Stephen Kinsella: The Limerick mayor experiment is worth trying
June 6, 2024 5:23 amDemocracy should not be experimental. The peaceful transfer of power should be deeply process-driven. There is more than enough novelty... View Article
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Peter Kinsella: China’s policymakers are facing an unpleasant set of choices
June 5, 2024 5:34 amIn recent weeks, several journalists and analysts have started to ask questions about China’s currency — the yuan (CNY). These... View Article
Time for a reset: Housing Commission report lays bare need for policy shift
June 4, 2024 5:47 amLast week saw the launch, perhaps somewhat ahead of the Government’s original timeline, of the Housing Commission’s reports. There are... View Article
Will the 9% hospitality Vat rate become an election issue? Rewinding the week that was
June 2, 2024 5:15 amThis time last year, Peter Burke was one of three junior Fine Gael ministers who signed a surprise opinion article... View Article
When world-class is not enough: Will Leo Cullen find the 1% gains Leinster needs to achieve true European greatness?
June 1, 2024 5:34 amAs Jack Conan was bundled into touch by Blair Kinghorn, marking the end of a riveting European Cup final last... View Article
Westminster elections: A party leader endgame in East Belfast and Sinn Féin’s big-name signing
June 1, 2024 5:13 amWhen a run of bad luck is gathering momentum, sometimes the instinct is to gamble what’s left in a do-or-die... View Article
Letter: Tony O’Reilly, the Irish Independent and tax cuts
May 31, 2024 5:58 amIn a reflection on the life of the late Tony O’Reilly published last week, Sam Smyth recalled the publication of... View Article
Stuart Fitzgerald: The latest SME supports will not stop businesses from failing and jobs will be lost
May 30, 2024 5:50 amOver the past few months I have been reflecting on how policy-driven costs are affecting Ireland’s SMEs. I began in... View Article
Fintan Drury: Irish businesses need to find their voice on Gaza, and fast
May 29, 2024 5:41 amIsrael’s ambassador to Ireland, Dana Elrich, believes there’s a lot of potential in the nations’ bilateral relations but that a... View Article
Conor Brady: Road deaths are rising. Could a Neighbourhood Watch-style scheme help turn the tide?
May 28, 2024 5:03 amSomething has gone profoundly wrong in relation to Irish road safety and road usage. Extraordinary progress had been made in reducing... View Article
