Fintan Drury: Political judgment includes knowing what is background noise and what is an oncoming train
August 27, 2022 4:39 amRobert Troy isn’t related to Helen, at least as far as we could determine. As well as being renowned for... View Article
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A failure to act: The Robert Troy debacle highlights how Sipo has been politically neutered
August 25, 2022 7:55 pmAnd so, in the end, Robert Troy bowed to the inevitable. His chances of retaining his junior ministry had been... View Article
Stephen Kinsella: Are the retail and hospitality sectors prepared for an unsubsidised world?
August 25, 2022 4:36 amThis week Ian wrote a piece showing how restaurant chain Milano returned to profitability last year due entirely due to... View Article
Robert Troy is another product of the blanket exemption of landlords from procurement rules
August 24, 2022 5:36 amEvery quarter, Government departments, local authorities and other state agencies publish the list of payments over €20,000 they have made... View Article
Sean Keyes on investing: Cagey companies, desperate governments, and an energy industry won’t save us this winter
August 24, 2022 4:22 amThe winter energy situation is starting to come into focus, and it’s very bad. Since the beginning of August, the... View Article
Sinead O’Sullivan: Ireland’s establishment is waging war against the young. The best defence is to leave
August 23, 2022 5:17 amThe Irish Generals have unleashed a war with Ireland itself. Just as there are hot wars and cold wars, there... View Article
Lessons from Julia Hobsbawm and ‘The Nowhere Office’
August 22, 2022 5:21 amI was in the Duty-Free section at Valencia airport recently and it struck me that I would normally buy chocolate... View Article
Innovating a future, under the hood at Altada, and data centre disputes: Rewinding the week that was
August 21, 2022 5:58 amOn Thursday, after I published a column about how the upcoming cabinet reshuffle could impact Paschal Donohoe’s potential re-election as president of... View Article
Kevin O’Brien: “Every player is entitled to good communication in any line of business. You’ve got to communicate as honestly as possible.”
August 20, 2022 4:07 amKevin O’Brien retired from cricket on Tuesday but he didn’t stop. I’ve happened to bump into O’Brien a couple of... View Article
Francesca Comyn: How can we know how well the courts are doing if we don’t measure progress?
August 19, 2022 5:20 amThe government is finally taking steps to modernise the civil justice system based on the findings of the civil law... View Article
