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The Mire reflects on a pig’s mickey of a year – twisted and crooked
It was a year that began with a visit from several British MPs to Dail Eireann to study the mystifying way in which our TDs resisted resigning. »
A third of new roads go nowhere, others are completely lost
Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey has called for urgent action after it emerged that up to a third of the roads built during the Celtic Tiger period are missing and a further third don’t appear to lead anywhere. »
EU to reinstate Celtic Tiger for Lisbon Yes vote
Taoiseach Brian Cowen is to seek EU support to cancel the recession if Mireland votes yes to Lisbon in the referendum on October 2nd. The Mire understands that Mr Cowen has now accepted that the Mirish people will not vote for the Lisbon Treaty in sufficient numbers unless the Celtic Tiger is reinstated in... »
Bono gets Madonna, Jolie to adopt Celtic Tiger cubs
U2’s preparations for the last of their Croke Park gigs have been marred by a tiff between frontman Bono and drummer Larry Mullen over Bono’s latest humanitarian mission – getting his celebrity friends to adopt Mirish children devastated by the economic meltdown. »
Inappropriate alcoholism caused Celtic Tiger
A new report from a high profile government think tank suggests that the many problems facing Mireland have got nothing to do with economic matters and are, in fact, entirely caused by inappropriate alcoholism. »