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Sunday 27 September 2020
The business lobbying group forecasts Irish unemployment to level off at 16% and GDP to contract by 11% for the year.
The think-tank has sketched the likely impact of the virus across a range of Irish economic indicators.
The South American nation is in the midst of a five-year economic crisis.
The turnout in Venezuela’s presidential election was under 50%.
Inflation and food shortages have been getting worse and worse in the country.
The economic situation in the country is so dire that even hospitals are being badly affected.
One doctor says he has noticed a “wave” of complications.
Strict new Covid-19 measures have been announced for the two counties – here’s what you need to know.
Workers across all industry sectors take an average of 5.5 days off per year.
Some commentators have noted that Irish news organisations failed to give proper warnings of the impending crash. But why?
A new report has come up with a number of proposed solutions.
The ASTI are calling for more resources to help students with emotional difficulties or who are victims of bullying.
Being ‘the best in Ireland’ is too limited a goal for Irish businesses today; businesses should emulate Germany’s ‘Mittelstand’ approach to drive export growth, writes Patrick Burke.
No, seriously.
On the anniversary of the bank guarantee, the leaders of four Irish organisations reflect on the 2008 decision – and the subsequent changes they have observed in their sectors over the past five years.
There were 97 additional suicides in Ireland in 2009 with the research pointing out that rates are higher in countries with higher job losses.
The scale of the economic and financial catastrophe that befell Ireland was virtually unprecedented in post-war industrial country history; we need to examine the inadequacies of the Irish policymaking process, write Donal Donovan and Antoin E Murphy.
French economic growth has been sluggish lately as a result of record unemployment and falling household demand – the key driver of the economy.
Cowen succeeded Bertie Ahern at the helm of government on May 7, 2008. Here he is, leading a hometown singsong.
“We cannot buy, we cannot sell.”
The campaign was focused on rescuing the recession-hit EU member state from bankruptcy.
Most of those attending the World Economic Forum in Davos last week reckoned the four-year crisis is over, but what do you think?
A Eurobarometer survey says just over half of us think the worst is yet to come. Really?
That, however, is a drop in confidence in the single currency on the last Eurobarometer survey.
Researchers found that the number of suicides more than quadrupled in the United States between 2008 and 2010, echoing the findings of similar research in Ireland.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Rome to protest against the prime minister and austerity measures.
A survey also showed that only 21 per cent of CEOs believe that Ireland will return to strong GDP growth in 2013.
The date for the election is likely to be set next week when the parliament reconvenes for its winter session.
“The Czech Republic now finds itself in a good situation. It has its own currency and its own monetary policy,” said Andreas Treichl.
BREAKING via The Mire wire: New study highlights the upside to childhood obesity – and how commuters are killing the buzz for junkies taking drugs in public.
Gilmore said that his party was focussed on solving the country’s economic crisis but acknowledged difficulties with its identity in the coalition with Fine Gael.
Enda Kenny said that any kind of growth deal will be separate to the fiscal compact.
*Not really. But these are the words that we never used (or understood the meaning of) before 2011.
The financial markets plunged us into economic meltdown, writes Hugh Torpey – so why are we still listening to them?
Former trader Nick Leeson argues that, while it might not seem obvious at first, the psychology behind street rioters is not dissimilar to that which drove the markets, the bankers and property developers into a speculation frenzy.
Irish people are more pessimistic than most Europeans about job prospects and the markets are in turmoil – but do you think the only way is up from here? Have your say.
Latest Eurobarometer survey shows that people are feeling more upbeat about taking control of the economic crisis – but the Irish are one of 13 nations who worry about the impact on jobs.
Herman Van Rompuy has called top officials together for talks as the markets show jitters over Italian government debt.
Protests are continuing ahead of today’s bill, which is needed to push through the austerity measures that were agreed yesterday.
The country’s parliament will decide whether to pass a harsh new cuts package in the face of continuing violent protests.
Spain’s prime minister said he expected today’s marches to pass off peacefully, despite violence erupting at Wednesday’s protest in Barcelona.
AFTER A COLD week, another frosty few days are ahead of us.
Temperatures are set to drop to as low as -2 degrees tonight, according to Met Éireann.
Conditions will be dry and clear, but there will be widespread frost.
So, as the autumn weather is most certainly upon us, we want to know: Have you turned the heating on this week?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Clouds and sun
Max: 13 °C
Min: 6 °C
Mostly cloudy with spotty showers
Max: 17 °C
Min: 6 °C
Times of clouds and sun
Max: 14 °C
Min: 9 °C
