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Kilkenny hosts first economics festival amid Ireland debt crisis
Comedians and economists in Kilkenny stage Kilkenomics to dissect Ireland’s debt disaster. They mock austerity while urging public understanding of bank losses and looming EU IMF rescue talks. Panel discussions tackle default options, government policy, and how Ireland arrived at the cliff edge.
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Joe Rooney
Kilkenny
Ireland
Europe
Rooney
David McWilliams
McWilliams
Irish Central Bank
Iceland
Argentina
Dead Cat
Wall Street
Kenny Rodgers
Talking Heads
International Monetary Fund
Brian Cowen
Cowen