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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 »
Banks may have to pay more for guarantee
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on thepropertypin.com
Fitzpatrick was spotted popping into the Department of Finance on Monday to meet Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan. No doubt they chatted about what life will be like under the two-year bank guarantee which gives Mr Lenihan quite a say …... Continue reading »
26 Oct 2008
Trouble on the M50
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on extra-extra.blogspot.com
“Pensioners have kidnapped Brian Cowen, Brian Lenihan, Mary Harney, and a bunch of Bankers. They're asking for a €30 million ransom, otherwise they're going to douse them with petrol and set them on fire. …... Continue reading »
Finding €300 million for a poor finance minister
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on forthefainthearted.com
Surely in a country where there is now a 50 cent tax on each cheque a person writes and where an additional eight cent tax was imposed upon a litre of petrol, nothing could escape Brian Lenihan’s attention? …... Continue reading »
23 Oct 2008
There are no fiscal reasons for the Gaelcholáiste not to be given …
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on gaelcholaiste.com/blog
Sliochta as Óráid Buséid Brian Lenihan/Extracts from Brian Lenihan’s Budget speech 2008:. Education. Investment in Education is essential for our future prosperity. I have provided for an increase of €308 million in the total …... Continue reading »
22 Oct 2008
‘KILL THE OLD : IT’S YOUR PATRIOTIC DUTY’ .
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on 11sixtynine.blogsome.com
On the right of our pic is the State Minister responsible for the 14th October 2008 Budget , Brian Lenihan . On the left of the pic is a high-ranking cop , helping Brian to use Google to find the meaning of the word ‘Patriotism’… …... Continue reading »
19 Oct 2008
What’s the Plan?
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on keith.gs
So, Budget 2009 has come and gone (at least until next week, when Brian Lenihan starts reversing decisions, and March, when he needs a mini-Budget because all the income predictions are wildly optimistic). Minister Brian Lenihan …... Continue reading »
18 Oct 2008
ah, yes, does anyone in Ireland understand the concept of goodwill?
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on windsandbreezes.org
Brian Lenihan is calling it a levy so that it can be applied to all your income, and not your income less your income tax credits, for example. If you earn more than 100K, the levy is 2%. This is infuriating and insulting because if …... Continue reading »
Brian Lenihan's Budget – " a patriotic call to action"
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on gombeennation.blogspot.com
The newspapers, radio, TV and blogosphere will be full of comment on yesterday's budget, so Gombeen Nation will confine itself to a brief remark on the subject. Be afraid – very afraid, people – of anyone that dresses anything up as “a …... Continue reading »
Brian Lenihan: bruiser or bantamweight?
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on sluggerotoole.com
Now that the dust has settled on Brian Lenihan’s budget début, are we any closer to understanding Lenihan the younger? Senior Counsel, rising political star, a first in law from TCD and Cambridge and one of the finest minds of the Dáil? …... Continue reading »
Brian’s Budget
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on ciaranparker.com
Brian Lenihan Jr has delivered his first budget, and indeed there should not be a back anywhere in Ireland that isn’t smarting from the imposition of this financial haishirt. I knew Brian Lenihan Jr at Trinity, the fact that he is …... Continue reading »
Brian Lenihan – Be a man
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on webdublin.blogspot.com
I was reading today that Brian Lenihan is blaming the Medical Cards Fiasco on Mary Harney. Who is the Minister for Finance? Are you telling me that Mary Harney, a junior coalition party member, told the minister for finance what to do? …... Continue reading »
Brian Lenihans pointless idea to nominate directors to bank boards
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on valueireland.blogspot.com
I’ve been doing a bit of thinking about one of the conditions being imposed by Brian Lenihan as part of his bank bail-out package. This is the one where he will be putting a person of his own choosing onto the board of each of the banks …... Continue reading »
28 Sep 2008
Minister may move away from €100000 saver protection
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on tribune.ie/section/business
Eight days ago, finance minister Brian Lenihan announced sweeping changes to the deposit protection scheme, raising the statutory coverage on savings from €20000 to €100000, following a series of failures and bail-outs on Wall Street. …... Continue reading »
Budget cuts of 2 billion euro as economic crisis deepens
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on tribune.ie/section/news
FINANCE minister Brian Lenihan is looking for fresh spending cuts of around €800m for next year, on top of the €1.3bn reduction that has already been signed off by ministers in estimates negotiations. The grim news comes as it emerged …... Continue reading »
23 Sep 2008
An Ireland of Equals
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on ograshinnfein.blogspot.com
The most recent panic announcement by Free State finance minister Brian Lenihan came as no surprise to many republicans I'm sure. This budget will be an attempt by Fianna Fáil to do something they've not done in their 11 years of …... Continue reading »
