets who run the banking ... Read More

The Dail erupted last night with heated exchanges between politicians in relation to claims that Anglo Irish Banks had falsified its accounts before being nationalised by the Irish Government. PricewaterhouseCoopers had identified a seven billion euro loan, the Financial Regulator is reviewing this currently. This adds to the many unacceptable practices that were identified such as large directors' loans as well as the seven billion eurpo loan from Irish Life in September. The ... Read More

After an assertive pricing scheme that paved the way for a 40pc fall in Irish car insurance premiums from 2003 to 2007, QUINN Insurance has finally increased its private motor premiums. Quinn Insurance Limited General Manager Colin Morgan has recently confirmed this rise in car insurance premiums. He also stated that QIL has "strong underwriting profits" and is still a “fundamentally sound” business.    According to Morgan, getting further finance from Sean Quinn is neither a problem nor an issue. Analysts estimate that Mr. ... Read More