Texts and Emails, Thursday 29 April 2010
Topic: Is the Greek crisis contagious?
Panellists: Elaine Hutson, Brendan Keenan, Ronan Reid, Prof. Richard Aldous and Suzy Byrne
There's 60 mil people in the Uk the damage in finance is minor compared to Ireland. How can the B,0.I plan to offer mortage's through the post offices in the Uk nx year?
Fran, D 22
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Read Simon Carswells book IRISH BANKING SCANDALS. We were burdened with a Levy when PMPA went wallop. So what's new?
Eileen
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The decisive factor is that Brown is too Scottish for the English electorate.
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Whats the fuss about Gordon Browne about. You make harsh comments about people in front of open mics all the time.
Alan, Sligo
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VINCENT STATE BODIES ARE SMOTHERED IN EXCESS BUDGET And RESOURCES IN This time of crisis.THATS THE CASE IN THE IRISH ARMY ANYWAY.AND IT RESOURCES SoME IN THE IRISH ARMY MoRESO THAN OTHERS.AND ITS ALL HIDDEN ,OR AND IGNORED.
JOE, Kildare
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What would happen if all foreign debt was forgiven. What if we pressed the reset button
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Vincent There aint enough money in the planet to bail out the ecological damage by 'draw down' economic's of industrial culture. Ecological genocide. Pure dictates of banksters is legal facism national socialsm. . Take on the banksters real 'them' in!
Mr P
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Portugese, Irish, Greek and Spanish workers will solve this situation min wage worker
Catherine, Athlone
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The following words were used in America by President Thomas Jefferson . . . "I sincerely believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people to whom it properly belongs , " interesting comments used in 1800's.
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Ireland has enough of its own financial worries without handing over 120 billion to bail out Greece. Ireland has to sort itself 1st.
Frances, Laois
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Where would u borrow a trillion euro from or who from?
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Vincent! Why is Irish t.v. So obsessed with the British election, who cares? Or is the answer to our problems rejoining the u.k. In view of the mess that our native monkeys have made of things.
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Vincent, how come an administrator stopped Quinn Ins. from operating in UK/NI and then when a load of business is lost and almost 1000 people are about to lose their jobs he then allows them to operate again. Does he know what he is doing? Sean Quinn has been in business a lot longer than the administrator and has never let anyone go like that.
Larry Butler
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Vincent. Will the Greek problem affect, indeed SHOULD it affect, the accession of Turkey to the EU?
Viv
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The eurozone interest rates caused the Greek, Irish and Spanish recessions.
Joe, Wexford
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Love ur hair vincent.
Babs
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The reality is we can't trade out of this problem. We are adding €20 billion per year to our deficit. The clock is ticking! Severe solutions and actions must be taken before it's too late!!! €13,75 million per day interest only repayments. It's crazy.
Morgan, Newbridge
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I thought voting for Lisbon would solve all our problems bring jobs we heard about quinn job losses today the country is broke yes to jobs was the politicians slogan and anyone opposed to Lisbon was labelled cranks and nuts and stupid what a load of porkies we were told.
Catherine Daly, Cork
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Is it not the case that the biggest buyers of irish bonds are the irish banks ! Thus the bail out what a merry go round.
Michael
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Can vincent ask panel why it is countries dependent on tourism that are in trouble?
Peter
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Vincent Never mind the the greek economy my mum says you should go and get a haircut.
Michael
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Why is tv3 using union jack as a flash up between programes ?
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I believe strongly this is a programme for radio not tv. . It's a most unattractive late viewing option. . A far cry from grainne seoige and i'm a married woman. Dreary, morbid late night viewing, even down 2 d background.
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I have a tidy sum of money to invest. An Irish government bond is the last place 1 would consider!
Martha B.
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Please tell us how 26 counties on this rock can talk billions..4 counties are bog.3 are mountains,..and the rest are below the water line.
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