A Vatful of drugs: The tax implications of an €8m pharma rebate row
August 6, 2021 5:42 amA recent Tax Appeal Commission case gives an insight into the flow of monies surrounding the supply of a particular... View Article
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The Belfry scandal is a depressingly familiar tale of broken trust, hardship and poor accountability
August 5, 2021 11:51 amIt was the third session of three meetings held in the Killeshin Hotel in Portlaoise when 83-year old grandmother Bernadette... View Article
Hope amid the inaction: Threats and opportunities in the climate whirlwind
August 5, 2021 5:30 amWhirlwinds begin from the ground. It is the conditions above the ground that cause the narrow columns of sometimes violent... View Article
Commodity outlook: Why investors should get ready for a bumpier ride
August 4, 2021 5:19 amIn December 2020, this column argued that commodity prices were set to enjoy a period of rising prices across the... View Article
Sean Keyes on investing: middlemen and bad advice
August 4, 2021 4:17 amIn the free-to-play computer game industry, they have a few tricks for extracting money from their customers. Free to play... View Article
The thing about hard things: What Ireland’s rowers (and Taylor Swift) tell us about innovation
August 3, 2021 5:34 amI remember having a conversation many years ago with a new colleague when the discussion turned to running. “I could... View Article
After 2,213 days, the IBRC Commission has finished its draft report. But what will it find?
July 31, 2021 8:15 pmThe IBRC Commission has finally completed its draft report into the sale of Siteserv to the tycoon Denis O’Brien, a... View Article
Tests and masks and rock’n’roll: How I flew through the new world of travel
July 31, 2021 5:36 amUntil Ireland re-opened to non-essential travel last week, the last time I had seen my brother was a year and... View Article
People say you should target a side’s weaknesses, you can unsettle them more if you target their strengths
July 31, 2021 5:30 amI only have to remember my own experience on a Lions Tour in South Africa to know how different things... View Article
As tax reform and remote working threaten FDI advantage, Ireland should look to the Baltic state of Estonia for inspiration
July 30, 2021 5:15 amFor many years, much of Ireland’s prosperity was driven by the very significant contribution of foreign direct investment (FDI), directly... View Article
