“Ireland” on The Daily Caller

Now we’ve seen everything: A bookie with a conscience. (more)

Italy is being touted as the country that is too big to save. And with the ECB legally prevented from being a lender of last resort, an Italian debt restructuring is inevitable, according to Nouriel Roubini. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top global finance officials are pledging to work decisively and in a coordinated way to deal with a European debt crisis and other dangers confronting the global economy. (more)

With the president on a four-day trip to the United Kingdom and given the tornado that devastated Joplin, Mo. over the weekend, some are asking why President Barack Obama was making a stop in Moneygall, Ireland to celebrate his “Irish roots?” (more)

A bomb has been found near Dublin as the Queen is due to arrive in Ireland for a historic visit that has been hailed as an “extraordinary moment” in the country’s history. (more)

Imagine the following scenario: Your irresponsible teenage son has spent far beyond his monthly allowance. As a result, he’s overdrafted his bank account and incurred a nasty bank fee. Now, as a parent struggling to pay your own bills, which of the following two reactions would you choose? Would you be inclined to discipline your child and make him pay his debt? Or would you think it better to increase his future allowance in the hope he stays on budget next time? Any responsible parent knows the answer to this simple question. Only in Washington could this sort of common-sense, kitchen-table logic be puzzling. (more)

There’s no getting around it: Chicks dig the royal wedding. (more)

A few days ago, Portugal officially requested a $116 billion bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. This makes Portugal the third European nation to seek such a bailout in the past year (Greece got $157 billion; Ireland $122 billion). What most people don’t realize is that the U.S. is the largest contributor to the IMF. Therefore, U.S. taxpayers are paying for Portugal’s bailout, which — like the earlier bailouts of Greece and Ireland — was caused by too much government spending and borrowing. (more)

Today tens of millions of Americans will don a green tie, four-leaf clover earrings, or perhaps drink a green-colored beer while wearing a “Kiss me, I’m Irish” shirt — even if they aren’t Irish. (more)

I’m spending St Patrick’s Day in Boston this year. As I stand in the middle of a bar full of drunk Southies singing along with the Dropkick Murphys, I am reminded of a trip to Ireland that my wife and I took a few years back. (more)

The world’s superpower is about to lead the way in yet another realm. Next month, America is set to bear the distinction of having the highest corporate tax rate in the industrialized world. (more)

Last year, the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) bailout of Ireland and Greece put U.S. taxpayers on the hook for over $46 billion. It’s time to get ready for the next round of European bailouts in 2011. IMF First Deputy Managing Director John Lipsky says that “we will stand by with our European partners to provide support.” Speculation has been circulating that this will mean an upcoming taxpayer bailout of Portugal and Spain. (more)

We are navigating through truly uncharted political and economic territory. Members of the financial cognoscenti have freshly alluded to the notion of the “government bubble” as the next blow to the world economic order. (more)

Remarks of Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) – As Prepared for Delivery
House Budget Committee Hearing Room, Washington, DC
January 25, 2011 (more)

I’ll admit to not being an economist; but as the son of a banker, I have almost an innate appreciation for the importance of meeting obligations. The recent discussion in Washington about raising the debt ceiling has brought about serious concerns from the financial community about the consequences of not doing so. (more)

HARTFORD, Conn. — The U.S. Senate Ethics Committee has dismissed a complaint alleging that Sen. Christopher Dodd obtained a cottage in Ireland at a low price as an improper gift from a businessman. (more)

In August of this year, Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, advised Congress that “The National debt is the biggest threat to our national security.” In November, voter sentiment against the debt and deficit led to an historic rebuke of Congressional incumbents. In December, the president’s debt commission laid out in stark terms the imminent economic impact of continued deficit spending. Apparently rejecting these clarion calls, the president and Congress acted in the lame-duck session to cut not one dime of federal spending, while increasing the national debt by nearly $1 trillion. They are ignoring a glaring problem that, if not addressed soon, will cause a panoply of other problems. (more)

Liam Neeson is the voice of Aslan the Lion in the new 3-D Narnia film, “Voyage of the Dawn Treader.” He’s got a great voice for the role. Neeson is even from the North of Ireland, the same area from which C.S. Lewis, the beloved Christian author of The Chronicles of Narnia, hailed. (more)

Irishman gives his take on the economic crisis in the West. [CONTENT WARNING] (more)

The Strasbourg judges condemned Roman Catholic Ireland for having laws that made it effectively impossible for a woman to get a lawful abortion, even if her life was threatened. (more)