Growth takes a walk as Fás disappears

There is a lot of irony in these post-Halloween days. We have managed to arrange a Monster Web Festival, a truly magnificent technological event worthy of celebration as Dublin authorities launch a No-Water festival.

We are advised the “Exit from the Bailout” Festival will be celebrated with additional “safety net” horror budgets, as will “exit from the safety net after exit from the Bailout” Festival in a few years etc, etc; you know what I mean.

There is also the disturbing news that house prices are rising in Dublin while most of us thought disturbing news was house prices falling; just shows how wrong us mere mortals can be about economics.