result of the Irish Potato Famine. The famine occurred due to failure of Ireland’s potato crop in 1945 through 1949 (Mokyr 1). Although the famine lasted four years‚ its effects can still be seen in the United States. The influx of Irish immigrants served as the backbone of the industrializing United States and forever changed the nation. Despite the Irish Potato Famine’s impact on the United States‚ it could have been avoided if other nations had the compassion to aid the starving Irish; modern governments
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When we speak of ’The Necessity for De-Anglicising the Irish Nation’‚ we mean it‚ not as a protest against imitating what is best in the English people‚ for that would be absurd‚ but rather to show the folly of neglecting what is Irish‚ and hastening to adopt‚ pell-mell‚ and indiscriminately‚ everything that is English‚ simply because it is English. This is a question which most Irishmen will naturally look at from a National point of view‚ but it is one which ought also to claim the sympathies
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Irish Company law as it currently stands is comprised of 35 pieces of legislation‚ in addition to a wealth of case law based on common law and equitable principles. This current system of company law is unmanageable and of little practical use to the average Irish company. Although the sheer volume of law poses a major problem in itself‚ its somewhat haphazard layout causes most difficulty to business owners and managers. When a change or update is made to the law‚ rather than an act being repealed
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David Shorrosh Baby Eating – Economic Savior of the Irish Realm When the Great Depression occurred in 1929‚ there were numerous American bank failures‚ approximating nine thousand by the depression ’s end.1 Recently‚ the United States has just recovered from a period of economic contraction‚ due largely to the bursting of the housing bubble. 168 banks closed during this recession‚ but what prevented it from reaching the Great Depression ’s severity was a large government bailout of banks.2 This
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Commentary: Great Famine Undoubtedly known as the largest catastrophe in Irish History‚ The Great Famine has consequently become one of the most written about periods in Irish History. Much of the debate focuses on the lack of support from British Parliament to fund and implement government emergency programs to save Ireland from starvation and from the exodus of its citizens. Cormac Ó Gradá’s Statistical Tables From the Great Irish Famines provides empirical evidence that not only illustrates the political
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“Are Fathers Discriminated Against in Irish Family Law? “ Introduction Considering the fact that one-third of births occurred in non-marital relationship in Ireland. In nowadays‚ single mother and their children still face great difficulties‚ but they have Constitutional protection for the rights. On the other hand‚ under Irish law‚ the unmarried father remains deeply ignorant of his legal situation regarding his child. No matter how build his relationship with the child or child mother‚ in
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The ad-filmmakers are formulating fresh ways of enticing the consumers to buy their products. If an advertisement for a product attracts the consumers‚ they tend to purchase it frequently or at least give it a try. If a company has to survive in this competitive world‚ it has to project the image of its products in such a way that‚ they pick up the maximum sales‚ when they hit the stores. The best way to persuade the consumer to buy the product of a particular brand‚ out of the numerous choices available
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Meteor and the Irish telecommunications industry case analysis Omar Al-Kaisy When the telecommunications industry first started in Ireland in 1986 there was only one provider. Now we can see just how much the market has flourished with four providers and six mobile network virtual operators. The Meteor case study shows us how much the telecommunications industry developed in Ireland and how much of an impact Meteor had on it. Taking the studies of Porter‚ Hambrick and Fredrickson I will analyse
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The Irish Impact on the American Economy The Great Famine of the mid 19th century caused a mass exodus of Irish immigrants to the United States. According to Kevin Kenny‚ roughly 2 million immigrants traveled to the Americas within 10 years. This massive influx of immigrants had various sociopolitical effects‚ but arguably the largest impact was on the American economy‚ which was prime for the industrial revolution. Manifest Destiny was a major domestic policy at the time‚ where the United States
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years the Irish were discriminated against for their religion and culture. In fact‚ in the Statutes of Kilkenny‚ English colonists were prohibited from becoming “too Irish.” The Irish were viewed as uncivilized and were forced into serfdom with the arrival of English colonists. Catholics also faced extreme discrimination and lacked the most basic rights. This caused a permanent state of unease between the Irish and the British‚ which eventually lead to the Irish War of Independence. The Irish War of
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