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Category Archives: Irish politics
Open sourcing proprietary software projects
In Ireland we have a special relationship with software we see the goodness but politicians dont have a clue how to make sure they get delivery on the sanctioned software systems. There have been a few systems an e-voting system … Continue reading
Dumb ideas for cutting the deficit in government
I was watching http://www.rte.ie/player/#v=1059155 have a look at it first. So my opinion is that we could A. Cut jobs in the public sector B. Cut wages C. Do nothing Cutting jobs is the bad solution, no one should lose … Continue reading
Balancing stimulus and the budget
What is the government doing? Raising taxes trying to balance the public finances. Is this the correct decision? I hope im not the only one that thinks raising taxes is a bad idea in the long term for private sector … Continue reading
How Ireland can benefit from open source software
A few very simple points about how Ireland can save money and implement strategies to make our education system more competitive. First of all in Ireland the education system is full of windows computers or mac if like my old … Continue reading
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Where did all the money go?
If we look back to a year or even two years ago, we would see a world that looked in good shape. We were more worried about the finances of Africa than our own but now we have to reflect … Continue reading
Budget disgrace
The budget which was announced had many cost cutting measures but I am angry as a 3rd level student. Radical cuts to education to pay for the welfare line. Harming our future to pay for their mistakes in the present. … Continue reading
A stepdown for fine fail
Well they needed to do something. They had a major revolt in their party and in their government. What they did was increase the maximum income allowed for the medical card. It is a little embarrassing for them and it … Continue reading