i'm here in ireland reading every paper just in case. i will move ahead. the lacies lived in cottage and palace. in 1848 dozens of families left cottage and the adjoining towns of pad ox, dogs town and palace. i find no mentions of evictions in the newspaper. 731 reported people the largest eviction of a town land in one day happened not 20 miles from cottage and palace in april of 1849. the story had one short paragraph about it in the paper. could it be that most evictions did not make it to the newspaper unless someone died? in the news of january 19th 1848, judith was ejected off a small farm by the landlords james and john parker. she wandered in want without shelter and entered her former abode on the 18th of august last. for this forceable possession shes tried and sentenced to 6 months confinement which punishment of and died of natural causes. eventually i find mention of the easterly of conwell evicting tenants in the near by town land. september 13, 1848 the newspaper says on monday last the agent of lord kwanwell attended by sheriff, police and

it gives ireland the same rating as portugal, turkey and cyprus. s&p says a further downgrade is possible as the irish government struggles to contain bank bailout costs. the downgrade comes as ireland prepares for elections in which the cost of bailing out banks is a major issue. >> tom: h.p. will give a refund

economy -- celtic tiger, the time when ireland's economy was booming. >> this generation here, they are wondering what options they are going to have. you know, what is their choice? you know? i mean, these are our hopes for the future. >> this city sits at the edge of the atlantic. the next stop is north america. it is a journey many irish men and women have taken in the past looking for work. currently, there are 10,000 people leaving ireland every week, and that's a fact that is being quoted a lot in this election. it is seen by many as an embarrassment. at the national university of ireland, there are still in its thinking of heading overseas as a way of improving their job prospects. >> i have a brother, and going back to university is not really an option for him pewee yet it is hard for everyone. especially my mom, you know. things are pretty bleak out there. there is not much opportunity. >> people have been studying the foundation of the country's economic problems, and opinion polls show the government is getting the blame. how many people are angry at politicians? >> pret

in ireland -- in ireland, and you were minister for health for a time and you were responsible for setting up the h.s.e., what we have ended up with is we've ended up with a very expensive health system. we're paying a huge amount of money into it between what's paid in in taxes and what's paid in it in insurance and what's paid out of our pocks. we've had more people lie ogen trolleys and not able to get in hospital this year than ever before. you're talking -- >> i am in position -- >> we are talking about reforming -- >> you're in no position. >> you're talking tissue putting forward something with no detail. >> there is detail. we published. >> he set up the h.s.e. he knows the last thing the health system needs is changing. they say the two-tyre system is working well. the last people who would do it is they took up private lands which could have been used for expansion of hospitals. a good friend of mine died recently of cancer. tumors. he couldn't get a bed in his hospital. what did he have to do? they have to drive up to the emergency until such time as they are admitted for treatm

our plan is designed to get ireland work again. every business in the country, every household in the country, has got to go according to its measure. >> we know the issues. let's talk solutions. >> let's talk about these things. if we are elected to government, we will have a jobs budget. >> why didn't you tell journalists where you are going to make the savings department by department? you avoided that and refuse to do it. >> that is an enormous spoof that we get from the other side. >> i have a five point plan. i asked a simple question. why did it to give the details? >> it is all there on our website. >> it is not there. >> [unintelligible] >> it is not there in terms of the $6.5 billion in cuts. >> may i deal with taxes? there are a series of interruptions here will never appears to open his mouth when we talk about the issues. >> left unanswered. -- let him answer. >> we would introduce a jobs budget within 100 days. we will have employers have extra encouragement. it will affect the construction industry, the tourism indus

there still aren't as many people living in ireland today as they were in 1845 let's say. so right in the middle of this comment or poorer, literally dirt poor is the ranking -- the weekend family and a point. thomas and margaret die, michael reagan is the only child in the family. my great ,-com,-com ma great grandfather is that right? grandfather -- he learned to read somehow. he was the only one that wasn't a literate and became a soap maker and then moved the family took him win. and here's one of the only pieces of original research i can claim to be very proud of. i got a little e-mail from ancestry.com. ancestry.com is the genealogical website that i signed up four years ago. the 1851 british census/1851? admits in 1841 to britain first. maybe they are inoffensive. maybe michael reagan and his bride are inoffensive. i thought man, they are irish peasants living in a slum. they were very efficient in britain in 1851 if it turns out and of course they did count those kinds of people. there is michael a weekend. now the oath of office he crushed the piracy to britain.

