“John Hume’s monument is about the power of political persuasion and the primacy of democratic institutions”
August 4, 2020 5:29 amA bird’s eye view of where John Hume was born in 1937 goes a long way towards explaining his life.... View Article
Categories for Voices
Hong Kong in Kiltyclogher: why the idea is not so crazy
July 30, 2020 5:52 amBusinessman Ivan Ko of the Victoria Harbour Group wants to build a new city in Ireland. Ko’s idea, first reported... View Article
Stephen Kinsella: “The pandemic payment holiday rule was a mistake. Fix it and move on”
July 29, 2020 5:18 amPublic policies are the instruments through which our values are authoritatively allocated across our society. Policies are the ways governments... View Article
The US presidential election holds significant risks for investors (and Ireland’s glut of FDI)
July 28, 2020 5:19 amUS presidential elections are highly important events for global investors. Changing personalities and administrations at the top of the world’s... View Article
“Most people see the economy through the shops and pubs in their towns and villages, rather than multinationals or the IFSC”
July 27, 2020 4:03 amListening to Paschal Donohoe last week, I could not help but think of House of Ireland. I met the finance... View Article
Little known outside of Anglo Irish Bank circles, Bill Barrett was an influential figure in building the bank. He backed business, and left long before the crash
July 23, 2020 3:00 pmIt was a small funeral in Donnybrook Parish Church due to Covid-19 restrictions. Bill Barrett, one of the key people... View Article
Demand, supply and purchasing power: Why the outlook for Irish residential and commercial property is bleak
July 23, 2020 6:00 amCovid-19 is likely to have some lingering effects on all aspects of socio-economic activities in Ireland, from our ability to... View Article
Innovating Ireland: why and how we should run a football club in the Premier League
July 23, 2020 5:15 amIt is said that the time of greatest opportunity often occurs at the time of greatest crisis, so it seems... View Article
Taleb, policy & the state: Why Ireland needs a new budgetary framework
July 22, 2020 5:36 amIn the weeks before the February 2016 General Election, the journalist Vincent Browne hosted a number of ‘Questions & Answers’... View Article
Managing through an emerging reality: How Covid-19 has been the catalyst for the employee revolution
July 20, 2020 5:55 am2020 has thus far seen a total and permanent upheaval in how most, if not all, businesses operate. What was... View Article
