Phil Hogan is gone – but Ireland will likely keep its trade commissioner
August 27, 2020 5:33 amAfter an excruciating six days – in which the trip to Clifden grew from a national to a European to... View Article
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How to save Irish retail: get online and snatch consumers’ pent-up savings from Amazon
August 26, 2020 5:35 amThere are two stimuli our economy can count upon before Christmas. One is the economic recovery plan which will be... View Article
From Anglo to Covid-19: A decade on, another political golfing scandal crystallises a national crisis
August 25, 2020 2:38 pmIt was a time of uncertainty, fear and crisis. There was only one thing to do – play a game... View Article
Why tourism could take four years to get back to where it was in 2019
August 25, 2020 5:09 amThe novel coronavirus has completely reshaped the tourism and hospitality sector worldwide, sparing no country, no destination and no venue.... View Article
Will the competition regulators thwart Link’s acquisition of rival Pepper?
August 24, 2020 5:06 amThe Link Group and Pepper flourished in Ireland after the crash. Their job is to act as vulture funds’ boots... View Article
Resilient CRH is cruising through 2020. Next up, a dividend
August 21, 2020 5:53 amWhat’s most surprising, looking at CRH’s first-half results and share price reaction yesterday, is how little the company has been... View Article
Yields, rents and prices: What the long-run Dublin property market data really tells us
August 20, 2020 5:27 am“Buy land,” the saying goes, “they’re not making it anymore.” That is not exactly true – a host of cities... View Article
Low paid. Low margin. High work intensity. Deeply affected by restrictions. What’s next for Ireland’s hospitality industry?
August 20, 2020 5:03 amThe latest round of restrictions on our lives is going to bite deeply into the recovery plans for the tourism,... View Article
The supports and stimuli have been essential for retailers. Now, we need a national deal on rents
August 19, 2020 5:07 amFounded in 2005 by Tim and Vanessa Greenwood, Cooks Academy provides courses to both amateur food enthusiasts and to chefs... View Article
Brexit and Covid-19 mean Ireland needs millions of square feet of warehouse space
August 18, 2020 5:28 amThe Amazon parcel that arrives within two days is a feat of logistics. Ireland’s Amazon packages usually come from one... View Article
