The EU-US energy trade deal is a kabuki theatre of geoeconomics
August 7, 2025 3:15 amTwo years ago, amidst the escalating Russia-Ukraine war, Germany, Europe’s largest economy, became a net importer of electricity. The change... View Article
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Tara Shine: How businesses in the midlands harness the just transition
August 6, 2025 5:09 amWhen Brendan Flanagan lost his job at Ulster Bank after it closed, he had a chance to turn his passion... View Article
Getting into the seat by Nelly: The fast-changing world of graduate recruitment
August 5, 2025 5:50 amA close friend called me the other day. His daughter had graduated in computer science and could code in Python,... View Article
The trade time warp: Rewinding the week that was
August 3, 2025 4:57 amThe so-called trade deal between the EU and the US that has been drip-fed to business operators on both sides... View Article
Paul Flynn: How Kerry triggered the master-plan that left manic Donegal floundering
August 2, 2025 5:34 amIf you knew nothing about the two teams playing in last Sunday’s All-Ireland, if you were unaware of the reputation... View Article
As Datalex goes private, there are a lot of positives – and a lot of questions
August 2, 2025 5:31 amAfter a quarter of a century, Datalex announced this week its plans to delist from the Irish stock market. Taking... View Article
Morphing national security threats and contested new Garda divisions: Justin Kelly’s busy in-tray
August 2, 2025 4:49 amOn September 1, Justin Kelly becomes the 22nd person to hold the office of commissioner of An Garda Síochána. Confident,... View Article
Brett Igoe: When 91 people go to Australia (and play a bit of rugby)
August 1, 2025 3:00 pmIt’s summertime, and for most of us, that means the annual pilgrimage to the airport with the family. You know... View Article
Thomas Hubert: Dublin’s transparency U-turn on homeless payments to landlords is welcome if overdue
July 31, 2025 5:25 amThe cloak of secrecy surrounding the hundreds of millions of euro in taxpayers’ money spent each year on firefighting measures... View Article
Ronan Lyons: What comes after the Covid housing market?
July 30, 2025 5:02 amCovid-19 upended life in high-income countries in many ways. For somewhere between one and two years – depending on which... View Article
