Derek Scally: How clueless Irish pundits misrepresented Germany

This article may be of interest to the readership – here.

Five-Year Anniversaries

Open thread on the five-year anniversaries of the second half of September 2008 (Lehman; AIG; Iceland; Ireland; …)

Financial Diplomacy

This Businessweek profile of Michael Noonan gives some background to the renegotiation of Ireland’s official funding (EU funding; prom note funding) – here.   A more detailed account is available in Pat Leahy’s new book – here.

Cancellation of Conference on The Developmental Origins of Health

The Geary Institute has asked me to announce that the conference on The Developmental Origins of Health, originally scheduled for October 10, has had to be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.  They regret any inconvenience caused.   If you have any queries about this, please contact the Geary Institute directly at geary@ucd.ie .

FT: Osborne wins the battle on austerity

This editorial represents the shift in the UK austerity debate – here.