it's now a days it's better to go to ireland and to find a job there. is job then sitting just here and doing nothing in this lithuania is carrying out a census in march to determine the current population demographic preliminary government statistics for twenty ten show last year alone an estimated eighty three thousand people left the country many in search of work elsewhere lithuania has one of the highest levels of emigration in the e.u. many of the young people who i've spoken to here say they see their future employment beyond the borders of their native country this is one of the reasons that the twenty eleven census that will take place here will be the most comprehensive in the nation's history. with questionnaires in english russian polish as well as a few in the department of social statistics are desperate to find out how many people are living in the country they expect to see the two thousand and one population of three point four million for almost five hundred thousand with no apparent end in sight to the exodus the long term estimates p

after greece and ireland were forced to seek an eu bailout, many thought it would be portugal next. though the country's cost of borrowing has risen above 7%, so far, it has managed to avoid the fate of those other countries on the periphery of europe, but for how long? with 10 billion euros worth of borrowing ahead in the next four months, its minority socialist government, markets are once again nervous about portugal's health. our economics editor reports. >> when they write the history of the crisis at the edge of europe, it will be littered with scenes like this. there should be brand new homes for sale. the journey suddenly at a halt. welcome to portugal. this, by now, is a typical peripheral europe seen, a plot of land that should by now be homes and flats, property development gone wrong. not much happening. and repossessed. but portugal faces more than just a property boom and bust. it faces a challenge to the whole way the country has been running for the last 20 years. here, they know it is just a matter of time until the euro sovereign debt storm comes. as with greece an

and my parents and they are living in ireland for a six year seoul already and i decided to move to ireland to live with them and to find a job there more and more lithuanians are falling victim to the baltic brain drain young people finish their studies at home and then look for a job in western europe where salaries are much higher however the global financial crisis and crippling recession in countries like ireland means that the move abroad doesn't always provide the opportunities it once did its always so brazen but. it's now a days it's better to go to ireland and to find a job there even. as job then sitting just here and doing nothing this. is carrying out a census in march to determine the current population demographic preliminary government statistics for twenty ten show that last year alone an estimated eighty three thousand people left the country many in search of work elsewhere if you or anyone has one of the highest levels of immigration in the e.u. many of the young people who i've spoken to here say they see their future employment beyond the borders of their native countr

. >> friday's elections in ireland it did not appear to be pretty for the ruling party. it is suggested they will lose to third -- two-thirds of their seats. whoever wins, there are fears that the country's best and brightest are fleeing for greener pastures. >> this is the generation that completely missed the celtic tiger. politician after politician with promises of how they will rebuild the economy. >> this generation here is going to be turning around and wondering what they're going to have. what is their choice? we cannot give up. dino -- you know, these are our hopes for the future. >> goal late sits at the edge of the atlantic. -- gallway said that the edge of the atlantic. currently there are 1000 people leaving ireland every week, and that is the fact that has been quoted a lot in this election. >> it seems that this is an embarrassment to many. at the national university of ireland, there are students thinking of heading overseas as a way of improving their job prospects. >> i have a brother, in going back to university for him is not really an option, you kn

ireland is a great country. our best days are ahead. we have to renew our hope and confidence and we will revive our confidence. we have to do that together. labour is the party best placed to bring us all together as a people, to work together and to overcome this crisis. we can do it. will not fail. on friday, choose labour. let's make a fresh start. >> thank you, eamon gilmore. let's get the debate started. you gave your statements. you all agree that this country is facing challenges it has never faced before. people are frightened. they are looking for a honesty and strangers. enda kenny, are you being straight? and to the hard road that lies ahead. >> yes, i am. the stress tests on the solvency of the banks will not be published until the end of march. our people are not being hammered, disillusioned, and of lost the feeling that the politics means something to the reality of their lives. that is why the fianna fail party looked at the structures that need to be fixed, looked at how the condition has been left in. we want to get t

