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23 Sep 2008
How the State wastes our Money
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on inishtrahoull.blogspot.com
Brian Lenihan, our new Minister for Finance, is busy with looking for extra money anywhere inside the large State apparatus, in order to plug the gaps that incompetence, imprudence and sloppy management have created under his …... Continue reading »
22 Sep 2008
The End of the Beginning
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on turbulenceahead.com
Summarising the day's developments on the RTE News last night, Anne Doyle explained that the ISEQ had experienced its largest ever daily increase due to the Minister of Finance Brian Lenihan's reassurances about the security of bank …... Continue reading »
21 Sep 2008
Billy Keane – It's time to cull the 10 Commandments
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on tribune.ie/section/news
Apologies in advance for the odd bit of blasphemy, but it's all for the betterment of The Life of Brian Lenihan, who undoubtedly needs all the help he can get. I suppose we could outsource the commandments, but I am more in favour of …... Continue reading »
10 Sep 2008
Brian Lenihan, Wordle and our October Budget
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on valueireland.blogspot.com
Yesterday, Brian Lenihan gave a speech where he brought forward our 2009 budget from December to October. In a move that's been viewed as either prudence on the part of the government acting early to ease our supposed woes, …... Continue reading »
Lenihan exploring the establishment of a new well-funded, shared …
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on boards.ie/vbulletin
Housing minister Michael Finneran and finance minister Brian Lenihan are exploring the establishment of a new well-funded, shared equity scheme. The state would fund the difference between the mortgage obtained by the buyer and the …... Continue reading »
Méar an mhileáin ón meatachán
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on igaeilge.wordpress.com
Tá Craobh Uile Éireann na Dallamallóige na seachtaine seo buaite ag an Aire Airgeadais, Brian Lenihan, as a shar iarracht an locht a chur ar an bpobal as ucht chomh místuama agus a bhí votairí rialtas Fhianna Fáil a atoghadh arís is …... Continue reading »
04 Sep 2008
Managing the news
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on forthefainthearted.com
Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan said he would use the early introduction of the Budget to set out the steps he proposes to stabilise and restore balance to the public finances. He said this would include prioritising current and …... Continue reading »
National borrowing deficit will breach EU rules, says Lenihan
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on irishtimes.com
POLITICAL REACTION:MINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan yesterday said the dramatic deterioration in the public finances was the biggest challenge that government has faced in 21 years.... Continue reading »
31 Aug 2008
The Failure of Fáilte Ireland
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on inishtrahoull.blogspot.com
Or, perhaps Brian Lenihan, our new Minister for Finance, who is at present desperately seeking ways of saving government money in order to survive the recession we are in, could go a step further. He might as well close down the …... Continue reading »
30 Aug 2008
Figuring out the future
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on irishtimes.com
PRESENT TENSE:BACK IN THE dark days of late-1980s Ireland, when unemployment and emigration were at their height, the then tánaiste, the late Brian Lenihan, in an interview with Newsweek magazine, offered the opinion that, “after all, …... Continue reading »
13 Aug 2008
Evil Profits
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on turbulenceahead.com
Such as the lead story in today's Independent quoting the Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan, as saying businesses should make less profits. Only it wasn't an exaggeration … Here's what Minister Lenihan has to say: …... Continue reading »
31 Jul 2008
Silly season gets a bit scary.
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on neilward.ie
Brian Lenihan may well be cursing his promotion at this point, but neither himself nor the Tánaiste seem to have any ideas on how we can get ourselves out of this hole quickly (aside from the previously mentioned mergers and abolitions …... Continue reading »
26 Jul 2008
Crisis is an opportunity too valuable to squander
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on davidmcwilliams.ie
The triumvirate of Brian Cowen, Brian Lenihan and Mary Coughlan don’t seem to realise how powerful their position is at the moment. This is the opportunity to push through reforms, obliterate their enemies and market the entire …... Continue reading »
19 Jul 2008
finishing what you start
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on allsandm.blogspot.com
Who knows – maybe that’s what Brian Lenihan was doing when he appeared to claim the voting age on these shores was 21. Perhaps in his mind he was answering a question previously asked like : “How many week’s holiday would Fianna Fáil …... Continue reading »
Recession Diet
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on kerryview.blogspot.com
Neither of the twin Bs, Brian Cowan nor Brian Lenihan can bring themselves to admit it. Recession. It's a national emergency. As bad as the 80's? My ass – we're headed for the 50's (18 or 19, take your pick). Many of our celtic cubs may …... Continue reading »
14 Jul 2008
FAS: the €20m-a-week quango
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on shane-ross.ie
The answers are disturbing. Finance Minister Brian Lenihan could find the sudden exposures at FAS the answer to his prayers. FAS has spent billions — and mis-spent millions — in recent years. All Brian needs is half a billion.... Continue reading »
11 Jul 2008
Current spending will be kept in check – Lenihan
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on irishtimes.com
CURRENT SPENDING should not out-distance revenue, Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan told the Dáil. “That path leads to unsustainable borrowing, less room for manoeuvre, lower growth and a heavy tax burden.’’... Continue reading »
10 Jul 2008
Mahon and Moriarty legal bills may cost up to €1bn
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on irishtimes.com
TRIBUNALS:THE €1 BILLION that Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan has said could be saved in 2009 from the measures announced yesterday, may just be enough to pay for legal bills expected from the Moriarty and Mahon tribunals.... Continue reading »
Government announces plans to save €440m in cutbacks this year
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on irishtimes.com/front
MINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan has announced plans to save €440 million this year and committed the Government to saving a further €1 billion in 2009. The Minister ruled out resorting to large-scale borrowing to deal with the …... Continue reading »
Recession fear weighs on Ireland’s banks
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on southofdub.blogspot.com
Brian Lenihan, Irish finance minister, admitted last month that Ireland’s once booming housing market had come to a “shuddering halt”. Bank lending growth has slowed sharply. In addition, the higher cost of funding resulting from the …... Continue reading »
08 Jul 2008
HSE staff paid €2m a week in travel and hotel expenses
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on hse-ireland.blogspot.com
The spending on travel expenses is likely to increase again this year after finance minister Brian Lenihan announced an increase in travel and subsistence payments to civil servants last week. This will be enjoyed by all 300000 …... Continue reading »
06 Jul 2008
Government shuts the door on Ennis Creche
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on patbreen.ie
Fine Gael’s Deputy Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs and Clare TD Pat Breen has voiced his annoyance at the failure of the Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan TD to review the temporary closure of the Civil Service Creche in Ennis. …... Continue reading »
04 Jul 2008
Draghi criticises Berlusconi's economic policy
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on eurointelligence.com
Finance minister Brian Lenihan hopes the €500m “savings” on government spending will be enough to prevent Ireland breaking the EU rules on borrowing this year. But that depends on the rest of the economy — outside of building and …... Continue reading »
24 Jun 2008
Busy, busy…
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on lynnfoleysblog.blogspot.com
Last Friday was the official opening of the extension to Oisin's school and Brian Lenihan, minister for finance, attended. I got to see a few old faces from my primary school days! On Saturday I got to go to the midsummer megascrap …... Continue reading »
It’s now clear – we blew the boom
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on senatoralexwhite.wordpress.com
… having to deal with the Department of Health and Children, it would appear now that the Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Lenihan, is having an Angola moment about having to deal with the challenges in the Department of Finance. …... Continue reading »
