"Michael Carty" was an Irish people/Irish Fianna Fáil politician. Born in Loughrea, County Galway to Lawrence and Josephine Carty, he was the eldest of seven children. A schoolteacher by profession, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Galway South (Dáil Éireann constituency)/Galway South constituency at the Irish general election, 1957/1957 general election. From 1961 to 1969, he represented the Galway East (Dáil Éireann constituency)/Galway East constituency, and from 1969 to 1973 the Clare–Galway South (Dáil Éireann constituency)/Clare–Galway South constituency. He retired from politics in 1973.

He served in the government of Seán Lemass on one occasion from 1965 to 1969 as Government Chief Whip, occupying the positions of Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach/Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach and Minister of State at the Department of Defence/Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence.

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We've been somewhat concerned with transportation companies, trucking, mainly because of the fact that we're not in a very strong economic recovery.

There are some negatives out there, but manufacturing and factory orders seem to be coming back and there will be a lot of rebuilding down in the Southeast. I think we've basically been too negative.

It's one of these choppy days, where there are a lot of different factors at play.

We're seeing a little turnaround, after so much negative news. It's also the end of the quarter, so portfolio managers need to do a little window dressing.

I think the market came down over the last few days and is recovering now, and that recovery can probably continue through the end of the week.

The reaction yesterday was just crazy, ... I think the market is bouncing back from overreaction.

If a company is so sure that their stock is a bargain that they're willing to buy it back, that's reassuring.

It's been a choppy period, where it takes a hit one day and then bounces back the next. We're in a range here, but I think the trend remains upward.

Even with oil, the expectation seems to be that higher prices are something we have to live with for now.