here is marked since then. >> the people of ireland are putting their faith in the ballot box. they are deciding which politician a trust to get the country working again. 3 million people are entitled to vote, but this election will not solve the irish economic crisis overnight. >> people are undergoing a lot of pain. they are going to go through further pain. further pain will be inflicted, no matter who gets in. it is just a very difficult time. >> whoever wins the election will inherit a huge debt. ireland has are the equivalent of more than 50 billion pounds as part of an international bailout. the irish president made her choice. a record 566 different candidates are running from a cross-section of parties. >> there is no distance between the. they agree on the major issues that need to be addressed. there are differences in policy and in terms of how they would go about doing it. >> on the west coast of ireland, islanders have finished voting. it is one of the most important elections in irish history. all the parties agree on one thing, a country with a weak economy des

in northern ireland is still being held back by some dissident republican groups. the chief constable has asked for up-front access to the reserve allocation over the next four years. does the prime minister agree that if this threat is not dealt with, it will spread very quickly to the rest of the united kingdom and will he request or give the chief constable his request? >> well, i have met with the chief constable several occasions since becoming the prime minister. he came to the meeting of the national security council where we discussed the security situation in northern ireland. we will do what is necessary to make sure the security and police and everything else is properly funded. i have to say i think it's right now that these issues are devolved that there's greater decision-making, greater effort to put money into the front line in northern ireland itself but, of course, we always stand ready to help when necessary. >> thank you it, mr. speaker. the prime minister may well visit the maternity department at fairfield hospital when he was leader of the op

boss or royal bank of scotland or allied irish bank in the in ireland when they come into the government and talk with these people they serve them see their worst terrorists they kill more people and they have more casualties i mean we're talking to sean fitzpatrick angle irish bank for example he's up there with the worst terrorists of the last one hundred years so you have to put him up there was hitler and now when stalin shown fitzpatrick max you speak of the irish bankers there in my final headline here ireland's lenihan once senior bank debt discounts so irish finance minister brian lenihan so the government is pressing for a substantial discount on twenty billion euros of unsecured senior bank bonds a push that is being resisted by the european central bank. president of the e.c.b. said that i really need to press ahead with this fiscal austerity and imposing haircut on investors is not part of the plan right day the bond investors are to be made whole for committing acts of financial terrorism the irish government is in the pocket of the financial terrorists i mean imagine durin

in ireland ruled by the least qualified the prefix of course kaka from the latin and french marriage all right so stacy herbert thanks so much for being once again with us here in the car is a report thank you max don't go away because when we come back there's plenty more coming your way. this history seems. to feel. like. live. welcome back to the kaiser reports on now to go back to new york city and talk with barry ritholtz money. manager author of bailout nation and the man behind the extremely popular website ritholtz dot com also called the big picture barry ritholtz welcome back to the kaiser report thanks for having me max it's always a pleasure to come by let's start with what you wrote the washington post recently it says why politics and investments don't mix talk to us about this i'm talking about economists and fund managers and traders who all allow their partisan political bias to affect their investing and it turns out this operates for the worse of the two examples i used in two thousand and three after the bush massive unfunded tax cuts at the same time they they we

plan to get ireland working. the pore, the disadvantaged, the old and infirm, they must be protected. we cannot tax our way out of this crisis. we need a more cost effective, efficient public service. supporting doctors, caterers and cleaners, teachers a.m. local authority workers. the reform of the public sector starts right at the very top, slashing the costs in the political system of such a big government for such a small country. i want to assure you that i will be decisive but there. we have to stop. i have the commitment, confidence, and compassion to lead ireland. together with my team we have tenacity and the togetherness of the irish people. together we will turn this around. together we will overcome this crisis. i truly believe, and i know that when united, nothing -- nothing can beat the irish. >> eamon gilmore, please make your opening statement. >> the choice that you are going to make on friday will define the future of our country for the next 20 years or more. i asked you to choose labor because

