Dion Fanning: In the culture wars, sport has always been the canary in the mine
March 13, 2021 5:20 amAs ever, there is a lot of false consciousness out there. I had to disappoint a couple of friends from... View Article
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Debts and deficits: If we plan for it, we will be fine. If not, we are heading for trouble
March 11, 2021 5:51 amThe year is 2031. With three weeks to go until budget day, the Minister for Finance sits at her desk,... View Article
Out of time: the curious case of the insolvent company, the “discriminatory tax” and the Revenue tussle
March 10, 2021 5:30 amTwo former directors of a building subcontracting company had a win at the Tax Appeals Commission last week. Their business... View Article
Quarantine and travel fines are needed. The problem is that we don’t know when they will end
March 9, 2021 5:50 amIt was a no-brainer. The legislation increasing fines for non-essential travel and establishing mandatory hotel quarantine for passengers arriving to... View Article
Sadly, we have been here before with Davy. And without a cultural overhaul – and heightened regulation – we will be here again
March 8, 2021 5:30 amAs the Davy scandal unfolded last week, culminating in Saturday’s departure of its CEO and deputy chair, it was impossible... View Article
Ireland’s bid for the 2030 World Cup won’t save Irish football, but notions aren’t a bad thing
March 6, 2021 7:50 amThere is a line used by people who attend twelve-step programmes to highlight the risk of giving up, say, alcohol,... View Article
Ian Kehoe on Davy: armed with a patrician arrogance, the broker remains in denial
March 5, 2021 11:16 amAs the fallout from the Central Bank’s damning investigation into Davy escalated in recent days, two words kept creeping into... View Article
Make no mistake, financial repression is coming in the US
March 5, 2021 5:25 amThe short-term boost to growth from Joe Biden’s latest economic stimulus proposals will inevitably bring the moment closer when the... View Article
Shifting burdens post-pandemic: the three difficult choices for government
March 4, 2021 5:55 amYou know the way things come in threes? Well, it turns out they don’t. Humans look for patterns in random... View Article
What’s going on with FBD’s reinsurance cover over business interruption claims?
March 2, 2021 5:55 amSometimes it is insightful to track both the timeline and the words that accompany it. On March 17, 2020, as... View Article
