Energy security: when the urgent drives out the important, risks pile up
November 28, 2019 5:44 amIn the run-up to 2016’s Brexit referendum, the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) released a study estimating which bits... View Article
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Francesca Comyn: Ireland will struggle to reap a Brexit dividend in legal services
November 27, 2019 6:00 amThe arrival of legal giant DLA Piper last Spring underpinned Dublin’s growing status as a destination of choice for international... View Article
Nixon legacy still shaping our world: Part 4 – money cut free to boom, bubble and bust
November 26, 2019 6:00 amIn theory, Nixon cutting money free in 1971 appears to confer great power on Central Banks. In practice, however, they... View Article
Handsome dividends and robust profits – is it any wonder there is a battle for control of the Blackrock Clinic?
November 26, 2019 6:00 amFor much of the past five years, the Blackrock Clinic has been at the centre of a protracted, at times... View Article
The militant consumer – Part 2: The rise and fall of the dreaded ‘review’
November 25, 2019 6:00 amIn my last column The militant consumer – Part 1, I had somewhat of a (self-indulgent) rant about the rise... View Article
The inspectors and the protestors: the story of Irish beef and China
November 22, 2019 5:50 amIn early September, in an unlikely turn of events, Chinese inspectors made headlines in Ireland. During a routine, but highly... View Article
Where are we going Part 3: ideas, interests, and institutions
November 21, 2019 6:00 amWe are ruled by the interaction of ideas, interests, and institutions. Ideas are mental models providing a coherent set of... View Article
Ian Kehoe: “Talk of cultural change within the Irish banks is a dangerous conceit. Little has fundamentally changed. The same old arrogance persists”
November 21, 2019 5:50 amI have been thinking a lot about corporate culture lately. Some of this stems from my experience in recent months... View Article
Transparency please: Why the National Broadband Plan needs to reveal contracts and corporate structures
November 20, 2019 5:50 amAfter the government signed the National Broadband Plan contract with National Broadband Ireland (NBI) on Tuesday, both partners face twin... View Article
John Looby: Nixon legacy still shaping our world: Part 3 – The Cold War, the Geithner doctrine and the travails of Deutsche Bank
November 19, 2019 6:00 amIn one of the great ironies of history, Richard Nixon failed to grasp the new power he created by his... View Article
