Moriarty, Lowry, and the art of political convenience: Rewinding the week that was
January 12, 2025 5:30 amEnda Kenny was not an iconoclastic politician. He did not hold the same public intrigue as Charlie Haughey or Bertie... View Article
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Musk, Starmer and the harbingers of a new world order
January 11, 2025 5:10 amOn the second day of the year, former UK deputy prime minister Nick Clegg announced that he was to leave... View Article
Trump, growth, and an ongoing global reset pose a set of shared and unique challenges for Britain and Ireland
January 10, 2025 5:47 amPrime Minister Keir Starmer might have expected his honeymoon period to last a bit longer than it did. The Labour... View Article
Colm McCarthy: Spending, debt, and Ireland’s pretence of prudence
January 9, 2025 5:27 amFigures released before the holidays confirm that public spending for 2024 will again exceed the amounts provided. Planned spending for... View Article
Thomas Hubert: MSD’s Dundalk deal dims Irish pharma’s Trump warnings – for now
January 8, 2025 5:25 amIf you were keeping track of economic statements from the Government on Monday, you could be forgiven for feeling a... View Article
Ronan Lyons: Echoes of 1920s New York in 2020s Ireland
January 7, 2025 5:44 amEach year, I take advantage of the break to get down off my soapbox and discuss some recent academic research... View Article
Time to say goodbye? Knowing when to leave – and the right way to do it
January 6, 2025 5:02 amA close friend of mine called me over Christmas. This individual operates at the C-suite level in an elite organisation.... View Article
Can “steady as she goes” survive a Trumpian hurricane? Rewinding the week that was
January 5, 2025 5:03 amThe Irish Fiscal Advisory Council clearly knows a lot about economics and the public finances. However, the state’s budgetary watchdog... View Article
Have a second look: The streaming movie hits that flopped with cinema audiences
January 4, 2025 5:52 amFilm is an inherently collaborative artform, as the hundreds of names listed in the end credits of any movie would... View Article
Dan O’Brien: Ten things that could make Ireland – and the world – a better place in 2025
January 3, 2025 5:47 amWith many reasons to be pessimistic about 2025, and so much general negativity in the western world these days, let... View Article
