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Ireland Calling with John Spain

When the Guinness Went Flat
IT tasted like a pint that had been left standing for too long and had lost its bubbles. The news early last week that Diageo, the drinks multi-national that now owns Guinness, was going to make a major announcement left us all feeling a bit flat.

Where the Jobs Are Going 09 May 2008

THERE was a two-part TV show on RTE television in the past two weeks that made compulsive viewing. It was called Where’s My Job Gone?

Tackling Ireland’s Binge Drinking 02 May 2008

WE have a very serious alcohol problem among younger people in Ireland today, something that has developed over the last 10 or 15 years and which has been covered in this column several times before.

Heavy Turbulence Hits Aer Lingus 24 April 2008

THE way Aer Lingus tried to cancel the *5 premier class seats to the U.S. it had “mistakenly” sold on its website last week has done an unfortunate amount of damage to its image here.

The Challenge Facing Cowen 16 April 2008

THERE’S a story told about our taoiseach (prime minister) in waiting Brian Cowen that I particularly like because it reveals a lot about the kind of guy he is.

It’s Bye, Bye Bertie 14 April 2008

I’LL say this for Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern. He’s a guy who always liked to surprise people, to do the unexpected, to catch everyone on the hop.

Tipping Point for the Taoiseach 02 April 2008

I KNOW you are all fed up reading about Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern’s convoluted personal finances.

The Mindless, Violent Underclass 26 March 2008

ST. Patrick’s Day is the time when we wear the shamrock, have a few drinks, sing a few songs, bring the kids to the parade (or sit at home and watch it on the telly) and generally get in touch again with our Irishness, that common core of goodwill an

The Tiger Tones Down 19 March 2008

IT’S not quite time to call it a day yet. But the party's definitely over. Last week the most respected official research organization in Ireland, the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), published a new report on the Irish economy that sen

Pass the Paisley Sickbag 12 March 2008

NOW I know it’s almost St. Patrick’s Day when we all should be in good humor, and I don’t want to rain on anyone’s parade.

The Polish Murders in Dublin 06 March 2008

THE brutal murder of two young Polish men by a gang of Dublin teenagers in a screwdriver attack on a Dublin street the weekend before last has shocked everyone here.

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