A conveyor belt of debt: is intercompany debt the new double Irish?
February 3, 2021 5:15 amFrom the inception of the European Commission’s state aid case against Apple seven years ago to the eventual demise of... View Article
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Why can’t we have nice places?
February 2, 2021 5:50 amA great place is hard to describe, but you know it when you see it. It’s got that quality of... View Article
Tailgating, gyrating markets & mental models
February 1, 2021 5:05 amSince the advent of the modern market economy in the early 18th century, the pattern of vaulting boom followed by... View Article
There will only be one winner in Chelsea’s culture war
January 30, 2021 5:40 amWe have become accustomed at this stage to the clips that go viral of men and women across Britain who... View Article
Revenge of the nerds: why the rise of a new day-trading herd clearly poses risks for short-sellers
January 29, 2021 5:25 amLast week, two hedge funds that specialise in making money from failing companies went bust. These hedge funds engage in... View Article
The meitheal: a simple idea to double the size of our pensions
January 28, 2021 5:25 amThe specifics might be arcane, and the topic (pensions) might be boring, but the promise is huge: double the size... View Article
Snubbed into frustrated disengagement: the trouble with the public procurement process
January 27, 2021 5:40 amIf you ask established indigenous tech companies that have run the gauntlet of the Irish government’s procurement process what their... View Article
How does an accountant earning the minimum wage get a €10m house and holiday homes in Spain and Florida?
January 26, 2021 5:20 amA chartered accountant was recently before the Tax Appeals Commission facing a string of allegations including filing seriously incomplete tax... View Article
A beginners guide to financial markets: Part 9 – the final instalment
January 25, 2021 5:55 amInvesting was a rollercoaster in 2020. Arguably more than ever, the wrenching reality of radical uncertainty dominated all. While the... View Article
Lynn Ruane: The moment you remove options and choice, you have force
January 23, 2021 5:40 am“There are years that ask questions, and there are years that answer” – Zora Neale Hurston. The women of this... View Article
