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Lisbon. NAMA. The Budget. As the Government and assorted commentators have hammered into people, these are the three big issues that will determine the legacy (and longevity) of the Fianna Fáil/Green Government and have a massive bearing on the medium to long term future of this country.

It was with shock that I digested the news that Avril Doyle is to stop down from her role as MEP for Ireland East.

Deputy Phil Hogan has urged the people of Carlow/Kilkenny to support EU reform and vote Yes in today’s referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.

Mayo Fianna Fáil TD Beverley Flynn is urging banks to pass on the .5 per cent interest rate cut made by the European Central Bank last week to all bank customers, and not just mortgage holders.

The view of special advisor to Brian Lenihan, Dr Alan Ahearne, is that the Irish economy has ceased to be in a real recession, and is returning to positive growth, with exports as the engine that drives the machine. Dr Ahearne claims it is advanced technological and scientific exports, from our highly educated population, that has helped make Ireland a competitive country once again.

The current difficult economic conditions have made first time buyers nervous about getting on the property market. However with four rate reductions by the ECB since October 2008, coupled with increased value in the property market, first time buyers are being encouraged back into the market place.

The Great Depression of 1929 is the only economic event comparable to our current morass. A post mortem study in the 1930s into the cause of the Wall Street crash concluded that it was due to deregulation of the financial sector.

The Great Depression of 1929 is the only economic event comparable to our current morass. A post mortem study in the 1930s into the cause of the Wall Street crash concluded that it was due to deregulation of the financial sector.

The Great Depression of 1929 is the only economic event comparable to our current morass. A post mortem study in the 1930s into the cause of the Wall Street crash concluded that it was due to deregulation of the financial sector.

The recovery of the spiralling economy will comence inside the next 15 months, it was stated this week, with business leaders relieved that at last a date has been set for the turnaround.