Financial Economics UCC, Economics of Precious metals and Beer, Munster Rugby and Kerry Footballhttps://bsky.app/profile/a-fergal.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/a-fergal.bsky.social/post/3mldzd5frr22tCash for #Gold /Silver! Recycling when prices are high is nothing new. Here is the Financial and Bullionist Newspaper on Oct 28 1919, as silver prices reached record highs, discussing whether "All out #silver plate is likely to disappear into the melting pot?"08 May 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:eix357x2csv7u7rmjjsp3cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldzd5frr22thttps://bsky.app/profile/a-fergal.bsky.social/post/3mkmyoky7nk2gLooking forward to it! [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2026 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:eix357x2csv7u7rmjjsp3cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmyoky7nk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/a-fergal.bsky.social/post/3mkk7eiwvhs2nI'll be talking about the Economics of No- and Low-alcoholic drinks @pintofscienceie.bsky.social in Cork this year in the Liberty Bar on Monday, May 18th, along with research talking about Mothers & Others and AI @ucc.ie Tickets are free here - https://pintofscience.ie/event/culture-code/28 Apr 2026 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:eix357x2csv7u7rmjjsp3cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkk7eiwvhs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/a-fergal.bsky.social/post/3mixsp6awhk2gBanque de France's €11bn gold windfall discussed here, with myself quoted on what's behind it - shorturl.at/jhUFo by @lkoro.es @ucc.ie https://shorturl.at/jhUFo08 Apr 2026 07:51 +0000at://did:plc:eix357x2csv7u7rmjjsp3cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mixsp6awhk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/a-fergal.bsky.social/post/3mgsc5hnhyk2xIn 1938, small investors, especially in France, hoarded #gold coins because gold bars were too expensive. High demand pushed coin prices above their gold value. Some state banks profited by selling coins at a premium and replacing them with cheaper gold bars.11 Mar 2026 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:eix357x2csv7u7rmjjsp3cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgsc5hnhyk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/a-fergal.bsky.social/post/3me6r2menqc23Everythings fine. #Gold. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/06/macau-grand-emperor-hotel-lobby-gold-bricks06 Feb 2026 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:eix357x2csv7u7rmjjsp3cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3me6r2menqc23https://bsky.app/profile/a-fergal.bsky.social/post/3mcwmjfz6ek2xMay 1939 - more frequent references to defence spending in the Financial News newspaper. Here the growth in the importance of defence expenditure for the economy.21 Jan 2026 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:eix357x2csv7u7rmjjsp3cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcwmjfz6ek2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/a-fergal.bsky.social/post/3mcuer6vox22l#silver market is roaring ATM but in August 1937 Twas not so … “Lifeless” said the Financial News. Boom will eventually turn into bust again, only question is when.20 Jan 2026 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:eix357x2csv7u7rmjjsp3cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcuer6vox22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/a-fergal.bsky.social/post/3mckgghu7ok2p@goldcouncil.bsky.social Was the #gold market liquid in the 1930s? I've collected a small sample from each year when prices in the London Gold Market were free to vary from 1931-39. Based ona fw days from each year at this point, we can see that though it was more illiquid in 1931 by 1933 1/n16 Jan 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:eix357x2csv7u7rmjjsp3cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckgghu7ok2phttps://bsky.app/profile/a-fergal.bsky.social/post/3mckduivcos2jMore and more breweries that only deal in non-alcoholic beer showing up such as Fierce Mild in Ireland and Lucky Saint in England @alcoholireland.ie https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/companies/arid-41770091.html16 Jan 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:eix357x2csv7u7rmjjsp3cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckduivcos2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/a-fergal.bsky.social/post/3mc3r2mn3vs2wSlightly diminish a band TA39.99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999988888888888888888888888888888888888999999999999999999989999999999999999999999999999999999888888888888888888 [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jan 2026 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:eix357x2csv7u7rmjjsp3cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc3r2mn3vs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/a-fergal.bsky.social/post/3mbfj4xwk5c2mStill undefeated in #monopoly in 202601 Jan 2026 23:15 +0000at://did:plc:eix357x2csv7u7rmjjsp3cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbfj4xwk5c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/a-fergal.bsky.social/post/3ma6lqm3dgs2dLovely to chat with