Punchbowls at parties: Trump’s two achievements that made him tough to beat
November 6, 2020 4:37 amBiden supporters expected a landslide: a giant repudiation of Trump, along with control of the senate. As I write on... View Article
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The blue wave turned into a purple sludge, while populism and partisanship replace ideas and ideals
November 5, 2020 5:23 amCalling the results of the US presidential and congressional races in the 20th hour after the closing of the polls... View Article
“Plans are useless, but planning is indispensable”: Developing Ireland post-Covid-19
November 5, 2020 4:23 amIreland doesn’t really do forward planning. We do make lots of plans though. Thinking carefully about making the future a... View Article
Analysis: Home birds snared by domicile levy meant for ‘wild geese’
November 4, 2020 4:23 amIn 2010, finance minister Brian Lenihan introduced an income tax ‘domicile levy’ with the “intention of ensuring wealthy Irish domiciled... View Article
Whatever the Brexit deal, we’re about to start implementing it – and it’s going to be messy
November 3, 2020 5:06 amOn Monday morning, I sat through a near four-hour long webinar where senior civil servants from the UK government, its... View Article
“Sean Connery was the perfect house guest. He turned off all the lights each night after we stayed up talking and drinking Scotch whiskey”
November 2, 2020 4:32 amWexford folk rarely fail to claim a member of their diaspora – and never if the recently deceased is rich,... View Article
Abandoning consensus, Trump unleashed a revolution. Win or lose, the dark shadow of his nativist agenda will persist
October 31, 2020 5:07 am‘Cathy, I’m lost, I said though I knew she was sleeping,And I’m empty and aching and I don’t know why,Counting... View Article
AIB and Bank of Ireland look to be through the worst of Covid. But their other problems remain
October 30, 2020 1:07 pmAIB and Bank of Ireland’s trading updates this week weren’t as dramatic as their half-year results. Half-year results were all... View Article
Three reasons commodities are headed higher in 2021
October 30, 2020 4:29 amDuring 2020, commodity prices experienced significant volatility. The large declines and subsequent rallies were mirrored in other asset classes, notably... View Article
As we borrow from the future, can we avoid a lost generation?
October 29, 2020 4:21 amTwo numbers vied for attention in the recent Budget. The first was the historical level of spending by the government... View Article
