Malachy McAllister
@malachymcallister.bsky.social
Cyclist, flaneur, retired EM banker. Dublin / Hong Kong / Jakarta / Beijing / Shanghai / Kuala Lumpur / Paris / Moscow / Mauritius / London
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Brilliant, both of you.
January 10, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Brilliant, both of you.
How much of the post-Covid gap is due to higher EU energy prices, arising I suppose largely from the Ukraine war?
December 14, 2025 at 8:41 AM
How much of the post-Covid gap is due to higher EU energy prices, arising I suppose largely from the Ukraine war?
That seems helpful and good to know, but the resources required to investigate and pursue false or AI-hallucinated claims would easily be overwhelmed - it still seems preferable to me to filter spam objections via a fee / pricing mechanism.
November 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
That seems helpful and good to know, but the resources required to investigate and pursue false or AI-hallucinated claims would easily be overwhelmed - it still seems preferable to me to filter spam objections via a fee / pricing mechanism.
The solution has to include some sort of fee to lodge objections - preferably one equivalent to the cost of evaluating and responding to them.
November 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The solution has to include some sort of fee to lodge objections - preferably one equivalent to the cost of evaluating and responding to them.
He could have ordered these at many other Burgers King as well.
October 27, 2025 at 7:33 AM
He could have ordered these at many other Burgers King as well.
I’ve been having exactly these thoughts. The need to start having a plan.
October 19, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I’ve been having exactly these thoughts. The need to start having a plan.
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Child labour, pure and simple.
October 6, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Child labour, pure and simple.
No, I wouldn’t “let the kid die” or apply this to anyone under 18. But in my view an adult who refuses vaccinations without a valid reason ought to be refused care… even if that is seen as “letting them die”.
October 7, 2025 at 5:35 AM
No, I wouldn’t “let the kid die” or apply this to anyone under 18. But in my view an adult who refuses vaccinations without a valid reason ought to be refused care… even if that is seen as “letting them die”.
Access to NHS care should be based on proof of vaccination. Why should the state care for people who won’t care for themselves or their children?
October 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Access to NHS care should be based on proof of vaccination. Why should the state care for people who won’t care for themselves or their children?
It turns out that a lot of meetings could have been an email.
October 5, 2025 at 6:12 AM
It turns out that a lot of meetings could have been an email.
I believe they think net migration is 3x what it actually is?
September 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I believe they think net migration is 3x what it actually is?
A bit like achieving a reduction in your blood pressure by bleeding out a pint of blood.
September 22, 2025 at 12:41 PM
A bit like achieving a reduction in your blood pressure by bleeding out a pint of blood.
Him & Van Morrisson
September 4, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Him & Van Morrisson
It was a hit pop song in Russia in 2019: youtu.be/mDFBTdToRmw?...
LITTLE BIG – SKIBIDI (official music video)
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August 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
It was a hit pop song in Russia in 2019: youtu.be/mDFBTdToRmw?...
My fear is that a future Reform or Conservative govt would trigger a border poll in order to escape ECHR, they would be quite happy to lose an ill-prepared and disruptive referendum and then simply walk away and leave Ireland to deal with the consequences. Even the
CTA might come under question.
CTA might come under question.
August 16, 2025 at 11:42 AM
My fear is that a future Reform or Conservative govt would trigger a border poll in order to escape ECHR, they would be quite happy to lose an ill-prepared and disruptive referendum and then simply walk away and leave Ireland to deal with the consequences. Even the
CTA might come under question.
CTA might come under question.
Philip I enjoyed very much this thoughtful article, and I look forward to the book.
August 16, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Philip I enjoyed very much this thoughtful article, and I look forward to the book.
Presumably Cork is no.1 due to the presence of big US pharma companies booking all their revenue there?
July 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Presumably Cork is no.1 due to the presence of big US pharma companies booking all their revenue there?
And every other large or rich state in the region to acquire their own bomb.
June 23, 2025 at 4:38 AM
And every other large or rich state in the region to acquire their own bomb.
It’s the right-wing equivalent of MMT.
April 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
It’s the right-wing equivalent of MMT.
Recent US$ weakness has flipped the usual rate response - higher Treasury yields AND FX weakness mean it is not merely no longer a safe haven - it isn’t even behaving like a DM currency - see Karthik Sangaran.
April 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Recent US$ weakness has flipped the usual rate response - higher Treasury yields AND FX weakness mean it is not merely no longer a safe haven - it isn’t even behaving like a DM currency - see Karthik Sangaran.
China’s model requires the renminbi to remain weak against the dollar, which means keeping export proceeds in dollar assets, rather than converting dollars into renminbi, and thereby driving up the renminbi’s value against the dollar.
April 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
China’s model requires the renminbi to remain weak against the dollar, which means keeping export proceeds in dollar assets, rather than converting dollars into renminbi, and thereby driving up the renminbi’s value against the dollar.
The Great Leap Faceplantward
April 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The Great Leap Faceplantward
The Man-Eater of Malahide would’ve been about this lad: www.theguardian.com/world/2023/j...
Conversations with Ireland’s most notorious murderer
The long read: Malcolm Macarthur was the wealthy, bookish socialite who shocked Ireland with a brutal double killing in 1982, and caused a major political scandal. I tracked him down and heard, for th...
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April 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The Man-Eater of Malahide would’ve been about this lad: www.theguardian.com/world/2023/j...