. >> northern ireland is still being held back by some dissident republican groups. to deal with this, the chief constable has asked for up- front access to the reserve allocation over the next four years. does the prime minister agree that, if the threat is not dealt with, it will quickly spread to the rest of the united kingdom? will he grant the chief constable's request? >> i have met the chief constable on several occasions since becoming prime minister. he came to the meeting of the national security council at which we discussed the security situation in northern ireland. we will do what is necessary to ensure that security, the police and everything else are properly funded. i think that it is right, now that these issues are devolved, that there is greater decision making and greater efforts to put money into the front line in northern ireland itself, but of course we always stand ready to help where necessary. >> the prime minister might recall visiting the maternity department at fairfield hospital in bury when he was leader of the opposition. last week, d

. >> getting ireland working again. this man is the leader of the center right. the he is offering a new start for ireland in an old-fashioned style. >> we pledge ourselves to fulfill what we said we would do to make this a better country for you and for everybody who comes out to us. >> if he does win the election, is not going to have much time to celebrate. he is going to have to try to revive ireland's economy after the worst economic crisis in its history. the country has gone from blue to light. 1000 people per week are emigrating. the tv election simply turned into a fight between those in government when the economy crashed [inaudible] [all talking at once] >> very anger inside and outside the average political system. politicians have to be careful where they go. you don't see many of them on the so-called ghost the states, the half-built developments left behind when the property bubble burst. johnny says tomorrow's election will change nothing. >> there is no one politician out there working for us at the end of the day. what i am going to do is just s

in ireland ruled by the least qualified the prefix of course kaka from the latin and french measured all right so stacy herbert thanks so much for being once again with us here on the cars a report thank you max don't go away because when we come back there's plenty more coming your way. live. culture is that so much coming to me is going to make it a lot of the players like it is the world facing a serious and sustained food crisis prices are at an all time highs and tens of millions of people are joining the dinner. plate lists bringing you the latest in science and technology from around the russian. we've got the future covered. welcome back to the kaiser report time now to go back to new york city and talk with barry ritholtz money manager author of bailout nation and the man behind the extremely least popular website ritholtz dot com also called the big picture barry ritholtz welcome back to the kaiser report thanks for having me max it's always a pleasure to come by i let's start with what you wrote the washington post recently it says why politics in investments don't mix tal

and ireland as expelling a russian diplomat after accusing its intelligence services of making false irish passports for use in asp dublin claims the identities of six irish citizens were taken to create counterfeit documents for russian agents uncovered in the u.s. last year. has the details. ireland claims that this deportation of the russian diplomat as a result of an investigation we started right after last summer's spy scandal between moscow and washington when a group of people were found guilty in the united states of being secret russian agents some of them had irish last names including such popular surnames as murphy and farley irish authorities say that they started looking into how valid is possible and now they're accusing the russian intelligence service of stealing six real existing irish identities in order to forge irish passports which were allegedly used to cover up some of these secret operations in the united states and just to remind you this was the biggest spy scandal between moscow and washington since the cold war in iran the whole group was deported from a

right now public ireland is not working. if they are lucky enough to still have a job, people are working harder than ever, coming up with their plans. have our entrepreneurs who run out of ideas and, they are full of more of them, more brilliant than ever. the trouble is well our ministers have a double job or triple job, government is just not working. the systems people depend on are just not working, or they are not working as well as they should be in the people's interests. with our plan to get ireland working, we will change that. our plan gives credibility and life to what will been in a difficult journey in a better future ahead. the first point is to protect and create jobs, because of jobs and opportunities are the best chance to help our young people at home. we plan to create 20,000 jobs over the next four years, by creating a system that encourages work, by investing an extra 7 billion euro from state pension funds and from the sale of strategic state assets into developing infrastructure that will make our eco