This is a fiscal straitjacket for Ireland, not a union
Prescribing government deficit cuts to fix private capital imbalances is like prescribing chemotherapy for heart disease, writes David McWilliams
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The eurozone crisis has pushed Ireland back into recession even as it plans to exit its international bailout programme by the end of 2013
Ireland votes on EU fiscal treaty
Campaigners call for big turnout in what is likely to be only public ballot in Europe on pact which limits public spending and debt
Irish referendum key to bond sale hopes
Dublin minister warns a No vote this week would erode confidence in country’s financial system and make it more difficult to attract investors
Irish debate emigrant votes as poll nears
Sinn Féin leads opposition to the European fiscal treaty, with Ireland to vote in a referendum on Thursday
AIB to sell €675m property loan portfolio
AIB’s move reflects a push by Irish lenders to shed the billions of euros of legacy debts built up during the country’s property boom
Foreign investors shun Irish property market
Country’s budget watchdog says Nama will struggle to recover the €32bn in taxpayers’ money it paid to acquire loans from banks
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Case for Irish Yes is a hard sell
While the No message resonates, no one really wants to risk Ireland’s position in Europe, where it prospers as an investment gateway
Ireland must vote for an end to its humiliation in Europe
The risk is that the European project as a whole and the eurozone in particular will destroy, rather than save us, writes Michael O’Sullivan
Let Ireland succeed
The eurozone’s rejection of Dublin’s ideas may well lead Irish voters to conclude that in Europe, smaller countries are less equal than big ones
The Irish know what is right and will vote Yes
The people of Ireland know how good Europe has been for them. Only Belgium is more dependent on trade, writes Peter Sutherland
Dublin begins difficult task of persuasion
Irish faith in EU institutions has been eroded after Dublin was forced into a bail-out and anti-European sentiment is building ahead of a fiscal treaty vote
Debt-relief and the Irish referendum
The current repayment schedule imposed by the EU puts a heavy burden on the Irish economy at a time when it is still struggling to recover
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