Just curious, but what are they teaching at UCD's Banking & Finance courses these days? The Black-Scholes black hole? Or maybe fin...

I forgot to mention yesterday that a couple of weeks ago the Irish Voice reported that Rooney was likely to be the new Ambassador to Irela...

I've always kind of liked the Pittsburgh Steelers. Back when I was a kid, I couldn't have told you what it was that I liked about th...

Typical isn't it. The little guy has to pay taxes and is pursued by the state for those taxes, but the well-connected guy gets to be in ...

I have to admit I missed this one , but when I read it I was kind of surprised that President Obama's speechwriters/editors didn't c...

According to the Washington Post President Obama is the first son of an immigrant to reach the White House since before the Civil War. [n]o...

I don't buy Garrison Keillor's assertion in today's Irish Times that President Obama is "our first genuine author-presiden...

The Financial Regulator didn't really bother regulating the banks. They regulated themselves. That's what the Financial Regulator sa...

I didn't see Brian Cowen deliver his speech marking the 90th anniversary of the first meeting of Dáil Éireann . May be just as well bec...

I didn't see the speech live, but watched it late last night. I'd heard George Hook briefly say he was disappointed about an hour a...

It's the 21st of January and I haven't seen a single 09 car yet. I know I'm not on the roads all day, but still I can't beli...

It's only few minutes to the inauguration and still it's dark and miserable here. I was sure His Obamaness was going to change all t...

If a tree falls in the woods and you're a middle-aged man wearing ear muffs inside a large house, will you hear the noise? You can liste...

I like how this NY Times article starts. Some passengers screamed, others tucked their heads between their knees, and several prayed over ...

I wonder how Europeans will interpret this : In a wide-ranging 70-minute interview with Washington Post reporters and editors, the president...

I can't stop laughing after reading my favorite Mets blog today. Shea Stadium is gone and the Mets' new home will (still?) be called...

The Limerick Southside & Northside Regeneration Agencies are seeking bids (not sure the link will work for everyone) from interested pa...

A year ago we still harbored hopes that the economy would come down gradually and not-too-painfully; that we'd get a 'soft landing...

I was listening to Joe Higgins on Pat Kenny's show this morning. The discussion was about Anglo-Irish Bank and Joe said that this was ...

No, not on the market, but as a taxpayer. The Brians decided that I (& the rest of you suckers taxpayers) would like to own a piece of ...