“Good faith” and the Beacon: racing a Ferrari is different to running a hospital
July 23, 2021 5:45 amGood faith lies at the heart of the non-executive directors of the Beacon Hospital’s response to the activities of the... View Article
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Improbable, but certainly not impossible: What if the corporation tax take was about to increase?
July 22, 2021 6:00 amThe international corporation tax regime is changing. Ireland is resisting this change until it sees what the likely contours of... View Article
Delete your investing apps. Convenience and investing do not mix
July 21, 2021 5:30 am“How to be a brilliant investor” is not an idea suitable for a newsletter, because the newsletter would be only... View Article
A rocketeer’s take on the new space race
July 20, 2021 5:45 amThis is the column I had convinced myself not to write on the billionaire space race. I have mostly stopped... View Article
Could it be time to ponder the possibility of a Minsky Moment?
July 19, 2021 5:30 amFinancial bubbles are inevitable. Unfortunately, this is not a controversial statement. The undoubted benefits of capitalism seem only available with... View Article
Northern Ireland confronts its past: discomforting truths about the peace process in a world of mirrors and shards of glass
July 17, 2021 5:30 amBrian Cowen had important interactions with Sinn Féin when he was Minister for Foreign Affairs in a Bertie Ahern-led government... View Article
Ireland can have its cake at 12.5% and eat it at 15%
July 16, 2021 5:15 amAs the world approaches a deal on multinational tax reform, Ireland is between two stools. Following an interim deal on... View Article
As the sand shifts on corporation tax, Ireland needs to start thinking about enterprise and not just jobs
July 15, 2021 6:00 amIndustrial policy is the tool nations use to define their place in the world. A country’s industrial strategy coordinates a... View Article
The case of Michael Reilly, the consultant engineer, highlights yet again the urgent need to reform Ireland’s shambolic defamation regime
July 14, 2021 5:15 amMichael Reilly, a consultant engineer, first learned about the story while he was driving in northern France on a minibreak... View Article
Sean Keyes on investing: what investors do for society
July 14, 2021 5:15 amWhen should a company be left to die? I wrote about dying companies last week in the context of ESG investing.... View Article
