It’s only a mere 10 years since the Midlands was considered the “poor relation” of Irish employment and economic growth. The post financial crash era saw the then Minister for Jobs Richard Bruton put in place the National Action Plan for Jobs programme. Fortunately, the local authorities in the Midlands followed his lead with some… Continue reading »
Category: Economy Comment
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This is real local democracy in action. We know that in fact “all” politics is local. Anyone interested in how their local representatives will perform on business and “employment” issues should attend before they cast their vote on Friday 23rd May. Congratulations to Pat Whelan, Mullingar Chamber President for arranging this on behalf of the… Continue reading »
Wawwa – “We Are Where We Are” now too. Luckily
Back in the dark old days of 2009, media commentators and politicians who knew the arse was really falling out of the country used to make light of it all by using the acronym WAWWA – we are where we are. [Funny how they have stopped using that these days]. What’s so funny is that… Continue reading »