Dalata is a litmus test for the broader Irish economy: Rewinding the week that was
June 8, 2025 5:18 amIn March, analysts from the investment bank Jefferies sat down and started to crunch the numbers on Dalata. The hotel... View Article
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Succession planning in sport: From kings to loose-heads
June 7, 2025 5:17 amThroughout history, succession planning has been the domain of royalty and religion. Kings and queens spend decades grooming heirs, ensuring the crown passes smoothly... View Article
The Doge debacle: How Musk’s blundering exposes the folly of Trump’s efficiency crusade
June 6, 2025 5:26 amFiscal statecraft is a complicated business. One hundred and twenty days into the latest policy circus, one of Trump’s top... View Article
Conor Brady: The Shane O’Farrell case is not a failure of Ireland’s bail laws. It is a failure of the system
June 5, 2025 5:47 amJim O’Callaghan, the minister for justice, announced a review of the law on bail in the Dáil last week as... View Article
Ireland needs to ramp up defence spending to protect its FDI. Sweden and Finland can show the way
June 4, 2025 5:38 amIn April, a 100-metre-long Russian intelligence gathering ship known as the Viktor Leonov sailed into Irish waters. The vessel was... View Article
Liquidity crunch: Why Ireland’s housing market risks stalling on two fronts
June 3, 2025 5:12 amAs of mid-2025, it is clear that construction activity has stalled somewhat. One-off housing is something of a law unto... View Article
The State can’t build what it can’t manage: Rewinding the week that was
June 1, 2025 5:01 amGovernments are a lot like families. The way they succeed is very often the same, and the way they fail... View Article
Play, pause, coach: Why Irish sport must professionalise its coaching pathways
May 31, 2025 5:29 amPicture this: You walk into your local garage and find that instead of a qualified mechanic, someone simply “drove cars for years”... View Article
RTÉ’s Oireachtas gigs: A new band – but the song remains the same
May 30, 2025 5:06 amThe RTÉ drama suffered huge audience losses on Wednesday as the plot fizzled and the new cast members returned competent... View Article
Trade wars, tribute logic, and a rejection of shared rules: Welcome to the post-consensus economy
May 29, 2025 5:55 amAfter six weeks of nonsense, the Tariff Man became the Deal Man. First the UK and then China shook his... View Article
