Economy- Page 13

Imperialist war on Iran fuels a new cost-of-living crisis

By Finghín Kelly The US and Israel’s war on Iran is unleashing bloodshed, suffering, and chaos all over West Asia. Hundreds of thousands are being displaced, thousands of ordinary people in Iran have been killed, and millions of lives are being put

Mar 13, 2026

Economy

No bailout for real victims of property crash

SARAH BOUGHT her one bedroom apartment in Swords for €300,000- her mortgage repayments are €1,450 a month. When her job relocated down the country, she had little choice but to move. With the apartment now valued at €170,000, she can’t sell it,

Dec 7, 2009

Economy

“Child Benefit keeps us off the breadline for one week in every month”

A SURVEY by the National Women’s Council of Ireland entitled "The Importance of Child Benefit for Parents" in which 66.6% of respondents said that child benefit is a critical part of the family income.

Dec 7, 2009

Economy

Christmas bonus, “Santa always gets me stuff”

the Socialist spoke to ROBERT KEANE, an unemployed construction worker from Blarney, Co Cork, about the cancellation of the Christmas bonus and the threat of cuts to the basic rate of social welfare.

Dec 7, 2009

Economy

80th anniversary of the Wall Street Crash

Scant attention has been paid to the 80th anniversary of the October 1929 Wall Street Crash. Preoccupied with their own present devastating global crisis, the moneybags, the capitalists, can hardly repeat their theme of yesterday – “it can never happen again” –

Oct 27, 2009

Economy

NAMA – Multi-billion corporate welfare

ON 16 September Fianna Fail’s Brian Lenihan is set to tell the Dail the price he intends to pay for the banks’ toxic loans. The figure is expected to be more than €50 billion. It could be as high as €70 billion. This

Sep 9, 2009

Economy

An Bord Slash Nua

An Bord Snip Nua, headed by the neo-liberal economist Colm McCarthy, has given the government a vast menu of potential cuts from which to choose for this December’s budget. The target is to cut €5.3 billion a year from public expenditure.

Aug 24, 2009

Economy

NAMA – the Biggest Rip Off of all

THE GOVERNMENT has finally come out with more details about how its National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) is going to operate. The proposed NAMA will buy, with government bonds, some 10,000 loans (half of which are behind in their payments and

Aug 16, 2009

Economy

Oppose an Bord Snip’s attacks on our living standards

The innocuously named An Bord Snip Nua report which has just been published contains a menu of vicious cutbacks and job losses aimed at working people, the unemployed and their families.

Jul 24, 2009

Economy

Socialist Party Condemns An Bord Snip’s Viscious Report

The "An Bord Snip" report has outlined a menu of vicious cuts and job losses aimed at working people and the unemployed. The government’s plan to slash the living standards of workers and the unemployed and destroy our health and education services

Jul 23, 2009

Economy·What is Socialism?

Socialism – the alternative to the failed market

By Kevin McLoughlin SOCIALIST POLICIES are needed to solve the economic crisis and its devastating effects on the living standards and lives of ordinary people. Socialist policies are relevant to the key problems facing people today, the draconian pay cuts, the housing

May 17, 2009

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