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Inside Bessent’s Treasury: Tension, turnover and unmet economic goals

Ahead of midterms that could turn on high prices and borrowing costs, secretary dresses down officials, write Brian Schwartz, Josh Dawsey, Philip Wegmann and Gregory Zuckerman, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
7th Oct, 2026 - 11 min read

Budget 2027 doubles down on corporation tax reliance 

By increasing Ireland’s attractiveness through the R&D tax credit and cutting the tax burden elsewhere, the Government is pushing the share of its revenue coming from multinationals to unprecedented levels.
Thomas Hubert
6th Oct, 2026 - 4 min read

A 2% CGT cut – and a €1bn attempt to keep Irish businesses rooted here

Simon Harris announced a 2% cut to the standard capital gains tax rate, but will that actually be felt by small businesses? Meanwhile a new Isif fund of €1bn is tasked with helping scaling firms.
Jonathan Keane
6th Oct, 2026 - 4 min read

The €9bn question: Will Budget 2027 transform Ireland’s housing supply?

With record capital investment, social housing supports, and expanded moves on infrastructure, the Government is making a major fiscal gamble to unlock supply and curb the housing crisis. Will it pay off?
Niall Sargent
6th Oct, 2026 - 7 min read

The president’s budget: How Ireland’s tax-and-spend record compares to its EU neighbours’

The Government faces another health overrun and promises income tax cuts in the budget. But where do these numbers rank among European peers’ for each man, woman, and child?
Thomas Hubert
6th Oct, 2026 - 5 min read

Lighting the way: Davy breakaway Lanthorn turning healthy profit

The new business from veteran dealmaker David Goddard manages a €1.7bn investment portfolio of hotels, shopping centres, and office and retail space. Its first filing shows things are moving in the right direction.
Niall Sargent
6th Oct, 2026 - 3 min read

European airlines line up against the Irish Aviation Authority, and Ryanair

European airlines including KLM, Air France, and Lufthansa have gone to the High Court claiming Ryanair is in breach of EU ownership rules, and that the Irish watchdog has done nothing about it.
Francesca Comyn
5th Oct, 2026 - 3 min read

How to keep your estate plan from tearing your family apart

It’s often the stuff you haven’t even thought of that can create the biggest divisions, writes Jonathan I. Shenkman, The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal.
5th Oct, 2026 - 3 min read

“There definitely was a sense of doublethink among some voters around the issue of the housing crisis, which didn’t become apparent until Mary Lou had given that exact figure of €300,000”

Dion Fanning
3rd Oct, 2026

Siobhán Fenton went to work for Sinn Féin hoping to make a difference when they achieved power in the south. Instead, from 2020 to 2024, the party moved further from power. She talks to Dion Fanning about how and why it all went wrong.

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Budget 2027: The tax-incentivised investment accounts had to be compelling – and they are

A tax-free threshold of €50,000 and an annual contribution limit of €12,000 will make Ireland’s new tax-incentivised accounts intriguing to many. Can they succeed in pushing savers towards investing?
Michael Cogley
6th Oct, 2026 - 4 min read

Ian Kehoe on Budget 2027: A package for middle Ireland, paid for by the multinationals

Will middle-income earners feel better off from the tax package – and will Jack Chambers manage to prevent spending overruns? Those are the two big questions hanging over Budget 2027.

Ian Kehoe
6th Oct, 2026 - 5 min read

€2.60 in every €100: Inside Irish retail’s margin crisis

Retail sales have held up, but profits are being squeezed by higher wages, energy and other costs, with insolvencies rising sharply ahead of Budget 2027.
Stuart Fitzgerald
6th Oct, 2026 - 8 min read

Colm McCarthy: Cassandra, Hopium and the warning from Ireland’s last great tax bonanza 

Ireland can afford to spend more today. The harder question is whether it will retain enough firepower for the next downturn.

Colm McCarthy
5th Oct, 2026 - 5 min read

The energy transition is back – but who gets priority? Rewinding the week that was

The Taoiseach's interest in indigenous, renewable gas as an alternative to imported fossil fuels is real. But his interest in powering Intel's latest multi-billion-euro investment yielded more funding, faster.
Thomas Hubert
4th Oct, 2026 - 5 min read

Anne Harris: The two Charleses and the ghost of Diana 

Charles Spencer’s Swan Song has reopened the bitter divisions between Diana’s family and the Windsors, raising fresh questions about what happened after her death – and whether the British royals learn anything.

Anne Harris
3rd Oct, 2026 - 7 min read

Dan O’Brien: The Government has spent years raising the tax burden. Now it should start cutting it

The public is paying more tax, the state is spending more money and businesses are increasingly frustrated. Budget 2027 should be about broadening the tax base and lowering rates.
Dan O'Brien
2nd Oct, 2026 - 5 min read

Are there early warning signs of another tech “correction” heading into Budget week?

As multinationals trim workforces and IDA and Enterprise Ireland early warning reports increase, is a structural shift happening in plain sight? And what would it mean for our tax take and future budgets?
Niall Sargent
1st Oct, 2026 - 4 min read

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