This is not the only crisis afflicting RTÉ
- 3 April 2012
- Vincent Browne
On Tonight with Vincent Browne, Ger Colleran, Noirin Hegarty, Helen Shaw and Brendan O'Brien examine the organisational convulsions in RTÉ arising from the libel of missionary priest, Fr Kevin Reynolds. {jathumbnailoff}
Can RTÉ recover its credibility? Will the proposed changes be enough? By Vincent Browne.
Bemoaning the absence of hope
- 3 April 2012
- Vincent Browne
Tonight with Vincent Browne: Double-dip recession
- 2 April 2012
- Vincent Browne
On this evening's Tonight with Vincent Browne, Mary Murphy, Michael Taft, Joanna Tuffy and Clare Daly will address the unspoken resumption of deepening inequality and the 'double dip' recession – as well as discussing the latest on the household charge. {jathumbnailoff}
Broken promises and a discredited government
- 2 April 2012
- Vincent Browne
Michael Noonan's announcement last week on the promissory note deal is cause for a deepening pessimism about what is happening to this society. By Vincent Browne.
So now we know for certain: the Government is not seeking a fairer sharing of the cost of fixing Ireland's broken banks and is not seeking to require senior bondholders of Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide to share the cost of recapitalising these troubled financial institutions.
Promissory note deal has been oversold by Noonan
- 29 March 2012
- Vincent Browne
Below, Vincent Browne responds to tweets regarding tonight's show. Panel: Mary Minihan, Karl Whelan, Damien English and Kevin Rafter.
The Irish people were conned
- 29 March 2012
- Vincent Browne
On this evening's Tonight with Vincent Browne, Mary Minihan, Karl Whelan, Kevin Rafter and Damien English will discuss Fine Gael's first year in office and Michael Noonan's announcement to the Dáil on promissory note payment today. Below, Vincent Browne blogs ahead of the show.
'Quite legitimate to fix Sinn Féin with the atrocities of the IRA'
- 28 March 2012
- Vincent Browne
Below, Vincent Browne responds to some of the tweets that came through during tonight's show. (Tonight's guests were Maureen O'Sullivan, Eamon Ó Cuív, Fergus O'Dowd and Peader Tóibín.) {jathumbnailoff}
Recent economic data tells a very grim story
- 28 March 2012
- Vincent Browne
Data published by the CSO in the last few days presents a very grim picture of the state of the country.
It shows that GNP (the relevant measurement of the state of the economy in Ireland) declined in 2011 by 2.5% – Government ministers had been claiming over the last several months that the economy had returned to growth.
Blinded to the realities in front of our eyes
- 28 March 2012
- Vincent Browne
Power, ambition, conceit and deference lead us to deny that which is obvious, but which doesn't suit our own interests. By Vincent Browne.
Many years ago there was an emperor who was exceedingly fond of beautiful new clothes. He had a robe for every hour of the day, spent all his money on clothes and spent most of his time changing from one outfit to another.