Stephen Kinsella: “Manufacturing in Ireland – back to the future”
October 31, 2019 5:53 amLast week, both Molex and Novartis announced a scaling down of their Irish operations. Around 800 people will lose their... View Article
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Innovating Ireland: Taking a tour of Tech Town – from poo-fuelled power to algae bricks
October 30, 2019 5:55 amThis week we are discussing another existing area of strength that can be adapted as a new innovation pillar for... View Article
Rena Maycock: “All the data shows that the smart venture capital is on women… or at least it should be“
October 29, 2019 6:00 amAs the founder of a tech start-up, I hear time and time again that investors invest in three things: team,... View Article
Chinese dispatch: “China at 70. The social contract remains strong.”
October 25, 2019 5:50 amOctober 1st, 2019 marked the 70th anniversary of Mao’s famous declaration of the foundation of the People’s Republic of China... View Article
Ian Kehoe: Novartis and Molex have shown how easily multinationals can turn off the FDI tap
October 24, 2019 5:50 amThe National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA), the state agency charged with managing Ireland’s national debt, did something rather novel last... View Article
The state’s relationship with vulture funds is schizophrenic, amounting to little more than damage limitation
October 23, 2019 5:50 amJust three years ago, as the public became aware that vulture funds were using everything from charities to securitisation vehicles... View Article
John Looby: Lemass, Varadkar and the need to rethink the national balance sheet
October 22, 2019 5:35 amFamously, the Taoiseach has a portrait of his predecessor, Sean Lemass, hanging in his office. On the surface, this seems... View Article
Ian Kehoe: “Sean Quinn’s perpetual revisionism and victimhood is a gross disservice to his legacy and locality“
October 21, 2019 6:20 amAnd so, it ends with a whimper and not a bang. After years of incessant, unapologetic agitation and revisionism, Sean... View Article
Tom McGurk: The pathogen of Brexit has infected British politics but been defining for Ireland. The DUP should be very afraid.
October 18, 2019 6:29 amSo once again we have the sight of the last surrendering Japanese World War Two soldier, finally wandering out of... View Article
Boris is the puer aeternus of politics, and it dominates both his leadership style and his history with women
October 17, 2019 5:49 amDoes Boris Johnson have a woman problem? Well just right now, it appears he doesn’t. In fact, he appears to... View Article
