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17 May
Notes On The Front: May 14th Morning: The Recession Diaries
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on notesonthefront.typepad.com
Many of these 'real devaluationists' are grouped around Irisheconomy.ie (Alan Ahearne was a leading figure until he went off to advise Brian Lenihan). Garrett Fitzgerald, one of the few commentators who have distinguished themselves in …... Continue reading »
Pretty cool banking plan from Fine Gael « IrishLibertarian
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on irishlibertarian.com
I am urging Finance Minister Brian Lenihan to immediately engage with Fine Gael on these proposals.” Tags: Awesome plan, Bail out, Banks, Fine Gael, NAMA, Richard Bruton. This entry was posted on Thursday, May 14th, 2009 at 4:18 pm and …... Continue reading »
29 Mar
Eyes Only « 200 Words
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on faduda.ie
Earlier in the same programme, finance minister Brian Lenihan was interviewed about the latest financial services row, the pension payments to Irish Nationwide boss Michael Fingleton. Here’s what he says about 1.50 minutes into the RTÉ …... Continue reading »
The Dail Ministers: A quick update
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on thedailministers.blogspot.com
(Beday penetration is now up to 94.73% in Government Buildings – it was at 95% but Cowen got rid of his during the week after a schoolteacher painted a portrait of Il Duce relieving himself in Hanafin’s office). Brian Lenihan: …... Continue reading »
04 Mar
300 « 200 Words
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on faduda.ie
It didn’t help that those scandals affected the departments of his two closest associates, Mary Coughlan and Brian Lenihan. Both seem to have got their jobs not on ability, but because they were his best mates. …... Continue reading »
15 Feb
Irish Life CEO forced to walk
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on financialpost.com/16994.rss
Finance Minister Brian Lenihan had signalled Mr. Casey should go despite opposition from the group’s chairwoman to accept the CEO’s offer to leave which was made late on Thursday. DUBLIN — Irish Life & Permanent Chief …... Continue reading »
European output plunges, Japan frets
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on financialpost.com/reports/advisor/16994.rss
Finance Minister Brian Lenihan said on Thursday he would not resign despite a series of scandals, including the latest surrounding Wednesday's bailout of its top two banks. Dublin pledged to inject $4.5-billion each into …... Continue reading »
13 Feb
Then Read This, Brian « Worth Doing Badly
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on tinman18.wordpress.com
Brian Lenihan’s answer (and thanks to Sky Plus’s pause-&-rewind-live-TV facility for all this, it’s not just for replaying the penalty we were given against Georgia last night and laughing our heads off , you know) …... Continue reading »
07 Feb
An Irish Consumerist: Sharing the pain equally? Fat chance!
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on irishconsumerist.blogspot.com
Minister for Finance (Deputy Brian Lenihan): Any change to the regulatory framework in Ireland must have regard to EU and international developments. In relation to the EU, there are a number of proposals being developed for adoption …... Continue reading »
07 Jan
Gregory’s house ransacked during funeral | The Irish Sentinel
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on irishsentinel.com
aldi attacks barack obama blogging blogs brian cowen brian lenihan crisis crumlin death dublin dublin podcast dublin podcasts economy enda kenny famine fianna fail fine gael football government green party health service hse ireland …... Continue reading »
31 Dec 2008
Quinn still Ireland's richest man?
