“Elbows up”: How Ireland can harness Canada’s newfound enthusiasm
June 30, 2025 5:55 amI joined over 60 Irish businesspeople travelling to Canada in May to promote Ireland as a place to do business... View Article
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In a loud world, Tommie Gorman listened: Rewinding the week that was
June 29, 2025 5:07 amIn this column in recent weeks, I have written about the complex and contested nature of Ireland’s immigration policies, the... View Article
Paul Flynn: Kerry, chaos and the case for an upset
June 28, 2025 5:52 amThe All-Ireland championship has seeped into your being when you wake up on Tuesday morning, and there is a thought... View Article
The real threat to Ireland’s economy comes from the US, not the Middle East
June 27, 2025 3:57 amThe Middle East attracts an extraordinary amount of attention in the Western media. That has been particularly true over the... View Article
Anne Harris on Veronica Guerin: June 26, 1996, was the day the illusion cracked
June 26, 2025 5:45 amThe red Opel Calibra shone fiercely, garishly, in the bright heat of that late June day at Newlands Cross. For... View Article
Talk thirty to me: Why long-end bond yields are rising
June 25, 2025 5:10 amThe ultra-long end of global bond markets is an area that doesn’t get much attention in the popular or even... View Article
Flight plan for growth: Part one – Developing an all-island aviation strategy
June 24, 2025 5:05 amWhile researching “A Pathfinder for Irish Aviation”, Eamonn Brennan and I interviewed a wide range of industry leaders, and that... View Article
Niall Sargent: EU review of Israeli trade agreement too little, and far too late
June 23, 2025 7:25 pm“Finally, finally, finally.” This is how the Tánaiste, Simon Harris, greeted the findings of a briefing from the EU’s Special... View Article
John Collins: RTÉ and Arts Council fiascos show the State is still far away from best practice on IT projects
June 23, 2025 5:57 amWhatever about the Irish public sector’s ability to efficiently build everything from children’s hospitals to bike shelters, there’s a slightly... View Article
What Citywest says about Ireland: Rewinding the week that was
June 22, 2025 5:08 amThis is not a column about immigration. Nor is it a column about the unabashed hubris of the Celtic Tiger,... View Article
