Let’s bulldoze city golf courses and make better use of the land
April 9, 2022 4:38 amFirst thing’s first: Golf is good. It’s one of Ireland’s strengths. It’s played by young and old. It’s played by... View Article
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Paul Flynn and Marc Ó Sé on Kerry’s revival, Jack O’Connor’s wisdom and the addition to the backroom team that could be decisive
April 9, 2022 4:31 amFor his first column for The Currency last year, Paul Flynn wrote about Kerry. It was a piece which demonstrated... View Article
The end of the world vs the end of the month: Macron vs Le Pen and what it tells us about how Europe is coping with its crises
April 9, 2022 3:22 amTwo months ago, The Currency’s senior correspondent, Thomas Hubert, and Stephen Carroll, an Irish journalist based in Paris, came together... View Article
Globalisation is receding. How will Ireland prosper in a new regionalism?
April 7, 2022 4:32 amI am always sceptical of “this changes everything”- type moments. These somewhat random shocks often turn out to be moments... View Article
As Europe dithers on 15% corporation tax, Microchip continues to route billions through the double malt shelter
April 6, 2022 5:14 amAs its name suggests, Microchip, the Arizona-based, Nasdaq-listed multinational, makes semiconductors: sensors and controllers used in millions of electronic devices... View Article
Sean Keyes on investing: Your (likely) new pension plan
April 6, 2022 4:53 amThis new auto-enrolment pension plan is a big win for employees. Anyone making more than €20,000 who’s not already part... View Article
Do what rich people do – Part 6: How farmland can inflation-proof your portfolio
April 5, 2022 5:15 amIt seems like several lifetimes ago, but do you remember when everybody freaked out because Matt Damon moved to Dalkey... View Article
Investing in a time of uncertainty: Forget market direction, avoid tailgating and focus on exposure
April 4, 2022 3:31 amMeeting new people, I’m often asked whether I think the stock market is going to go up or down. At... View Article
Ireland’s double malt tax challenge, Sonica’s comeback plan, and Irish retail: Rewinding the week that was
April 3, 2022 5:00 amIt has been an eventful week on the multinational taxation front. On Monday, the multi-billion-dollar legal battle between Facebook and... View Article
FIFA’s human rights monitoring won’t survive the inevitable World Cup giddiness
April 2, 2022 4:06 amAs Fifa prepared for the World Cup draw on Friday, president Gianni Infantino decided to highlight the work they’d done... View Article
