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Austerity Conference and Keynote Lecture

25 February 2016

The Social Science Committee held a conference on 29th and 30th October 2015, entitled Debating Austerity.

The conference was opened with a keynote lecture by Simon Wren-Lewis with a discussion chaired by Patrick Honohan MRIA, then Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland.

Listen to the keynote lecture and view the conference speakers’ presentations



Press:

The Independent, 29th October 2015 

'If we are going to debate global austerity, let's at least involve all sides'. opinion piece by Dan O'Brien

http://www.independent.ie/opinion/columnists/dan-obrien/if-we-are-going-to-debate-global-austerity-lets-at-least-involve-all-sides-34151285.html

The Irish Times, 30th October 2015

‘ECB to blame for Irish austerity, says UK Labour adviser’ Mark Paul

http://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/ecb-to-blame-for-irish-austerity-says-uk-labour-adviser-1.2410743

The Irish Times, 31st October 2015

‘Central Bank governor warns Government over growth’, Eoin Burke Kennedy and Gordon Deegan

 http://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/central-bank-governor-warns-government-over-growth-1.2412201

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