NYT: A Call for a Write-Down on Irish Debt

Landon Thomas features the views of Peter Mathews in this NYT piece.

Liquidity Risk

The Central Bank released a discussion paper this week on the management of liquidity risk  – it is available here.  Comments are invited until December 31st to liquiditydp at centralbank.ie.

Interim Report of the Commission on Credit Unions

This report is available here.

Competition in Primary HealthCare in Ireland:More and Bettter Services for Less Money

The latest issue of the Economic and Social Review carries a comprehensive essay by Carol Boate on the competition issues in the primary healthcare (GPs, dentistry, pharmacy) sector.

What’s The Plan?

The new issue of the estimable Dublin Review of Books carries this article by Michael O’Sullivan.