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on tribune.ie
If Anglo was rolling up interest payments on that debt, then Brian Lenihan did indeed just alleviate the Quinn empire's pain. Neither company will comment on questions about their relationship. An objective test of Quinn Insurance's own …... Continue reading »
The banks: from triumph to disaster
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on tribune.ie/section/business
Finance minister Brian Lenihan was left with little choice but to do something – anything – as Sheehy and his Bank of Ireland counterpart, Brian Goggin, paid him a visit in Government Buildings one night and told him deposits were …... Continue reading »
Why Ireland remains at debt's door
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on tribune.ie/section/business
Finance Minister Brian Lenihan has seen Ireland become a riskier investment proposition than Spain and Portugal. It was a year when every cliché seemed apposite: the economy's foundations were indeed built on sand, the property market …... Continue reading »
Gombeen Nation: Google searches abroad for recruits
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on gombeennation.blogspot.com
Brian Lenihan's Budget - “a call to patriotic acti… Gay Byrne calls for speed cameras. Again. Simon calls for Government to purchase unsold apar… Irish house prices drop but the penny does not... Continue reading »
ThinkOrSwim (the Climatechange.ie Blog) » Blog Archive » Out with …
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on thinkorswim.ie
Expect Brian Lenihan to gaze dole-fully into the cameras telling us that ‘if only we knew then what we know now, we would of course not have sold you suckers, sorry, taxpayers down the swanee.’ On the bigger picture, with Copenhagen due …... Continue reading »
11 Dec 2008
The Dubliner Magazine: Chutzpah Charlie
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on thedubliner.ie/the_dubliner_magazine
Brian Lenihan’s declaration last week that we have been living beyond our means and the hint that further spending cuts are likely next year is the very last thing that he should be saying during a recession, which now threatens to turn …... Continue reading »
04 Dec 2008
Leavonomics: Irish finances get even worse
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on leavonomics.blogspot.com
It is likely to fuel speculation that the Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan, could be forced to bring in a mini-Budget during 2009 to regain control over the public finances. Posted by Brian Lacey at 9:43 PM …... Continue reading »
RTÉ Business: Exchequer deficit could exceed €8 billion
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on rte.ie/business
It is likely to fuel speculation that the Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan, could be forced to bring in a mini-Budget during 2009 to regain control over the public finances. However, Mr Lenihan has already said that he is very …... Continue reading »
» Keeping our banks out of the hands of private equity …
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on valueireland.com
It will be interesting to see what sort of deals the Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan can come up with. Will competition concerns be thrown out the window in order to save the banks and keep them from the hands of the private equity …... Continue reading »
23 Nov 2008
RTÉ News: Top earners to pay 3% income levy
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on rte.ie/news
Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan has announced that under the Finance Bill, 20% of the funds gathered under the new income levy will come from those paying the top 3% rate. At a news conference in Government Buildings, he said the top …... Continue reading »
17 Nov 2008
Can the government spend its way out of the crisis? | Stephen …
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on stephenkinsella.net
We saw the efficacy of this approach as €10 billion flooded into the Irish financial system in the week following Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan’s announcement of these guarantees. In a time of increased uncertainty, people cannot …... Continue reading »
09 Nov 2008
Minister for insulation strikes again | The Irish Sentinel
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on irishsentinel.com
abbey african aldi black bloggers blogging blogs brian cowen brian lenihan budget computer crisis crumlin death drimnagh dublin dublin podcast dundalk economy enda kenny fianna fail fine gael football galway girl government green party …... Continue reading »
The Spooks Are Out « Inkheart
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on sineadkeogh.wordpress.com
I’m Enda Kenny, and today I’m meeting Brian Lenihan, who works as a government minister. Brian’s having trouble with his budget and I’m going to help him by showing him where to cut back. Later in the year, I’ll go back to visit Brian, …... Continue reading »
ValueIreland.com - Irelands Only Truly Independent Consumer Watchdog
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on valueireland.com
bank bail-out package, brian lenihan, government nominee director. I posted a week or so ago looking for suggestions as to who should be appointed as the taxpayers nominees on the boards of banks following their bailout by the …... Continue reading »
08 Nov 2008
Irish Economy: Lenihan says mini-Budget may be necessary - Euro …
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on finfacts.com/irishfinancenews
The Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan, warned on Tuesday that further cuts in public spending and tax increases may be necessary to get the Exchequer's Budget deficit under control. He conceded that what in effect would be a …... Continue reading »
