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Rugby's Aviva era looks set to be an expensive one

2010-08-29T00:00:00+01:00

By Tom McGurk

The newly revealed stratospheric ticket prices for the autumn internationals have called into question the IRFU's decision to locate its new stadium at Lansdowne Road

Board ROOM - Inside business

2010-08-29T00:00:00+01:00

By Cliff Taylor

A tale of two economies on two different tracks

A bond market body-blow to our embattled government

2010-08-29T00:00:00+01:00

At the beginning of the Clinton administration in the early 1990s, adviser James Carville was stunned by the power the bond market had over the government.

Investors need bank crisis answers, fast

2010-08-29T00:00:00+01:00

The government and the National Treasury Management Agency were entitled to put their point of view last week in response to the downgrading of our debt levels by Standard & Poor's, the ratings agency.

Shelve Metro North

2010-08-29T00:00:00+01:00

It is beyond belief that, in the face of the most extraordinary squeeze on exchequer finances, the government remains committed to the Metro North project.

The reality finally hits home

2010-08-29T00:00:00+01:00

By David McWilliams

Last week's Financial Times editorial should convince the government that a forced debt-equity swap is needed

Our system caters for the elites and no one else

2010-08-29T00:00:00+01:00

By Vincent Browne

On September 24, 2008, the government asked Merrill Lynch to advise on the options in dealing with the emerging Irish banking crisis.