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Thursday 26 November 2020
Leo Varadkar said it is something the government will keep an eye on.
“Somebody spending £200m more than they’re earning, eventually it catches up with you.”
There is going to be another recession in the future, but how we prepare for it is up to our politicians, writes Aaron McKenna.
Some commentators have noted that Irish news organisations failed to give proper warnings of the impending crash. But why?
Find out more about the man who encapsulated the Celtic Tiger with his fall from grace.
Some are becoming coffee house, others high-street fashion retailers…
Upmarket antiques shop that sold fireplaces to people including property tycoon Sean Dunne is having a clear out this weekend.
Italy raises €10bn in two short-term auctions – but sees its interest rates go through the roof, and into unsustainable levels.
Middle-class people were insufferably smug during the boom – and they have only themselves to blame for the consequences, writes Conor McCabe.
THE GREYHOUND RACING industry has been put in the spotlight again this week, the Social Democrats put forward a motion proposing to end State funding of the sector.
Writing for TheJournal.ie this week, TD Holly Cairns explained that greyhound racing in Ireland will receive €19.2m in public funding next year – an increase of €2.4m on 2020.
Last year, an RTÉ investigation claimed that almost 6,000 greyhounds were killed for not racing fast enough in 2017.
But advocates for the sector have claimed it supports thousands of jobs and that annual Government funding represents an economic investment.
So, today we’re asking: Should the Government stop funding greyhound racing?
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