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The banks have Nama, but who is there to help homeowners like us?
Sunday March 21 2010
LAST week the entire family received a 10-year jail sentence. Minimum. And no malarkey about time off for good behaviour either. We are effectively under house arrest, with all privileges suspended indefinitely.
Recovery talk is great but negative equity will be a heavy weight on consumers
Thursday March 18 2010
The recovery is coming to Ireland, economists tell us, later this year. But how ready will we be? Exporters may be starting to bulk out their order books for the second half, but for the consumer, who powers most of the economy, it may be more a case of a no-show.
John Walshe: Time to rekindle switched-off youngsters' love of learning
Wednesday March 17 2010
THE Junior Cert exam is little more than a 'dry run' for the Leaving for most students at present.
Living in era of negative equity
Tuesday March 16 2010
ONE in three mortgage holders could be in negative equity, the dismal situation in which the mortgage exceeds the value of the property, by the end of this year. The number of households affected could reach 196,000.
First-time buyers facing 10 years in mortgage bind
Tuesday March 16 2010
THE average first-time buyer is facing another 10 years before they will get out of negative equity, a leading housing economist has calculated.
From Blackberry to baby bottle
Wednesday March 10 2010
We've always known that Irish people love their mammies, and with Ireland having the highest fertility rate in Europe, it's clear that we love being mammies too.
Gormley hints he wants to stay
Saturday March 06 2010
ENVIRONMENT Minister John Gormley last night gave his first indication he will remain in Cabinet and keep his current portfolio.
Incinerator battle heats up as ESRI refuses to bin report
Friday March 05 2010
ENVIRONMENT Minister John Gormley's dispute with the country's leading think tank intensified last night when the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) refused to withdraw a controversial report criticising government waste policy.
Teaching figures that don't add up
Friday March 05 2010
According to a report by John Walshe, the latest Department of Education and Science projections show far greater than expected student enrolments over the next 20 years; and the Higher Education Authority says it agrees with the projections, given the population growth and increased demand in higher education (Irish Independent, March 3).
