Tara Shine: Are you ready for the EU’s new carbon import tax?
July 30, 2026 5:06 amI had to work up writing this article as it is a heavy and technical topic. But don’t be put... View Article
Categories for Voices
Glen Hansard: an ailing State’s high priest of song
July 29, 2026 5:43 pmThere was a specific, structural tenderness to the way Glen Hansard handled a song. With a voice that felt gritty... View Article
Is Jim O’Callaghan’s tightening of Ipas purse strings working?
July 29, 2026 5:48 amWhen his department took over the refugee accommodation payments system in the summer of 2025, the justice minister Jim O’Callaghan... View Article
Ronan Lyons: Who pays for cost rental?
July 28, 2026 5:38 amMy last column set out the first half of a proper cost rental system. Instead of it being set by... View Article
The stages of entrepreneurship: Stage 3 – How to turn a mature business into an enduring success
July 27, 2026 5:31 amThe stages of entrepreneurship are a funnel, with fewer passing through each phase. When the filtering is complete, you are... View Article
Paul McArdle: SkillStack’s journey from Rolodex to camera roll
July 27, 2026 5:30 amRobert Mac Giolla Phadraig is in the zone, animated, excited, arms moving, speaking at pace about his baby, SkillStack. Just... View Article
Budget 2027 and the best-laid plans: Rewinding the week that was
July 26, 2026 4:43 amSpare a thought for the officials and politicians preparing the budget in today’s relentlessly unpredictable world. The Summer Economic Statement... View Article
Paul Flynn: Why Kerry should win – and how Mayo still can
July 25, 2026 5:49 amI started thinking about this column as I was leaving Croke Park last Sunday. Would the football final go the... View Article
Inflation’s hidden story: What costs more, what costs less, and why
July 24, 2026 5:43 amEveryone hates inflation – for many good reasons. The main reason it is so universally detested is that it erodes... View Article
Byron Fry: Why global capital still chooses Ireland
July 23, 2026 5:25 amIreland’s FDI story in tech and fintech has moved from a simple “tax‑and‑talent” pitch to a more complex narrative about... View Article