Alex Demas about gold and silver's record year, "What’s Behind Gold’s Rally?" https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/morning/whats-behind-golds-rally/ @ucc.ie17 Dec 2025 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:eix357x2csv7u7rmjjsp3cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma6lqm3dgs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/a-fergal.bsky.social/post/3m7dz2rkzg22u#BathvMun06 Dec 2025 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:eix357x2csv7u7rmjjsp3cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7dz2rkzg22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/a-fergal.bsky.social/post/3m5jgdlgfjs2wThe Financial News has this as a type of uncertainty barometer on its front page in the top left through the 1920s. Love that one of the market conditions was "Dull."13 Nov 2025 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:eix357x2csv7u7rmjjsp3cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5jgdlgfjs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/a-fergal.bsky.social/post/3m5gypykhys2jFrom the Financial News in 1925, an announcement of a St. Patrick’s day special dinner in Restaurant Belgravia in London.12 Nov 2025 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:eix357x2csv7u7rmjjsp3cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5gypykhys2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/a-fergal.bsky.social/post/3m3twmf4x2c2iLots to talk about in the #Gold market ATM with record prices, steep sell-offs and prices holding above $4,000 so far. Some thoughts from me here in relation to this and the dissimilarities between Gold and Bitcoin. @ucc.ie https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/1023/1540025-price-of-gold-bitcoin-investment/23 Oct 2025 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:eix357x2csv7u7rmjjsp3cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3twmf4x2c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/a-fergal.bsky.social/post/3m3nitxu3ms2i [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Oct 2025 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:eix357x2csv7u7rmjjsp3cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3nitxu3ms2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/a-fergal.bsky.social/post/3m3acuglu222zThe impossible has happened. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Oct 2025 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:eix357x2csv7u7rmjjsp3cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3acuglu222zhttps://bsky.app/profile/a-fergal.bsky.social/post/3m2ujy6comc2rGreat to see Edogbo back for Munster , very lucky to get a bonus point but Edinburgh very lucky to only get 4 yellow cards #munvedi10 Oct 2025 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:eix357x2csv7u7rmjjsp3cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ujy6comc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/a-fergal.bsky.social/post/3m2bx7qe3gc2s@eoinaldo.bsky.social kicks of the Irish Macrohist workshop 2025 in @ucc.ie “Explaining the retreat of the Irish Language Fronteir”, paper with @cliochris.bsky.social and Alan Fernihough03 Oct 2025 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:eix357x2csv7u7rmjjsp3cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2bx7qe3gc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/a-fergal.bsky.social/post/3lz7enhbydk24There’s nothing new under the sun, just a repeat of the dot comm #bubble and the south sea bubble and many many more. Dot com was “don’t value by earnings value by clicks to the website” etc. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Sep 2025 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:eix357x2csv7u7rmjjsp3cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz7enhbydk24https://bsky.app/profile/a-fergal.bsky.social/post/3lxw2j7z76c2cTwo articles in the @financialtimes.com in one day about #gold is not a positive indicator for financial markets or the economy going forward.03 Sep 2025 06:57 +0000at://did:plc:eix357x2csv7u7rmjjsp3cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxw2j7z76c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/a-fergal.bsky.social/post/3lww3lhavd226The tie up we didn’t want, but do deserve.21 Aug 2025 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:eix357x2csv7u7rmjjsp3cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3lww3lhavd226https://bsky.app/profile/a-fergal.bsky.social/post/3ltvtqxuayk2uDeleting apps so I can meet someone the old fashioned way (Being fostered by a 3,000 year old half-elf m, so I can get him to agree that if I can unite the two ancient kingdoms of the men of the West, I can marry his 1,000 year old daughter who is kind of my great(x150) aunt) [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jul 2025 07:15 +0000at://did:plc:eix357x2csv7u7rmjjsp3cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltvtqxuayk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/a-fergal.bsky.social/post/3lthnt4nrdc2jGreat fun presenting on whether non-alcoholic beer is a substitute for beer with Dr. Nadine Waehning at the Academy of Marketing conference in @ucc.ie today.08 Jul 2025 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:eix357x2csv7u7rmjjsp3cce/app.bsky.feed.post/3lthnt4nrdc2j