Jonathan Keane: Why is new Government mum on new EU patent court vote?
February 12, 2025 5:16 amAs campaigns for the local and European elections were underway last year, a third ballot paper was quietly being prepared.... View Article
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Peter Kinsella: Why services inflation has remained at stubbornly high levels
February 11, 2025 4:30 amThe post-pandemic inflation surge has revealed several flaws with how monetary policy is conducted. These flaws were evident not only... View Article
Market pulse: Stuart Fitzgerald on the key trends in the Irish SME sector
February 10, 2025 5:50 amPolitics, it has often struck me, is a unique blend of chaos and regret. The first sitting of the new... View Article
10 years a vulture: Rewinding the week that was
February 9, 2025 5:46 amVultures have a bad reputation, yet they perform an essential function in the ecosystem. By scavenging nature’s dead bodies, they... View Article
Anne Harris: Marianne Faithfull found solace, and an artistic reawakening, in Ireland
February 8, 2025 5:18 amIt was a sultry August afternoon in 1993 and Irish fashion czar Ian Galvin and I were pitched up in... View Article
Dan O’Brien: Ireland’s neighbourhood is more dangerous, but it has yet to invest in a stronger lock or good alarm
February 7, 2025 5:18 amIf your neighbourhood or business location suffers an increase in crime and break-ins, do you do nothing and hope you... View Article
John Looby: Talk of a polycrisis is dangerous nonsense
February 6, 2025 5:50 amApparently, we’re living through a polycrisis. Defined by the Collins Dictionary as “the simultaneous occurrence of several catastrophic events”, the... View Article
Stuart Fitzgerald: What entrepreneurs do to look after their mental health
February 5, 2025 5:07 amA good friend of mine is a successful start-up founder. He recently took a real job with a proper salary.... View Article
Ronan Lyons: The real reasons the Government missed its housing targets so badly
February 4, 2025 5:50 amLast week, official figures were released showing that just over 30,000 new homes were built during 2024. The new government... View Article
Scarp, restructuring, and the battle for corporate survival: Rewinding the week that was
February 2, 2025 5:18 amLast August, Patrick Garry was deep in survival mode. His company, Smart Points, had overextended itself, investing heavily in an... View Article
