Perhaps the most prominent ex-politician inside the bank is Peter Sutherland, Attorney General of Ireland in the 1980s and another former EU Competition Commissioner. He is now non-executive chairman of Goldman’s UK-based broker-dealer arm, Goldman Sachs International, and until its collapse and nationalisation he was also a non-executive director of Royal Bank of Scotland. He has been a prominent voice within Ireland on its bailout by the EU, arguing that the terms of emergency loans should be eased, so as not to exacerbate the country’s financial woes. The EU agreed to cut Ireland’s interest rate this summer.
What Price The New Democracy? Goldman Sachs Conquers Europe (UK Independent)
Everybody. Chill.
Miriam Cotton writes:
“I’m in court nine at Four Courts. So far the eviction is rumour contrary to some reports. Dublin City Council are not on the list about this. ODS camp advising us all to calm down”
UPDATE
There’s confusion over which court the case will be heard in. So far we’ve been told it could be any of courts three four six and nine. If indeed any application is being made. ODS position is nothing is happening til it happens. Central Bank have told several journalists they know nothing about it. It seems most likely it would be an ex parte application by Dublin City Council.
2pm Update:
Just back from the Four Courts. The general consensus is now that the eviction threat to the Occupy Dame Street camp was a false alarm. Journalists and others have checked with the Central Bank and Dublin City Council legal department – both organisations say they know nothing about any application for an injunction.
The RTE Concert Orchestra under conductor Ludwig Wicki, accompanied a screening of ‘The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring’ with Our Lady’s Choral Society and RTE Cor na nOg last night at Grand Canal Theatre, Dublin at the weekend. It is 10 years since the movie was released.
TEN years.
Next screening/orchestra mashup is the Wizard of Oz at the NCH on December 23.
(Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland)
Michael Colgan of The Gate Theatre last week with Alexandra Palewska
Michael Colgan at TCD in the mid-1970s with Flick Louden.
YOU decide.
Second pic via Trinity Tales: Trinity College Dublin In the Seventies
(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)
Arnold Schwarzenegger (with director Paul Verhoeven struggling to get a word in edgeways) gives his take on key scenes from Total Recall on the DVD extras.
Some audio commentaries add insight and hidden depth to the movie.
This one doesn’t.
via/pic
Found by a researcher in the Pathe vaults, this clip from 1922 shows that 90 years ago, mobile phone technology and music on the move was not only being thought of but actually being trialled.
British Pathe/via
It is understood the €8 dole cut was discussed as an alternative to reducing the welfare budget in other areas — including child benefit. Sources said Social Protection Minister Joan Burton was resisting the proposal.
Labour ministers last night maintained that payments like dole, pension, as well as carer’s and lone-parent allowances — areas where a person is entirely dependent on welfare for income — would be protected.
When asked if the dole and the old-age pension would be protected from cuts, Transport Minister Leo Varadkar said yesterday: “Everything in the budgetary process is up for grabs. Nothing is decided.”
