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Reality bites for Kenny

June 26, 2012by ourmaninstockholm Leave a comment

The budget will not be drafted in public. -Enda Kenny In fairness, he’s not lying. But it won’t be drafted in Kildare Street either. Nor will it ever again be […]

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Irish Life, Irish Politics

Finding the right target in Enda’s blame game

January 27, 2012by ourmaninstockholm 2 Comments

Let me say this to you all: You are not responsible for the crisis. That didn’t last long, did it? Yesterday Enda did another of his patented u-turns (don’t worry, […]

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Irish Life, Irish Politics

Steady as she blows

January 11, 2012by ourmaninstockholm 1 Comment

The Christmas holidays came to an abrupt end this week, as the fairy lights and aroma of pine needles was replaced once again with the daily diet of austerity and […]

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Before the Deluge

December 5, 2011by ourmaninstockholm 1 Comment

Today is the day when payment for the worst of the excesses of the Celtic tiger falls due. Today, Brendan Howlin will stand up in the Dáil and tell the […]

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Irish Life, Irish Politics

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