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Saturday essay: Could the US election be settled by armed militia and the Supreme Court?

September 26, 2020 5:24 am Published by Tom McGurk

They called it ‘The Rumble in the Jungle’, perhaps the most famous heavyweight title fight of all time. In the... View Article

Colm Barrington: “Lockdown doesn’t work. There’s a smarter, safer, cheaper way to manage Covid”

September 25, 2020 5:54 am Published by Colm Barrington

Our government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic can only be described as pathetic. After six months, the strategy of trying... View Article

Thank you for asking: What lobbyists want in Budget 2021, and should they get it?

September 24, 2020 4:04 am Published by Stephen Kinsella

Lobbyists represent groups who want something from the government. Maybe they want more spending on their chosen area of interest,... View Article

Big whales and options: How speculative options trading can have massive market impact

September 23, 2020 5:37 am Published by Peter Kinsella

During the market rout in March, traditional correlations in many markets went awry. Bonds sold-off significantly, despite the massive increase... View Article

Workers should brace themselves – things will only get worse

September 22, 2020 5:45 am Published by Constantin Gurdgiev

The latest official data from the global economy is pointing to a superficially robust recovery in the wake of the... View Article

Rena Maycock: We have just franchised our matchmaking business to Vienna. Here is how we did it

September 21, 2020 5:19 am Published by Ian

Timing is everything in business. We have all heard tales of companies or technologies that were too early for the... View Article

Presenting renewable electricity as a community-led cottage industry is doing it a disservice

September 21, 2020 5:18 am Published by Thomas Hubert

On September 14, Northern Ireland’s Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon granted planning permission for the northern portion of the north-south interconnector,... View Article