Ireland

¡Salvad las colinas Sperrin! El agua vale más que el oro

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Guerra y Pacificación
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Article
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Christine Lewis Carroll
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Save Our Sperrins: Irlanda, minería, protesta

Save Our Sperrins: Water, more precious than gold

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War & Pacification
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Save Our Sperrins: Water, more precious than gold, Ireland, mining, pacification

Profits and Loss in the EU crisis

Topic: 
Austerity Economics
Democratisation
Democratisation
Democratisation
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Democratising Europe
New Politics
Subtitle: 
For a European Spring
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Austerity: A recipe for deeper inequality

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Debt
Democratisation
Democratisation
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Democratising Europe
New Politics
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It was clear from the outset that this referendum would come down to a contest between fear and anger. And fear won out. Irish voters have been frightened into saying yes on the basis that the Austerity Treaty would give Ireland access to funds if we needed another “rescue” package. (The irony seems lost on the government that this would mean their policies have absolutely failed.) But the... Read more

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The debt crisis and the fiscal treaty referendum in Ireland

Topic: 
Debt
Democratisation
Democratisation
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Democratising Europe
New Politics
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The Irish debt catastrophe arose from a massive increase in borrowing during the 2000s on the part of Irish banks: the 6 main Irish banks borrowed €15 billion from abroad in 2003 but this figure had risen to €100 billion by 2007. Exposed to a property price bubble, Irish banks found themselves in a parlous position. The Irish government responded to the plight of the banks in an... Read more

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