Tony Blair: Europe’s first President?Now Ireland has ratified the Lisbon Treaty, former British PM Tony Blair has all but shored up the support needed to become the first President of the European Union, inside sources tell the Times
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The GFC: one year on
In September last year, the world was plunged into financial crisis. Things are slowly starting to turn around at a global level, but how are the countries hardest hit by the GFC coping one year later? TIME visits the Baltics, Ireland and Singapore.
Spain’s ‘war on terror’ a different ball game
Basque terrorist group ETA has stubbornly survived for 50 years. Spain’s government must remain calm, even with recent deadly attacks, writes Peter Preston.
The Irish economy ain’t smiling
There’s a very simple, but brutal equation in world finance and business: Ireland = basket case.
Last drinks in Dublin
The “roaring naughties” are well and truly over for Dublin, as top-end restaurants and nightclubs close en masse in the city’s famous party precints due to the struggling Irish economy.
Happy Bloomsday!
Literary Minded’s Angela Meyer marks Bloomsday with some Ulysses quotable quotes — well from the first 310 pages anyway.
Ireland’s 11 billion Euro banking black hole
Ireland’s banks have received a further 4 billion euros of Government aid.
Thousands victims of Irish church abuse
A new report from Dublin has found tens of thousands of Irish children were sexually and physically abused in religious schools and institutions from 1930 to 1990.
Irish opt for paper ballots over e-voting
Chalk one up for AEC-style old skool pen-and-paper voting: Ireland are scrapping their e-voting system and going back to paper ballots.
Could Ireland become a failed state?
Ireland’s woes should be considered an advanced warning system for all countries outside the US.
Dyer’s business wrap: Ireland a basket case … GM chief quits
Deflation is once again stalking Japan — European manufacturing has got the staggers; the UK economy is contracting nastily, but Ireland is the global basket case as its economy shrinks at rates approaching a Depression.
Troubles bubble in Ireland
The recent murders in Ireland will not derail the peace process because there is no appetite for war, writes Adrian Little.
Trade unions put squeeze on Israel
The international trade union movement is tightening its sanctions on Israel, writes Alex Mitchell.
Unlucky Irish wield the axe
The Irish Government’s parlous fiscal position makes Kevin Rudd’s problems look like small beer, writes Glenn Dyer.
Another Irish question: The demise of the Lisbon Treaty
Before Ireland went to the polls to determine the fate of the Lisbon treaty last Thursday, another Irish Question was emerging, writes Binoy Kampmark .
Triumph of the underdogs… and now the Wallabies’ World Cup begins
Fiji v Wales was worth the price of the big screen TV for the Rugby World Cup even if nothing much else happens. And certainly not much was happening for the Wallabies over the weekend, writes Michael Pascoe.
Rugby World Cup: a feast for the bleary eyed
Like the Tour de France and Wimbledon, the Rugby World Cup is set to make lunchtime power-napping a necessity over the next few weeks. Michael Pascoe outlines the games that matter.
