Organisation: ECB/IMF

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Emigration central to unemployment figures, says economist

A leading economist has linked the falling number of dole claimants to the number of people emigrating — but forecast the unemployment rate could fall to 14% by the end of the year.

Thu, 05 Apr, 2012

Dole number falls for first time in four months

THE number of people signing on for the dole has fallen for the first time in four months.

Thu, 06 Oct, 2011

Politicians have failed, put the people in charge

I BELIEVE the rent our Government is paying Treasury Holdings for the new Convention Centre is of the order of about €25m per annum for the next 20 years — that’s €500m.

Wed, 14 Sep, 2011

Bonus payments - DAA U-turn a victory for Government

COMMON SENSE has prevailed in the row over the controversial bonus for Dublin Airport Authority boss Declan Collier.

Mon, 27 Jun, 2011

Get back to basics and build future

I REFER to an opinion piece published in The Financial Times (April 12) submitted by an ECB official, Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, in which he effectively admonishes Irish taxpayers, “Pay Up and Stop Whining”.

Thu, 21 Apr, 2011