Short-term surge, long-term risks: What the gold price is telling us about the world
April 12, 2024 5:40 amLast week, prices for gold rose to an all-time high, at levels above $2,300 per oz (€2,118). The recent price... View Article
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A nation once again? It won’t be about money or identity, but productivity
April 11, 2024 5:42 amBrexit has become a kind of bellwether, a sort of reeling in the years moment. Like the 1929 crash, or... View Article
Close to brutal: Tommie Gorman watches as two political beasts quietly exit the international stage
April 10, 2024 11:39 am“It’s Quiet Uptown” is one of several powerful songs in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical Hamilton. The lyrics include the observation: “There... View Article
Sinead O’Sullivan: Diary of a successful woman who is leaving after a long break-up with Ireland
April 10, 2024 5:54 amI was 28 years old when I realised that men were lying when they said: “I want to date a... View Article
Instead of talking about the circular economy, the new Government should listen more to green entrepreneurs
April 9, 2024 8:06 amWillo and Stacey King are the type of entrepreneurs that the Government likes to champion. A husband-and-wife team, they launched... View Article
Upside down management: The corporate style that turned Timpson into a unique retail giant
April 8, 2024 5:50 amI first encountered James Timpson on the “Ways to Change the World” podcast. Timpson is the CEO of the retail... View Article
Harris’s year ahead: It’s the domestic economy, stupid – Rewinding the week that was
April 7, 2024 5:27 amSimon Harris is due to become taoiseach on Tuesday and will have just under one year to convince voters to... View Article
A matter of mindset: Munster need to forget off-field issues and focus on the immediate challenge
April 6, 2024 10:30 pmA matter of mindset: Munster need to forget off-field issues and focus on the immediate challenge With the clocks changed,... View Article
“Never the backward glance”: Tommie Gorman on Fine Gael’s best supporting actor’s exit
April 6, 2024 5:23 amSimon Coveney will be 52 on June 16. His father, Hugh, was 62 when he drowned following a fall when... View Article
Tackling business climate impact: The world is still on fire but we are trying our best
April 5, 2024 5:51 amBack in August, in the face of daily climate crisis news, I committed to finding out what positive climate impact,... View Article
