Tonight at 9pm on TV3, Simon Coveney, Mary Lou McDonald, Micheál Martin and Joe Higgins take part in the first live televised debate on the Fiscal Treaty. During the debate we'll be curating #vinb tweets here, and we're also asking how you intend to vote in the referendum on 31 May. Cast your vote below! {jathumbnailoff}
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The cacophony of ministerial threats upon the people threatens to drown out all reasoned debate on the Fiscal Treaty. By Michael Taft.
According to the Sunday Times/Behaviour and Attitudes Survey published on 22 April, 55% of the electorate do not fully understand the Fiscal Compact. This is worrying - if you are going to vote on something that will have profound implications for your fellow citizens, you owe it to yourself and the rest of the country to fully inform yourself as to its implications.
On Tonight with Vincent Browne, Ailbhe Smyth, Kieran Allen, Angela Long and Marc Coleman will discuss media coverage of the rich, and of the poor. Vincent shares his thoughts ahead of the show. {jathumbnailoff}
A currency union requires a unified banking sector. With one supervisory authority that keeps banks in check (and, hopefully, in awe), recapitalises them when the need arises and, when this happens, takes a stake in them in exchange for the capital injected into the banks. By Yanis Varoufakis.
Was Denis O'Brien's support for the boardroom move against Gavin O'Reilly fuelled, at least in part, by a 2010 row over the Irish Independent's coverage of the Moriarty Tribunal? By Vincent Browne.
Last Thursday evening, at the launch of a new book, Michael McDowell advised the large and well-heeled audience to visit the website Broadsheet.ie and search its archives. The search is worthwhile.
Had Labour remained in opposition, they could have increased their political capital, rather than destroying it. By Philip O'Connor.
Ever since they abandoned any pretence of socialism or social democracy to go into government with Fine Gael, I've found cause to be extremely critical of Ireland's Labour party. Naturally enough many members have contacted me to express their displeasure, via social media and otherwise.
Vincent Browne responds to comments on last night's show with Labour TD Dominic Hannigan, Independent MEP Marian Harkin, financial adviser Paul Sommerville and Zaki Laïdi, professor at Sciences Po.
On Tonight with Vincent Browne, Labour TD Dominic Hannigan, Independent MEP Marian Harkin, financial adviser Paul Sommerville and Zaki Laïdi, professor at Sciences Po will discuss the troika review, the Fiscal Treaty and the euro zone crisis.
Below, Vincent blogs ahead of the show.
As long as labour abuses remain in far-off places rarely subject to scrutiny by the likes of the New York Times, companies like Apple will remain more swayed by stockholders pushing to maximise their profits than consumers who want the workers who make their iPods and iPads treated justly. By Julie Hollard.