Jeremiah was a bullfrog / He was a good friend of mine / I never understood a single word he said / But I helped him drink his wine /…

You know it's getting bad when one of the leading bank economists goes on the national airwaves and suggests that the nation pray.  On Morning Ireland we had a number…

What forced Niall Crowley out of his job in the Equality Authority?  Guess.  It was the same vindictiveness that saw the the scrapping of the Combat Poverty Agency as an independent…

Did anyone catch it?  Stephen Collins did but he didn't give us the maths.  When Minister Lenihan introduced the Finance Bill he made a small amendment in the new income levy,…

In Spain, which produces and consumes more olive oil than anywhere in the world, there is a small Andalucian area south of Cordoba – Baena – where the strictest controls…

David McWilliams has produced a table.  In fact, two tables (I've collapsed it into one).  Standing on these tables he spreads the gospel – in order to avoid bankruptcy and…

Prehead the oven to Gas Mark 5.  Put it in a roasting tray, season with salt and pepper and place on the middle rack.  Cook for 20 minutes a pound…

When looking at the economy we tend to look at the hard numbers – rising unemployment, percentage GDP decline, retail sales index, export volume.  Understandable.  But economies are made up…

As my people would say – what the Sam hell!  The Government has announced they are not going to participate in the EU Commission's economic stimulus programme.  They made that…

It would be hard to disagree with the following: 'In truth, Gilmore's speech was a master class; the best that he has ever given and, probably, one of the finest…