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IMF Dublin Diary

Diary of an anonymous IMF official working in the Department of Finance in Dublin with Dermot Mulhearn – former top civil servant, now a TD but planning on becoming President of Ireland because of his deep attachment to fine dining and red carpets. Of course.

Our diarist finds the Irish economic forecasting model … different

November 27, 2010

Dermot introduced me to the Taoiseach on Thursday. He said he was the Irish prime minister, I thought that was the famous Irish sense of humour at work but I was wrong. Perhaps it’s an honorary title.
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Dublin begins to lose its charm for our IMF diarist

November 24, 2010

I’m starting to miss Kabul, our IMF diarist explains in this second extract from his Dublin diary.
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An extract from the diary of an IMF negotiator in Dublin

November 22, 2010

Had a marvellous sleep last night. It’s great to be working in a developed country for a change, they have a far better quality of matress in the hotels.
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