About Paul Sweeney

Paul Sweeney is Chief Economist with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. A graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, Paul has worked as a tax inspector and as an economic consultant.

Europe from the Periphery

Paul Sweeney

These days, Europe appears to be a cold place viewed from the periphery in Ireland. We are being bailed out and supported in many ways by the Troika of the EU, ECB and IMF, but the terms imposed upon citizens largely reflect the liberal economic perspective. We are four long years into austerity. Indicators are [...]