Joe Gill: A seismic aircraft leasing transaction rooted in Ireland
September 4, 2025 1:39 amThe acquisition of New York Stock Exchange-listed Air Lease Corporation (ALC) by an SMBC Aviation-led consortium is a seismic transaction... View Article
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Stuart Fitzgerald: Why strategy comes first – even for a small business
September 3, 2025 4:51 amIn my mind’s eye, 18th-century tenant farmers spent their lives wringing chickens’ necks and stepping over tragedies. Running a small... View Article
Thomas Hubert: Inheritance tax should be part of the budget debate again – to hike it
September 2, 2025 5:34 amAs budget day approaches, the perennial debate around inheritance tax resurfaces, this time with the added twist of people without... View Article
Ancient lessons, modern taxes: Why wealth levies may cost more than they raise
September 1, 2025 5:50 am“In times of prosperity, no one is more of a burden to the leader than the elites, and none are... View Article
Tony Ryan’s legacy and Ireland’s crown jewel: Rewinding the week that was
August 31, 2025 5:28 amIreland is a small island on the edge of Europe. We build no aircraft, we have no Boeing, no Airbus,... View Article
Niall Sargent: Purveyor of truth or conveyor belt for propaganda?
August 30, 2025 5:14 amAt just after 10 am on Monday, August 25, standing on a balcony at Nasser Hospital in near 30-degree heat,... View Article
Dan O’Brien: Ireland’s lurch towards pious leftism won’t end well
August 29, 2025 3:16 amMore than 20 years ago, working in London as Europe editor at the Economist Intelligence Unit, I was fortunate enough... View Article
How out-of-work bankers can navigate the post-redundancy jobs maze
August 28, 2025 3:20 amAs a recruiter, I am asked to speak with friends’ sons, daughters, siblings, partners, or colleagues to advise them on... View Article
The arc of European history is long, but it bends in the right direction
August 27, 2025 5:05 amWhen the balance of power is shaken by war, forging a new one is unavoidable. Done well, years of peace... View Article
Ronan McGovern: As AI works for less, Ireland’s tax system needs re-tooling
August 26, 2025 5:03 amThe bar is high for entrepreneurs creating employment. To put €1 into an Irish employee’s pocket, an employer needs to... View Article
