First time buyers, spiralling rents and why we are on the cusp of a major housing policy mistake
May 21, 2021 4:45 amEven by the standards of a torrid decade, the last week of the debate around Ireland’s housing policy has been... View Article
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Phantastic objects, the dangers of class politics and why apartments can and should be homes
May 20, 2021 5:15 amThe Taoiseach told his Cabinet their government is a housing government, that housing is their ‘number one priority’. Governments often... View Article
Bitcoin and ransomware-as-a-service
May 19, 2021 6:00 amI’ve been writing about great business models lately. How’s this for one: ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS). RaaS enterprises provide hackers with the... View Article
The CEO of Ireland’s biggest cybersecurity firm on what to do about ransomware attacks
May 19, 2021 5:30 amThe HSE hack shows how bad things can get when an organisation is infected with ransomware. Much of its operations... View Article
A simple way to end the housing crisis: bribery
May 18, 2021 5:00 amAn incredibly frustrating thing about the housing crisis is that the solution is obvious – and yet, it’s beyond our... View Article
Currencies, corporate default and China: investors should study embattled Huarong with both interest and trepidation
May 17, 2021 5:15 amIn April, the bond prices of a Chinese financial services company called Huarong fell like a stone. Huarong is a... View Article
Who will cry for the YMCA cricket club? A landlord, a tenant and a standoff with no easy answers
May 15, 2021 5:45 amWho will cry for YMCA Cricket Club? In March, the club, which has played at the Sandymount ground owned by... View Article
What happened to Rory McIlroy and why it’s all ok
May 15, 2021 5:15 amLast Sunday, four days after his 32nd birthday, Rory McIlroy won the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow in North... View Article
A tale of two retailers: what the contrasting fortunes of New Look and Fields tell us about the future of the high street
May 14, 2021 4:45 amIn the coming days, retailers will pull up their shutters and fully reopen for business. But just what sort of... View Article
We need a new institution to solve climate change via technology, green innovation, and SME dynamism
May 13, 2021 5:45 amInstitutions are often set up with conflicting purposes. One might exist to further the interests of workers, the other might... View Article
