I would like to make one prediction. Wrt to the parallel post-lunch sessions on “Banking and Euro” and “Economic Recovery - Can Competition, Regulation and Privatisation Help?” I reckon the attendance will split more than 9 to 1 in favour of the former.

This is a shame, but such is life. This is a balance sheet recession. The balance sheets of the banks and of the state are effectively under external direction if not control. The efforts to deleverage both sets of balance sheets are squeezing the economy. Apart from increased exports and favourable demographics, economic activity may be boosted only via increases in productivity and efficiency. The focus should be on the “Economic Recovery’ session, but, I fear that it won’t.

“Are the pubs safe to go to at lunchtime northside or will I need to bring my knife with me?”

Ahem. I shall be there and I shall be within walking distance of home in sunny Phibsboro - where Phizzfest has just been awarded the main award
in the 2011 Irish Epic Awards.

It would be my very great pleasure to introduce you to the delights of Northside living.

Congrats to Sarah Carey.

More seriously, worth thinking how to fund future events like these. Would personally prefer to keep them free to attend but this leaves no resources for professional webcasting and so on.

“I thought I read something about ‘avail of the catering there’ in the details? Are the pubs safe to go to at lunchtime northside or will I need to bring my knife with me?”

No, they’ll probably be able to supply one. And a fork as well.

(I can recommend the Mick Wallace place at the top of Jones’s Road)

Thanks! It’s my personal solution to the pension crisis - the traditional method of producing more children to support me in my old age.
Looking forward to live blog.

@BEB

hmmmm. In Davos perhaps?

cant miss me / think Dom Jolly, with a massive blackberry/Ipad attached to my ear, shouting very loudly, just cos im a banker and i can…

…actually can’t make it unfortunately, out of country!

Best of luck to you all.

Spot BEB.

He will be easy to spot - packed lunch !

@ PR Guy

You stick with me boy, CQB trained, no problems.

“Jones’ Street?

*Insert sarky joke about people who don’t know the northside*”

It can’t be northside. There wouldn’t be an apostrophe in it.

@Bond Eoin Bond

“No lunch?? ”

?? I thought I read something about ‘avail of the catering there’ in the details? Are the pubs safe to go to at lunchtime northside or will I need to bring my knife with me?

Are you going?

Could there be a spot BEB prize?

Answers on a Post Card to…………………
Actually I suppose yee could all dry & recycle Barrys tea bags ( Lyons are only good for one go )

Ah yes ,I can see you now Bond - cutting turf and slurping cold weak tea on a fine summers evening.

No lunch?? Christ, this is austerity gone nuts. Is this what we fought for our sovereignty for, an economics seminar with no hors d’oeuvres or even a slice of cake?

Sob. Have fun

I trust someone will post a lively summary of events?

http://www.parrypeoplemovers.com/pdf/NL60.pdf
In the August Parry newsletter there was two articles about Ireland.

In one it said “In June two safety rail enginners spent most of one day investigating the way the stourbridge line is operating ”

The second article dealing with the Waterford / Rosslare line it said “CIE has suggested a representative of Parry companies might be interested to visit Irish railways on the ground”

I wonder what the English make of us ? - all this pub talk about implosion but no Hobbits on the ground to make anything work.

If this vehicle is reliable then it would be most suitable for the Waterford / Rosslare route as it would make slower but many multiple journeys rather then just one while still saving fuel (drivers must be employed all day anyway so the slow speed is a advantage) thus connecting villages such as Bridgetown Wexford which like almost all villages of its size has seen housing development that may if not given regular public transport connections turn into 21rst century famine houses.
Indeed given the absurd settlement pattern in this state this rail transport vehicle could be used to service many older less well known closed lines such as the New Ross to Waterford line.
Thus feeding into our larger rail stations a critical mass of passengers with very little up front capital costs and also when you add in the entire costs of car purchase & maintence / Road repair / fuel inputs vary large bangs for the buck.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcdibHeamUg

*Insert sarky joke about people who don’t know the northside*