Scroungers, layabouts and other myths of unemployment. 27 Aug 2013 | 02:35 pm

More talk in the papers of people turning down jobs while unemployment remains close to 15%. Indeed, we have even had the term 'lifestyle choice' used for those who are forced to seek financial suppor...

Caption competition: Enda and Bertie 27 Aug 2013 | 12:01 am

" the greatest breakthrough in agriculture since the plough" 26 Aug 2013 | 11:02 pm

apparently http://www.independent.ie/business/i...-29525621.html Quote: The technology – radio wave energised water – massively increases the output of vegetables and fruits by up to 30 per cent. ...

Marx on Irish Emigration, Then and Now - Nathan Tankus 25 Aug 2013 | 01:31 am

An interesting post of An Gorta Mór recently on Naked Capitalism, about Karl Marx's writings on the Irish Famine in Chapter 24 of Das Kapital (Vol.1), and on emigration: there are many resonances with...

Psychology Study: How The Wealthy (and their Children) Behave Worse But Think they Are Entitled To More...and how to fix it 25 Aug 2013 | 12:14 am

Quite an interesting study. Attitudes of entitlement by the wealthy can be changed when countered by egalitarian attitudes. But their generally vile behaviour, combined with their resources, surely m...

Post GE 2016 what..... 24 Aug 2013 | 07:41 pm

Harry McGee in todays IT speculates on the speculation on a FF/FG coalition post 2016. IMO, the best bits are the twitter comments about the name - would it be Fine Fail or Fail Gael..... leaving out ...

The Irish Sports Council and "the whiff of sulphur not easily contained". 24 Aug 2013 | 06:09 am

The whiff of sulphur refers to Justice Peart's comment about the appointment of former 'Corporate Enforcer' Paul Appleby as an investigator into the ISC''s case against its own members. Former rugby p...

Cyril Roux: The Fox Guarding the Central Bank Henhouse 24 Aug 2013 | 01:27 am

The entrance to the Central Bank henhouse is a revolving door. Three years into his five year contract, Matthew Elderfield is leaving his Central Bank financial regulator post to enter Lloyd’s of Lon...

What do the Irish Know about Economics? 23 Aug 2013 | 03:23 am

Survey conducted by Brian Lucey and others at TCD. Very interesting insofar as away from even interests rates & trade surpluses etc, just over half knew minimum wage & unemployment benefit rate. Good ...

First Day At School! 22 Aug 2013 | 08:22 pm

http://www.thejournal.ie/readme/firs...43741-Aug2013/ Some useful advice for parents out there who may have children going to school! I remember my first day, my father driving me to school and Fune ...