When bad tax news is good budget news: Rewinding the week that was
September 17, 2023 5:39 amJust occasionally, bad news can be somewhat advantageous. Michael McGrath and Paschal Donohoe might not want to admit it publicly but... View Article
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Tommie Gorman: Leo Varadkar, Chris Heaton-Harris, and the “path to unification” debate
September 16, 2023 5:31 amAfter 46 years in the journalism trade, keeping an eye on the actions and utterances of eleven Taoisigh, Leo Varadkar... View Article
The green jersey – part 4: The State is becoming existentially reliant on corporation tax
September 15, 2023 5:43 amIn 2021, I made the rather out-of-sample prediction that corporation taxes would not fall, as modelled by just about everyone,... View Article
From “good faith” to good governance: Oireachtas Committee raises red flags over performance of RTÉ’s board
September 14, 2023 5:55 amThe key message emerging from Wednesday’s meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on Media was this: the manner in which the... View Article
The green jersey – Part 3: Why has the US stood by while big tech and big pharma Irish-shored so much of its tax base?
September 14, 2023 5:12 amThe Irish subsidiaries of foreign multinationals had trading profits of close to €220 billion in 2021, a huge sum for... View Article
Sean Keyes on investing: Running the numbers on Smurfit WestRock
September 13, 2023 5:57 amYesterday, we learned the details of a huge deal: Smurfit Kappa plans to merge with WestRock. Should shareholders approve, Smurfit WestRock... View Article
Of course, we have a rental crisis. But the solution is not to bribe landlords with tax breaks
September 12, 2023 4:58 amKnowing that you need to take action is different to knowing what action to take. It is a situation that... View Article
Culture, career, and Covid: What do we know about the future of the workplace
September 11, 2023 5:57 amI am a big fan of “Recruiting Brainfood”, the free weekly newsletter by Hung Lee. It is a series of... View Article
Unravelling Quinn’s narrative: Rewinding the week that was
September 10, 2023 5:54 amSean Quinn, In My Own Words, the new autobiography by the industrialist, begins with a description of his childhood and ends with... View Article
Tommie Gorman: If Sinn Féin enters government, will it take the keys to the Department of Justice?
September 9, 2023 5:29 amSometimes, not always, bookmakers are a useful barometer. This week the Paddy Power site was offering odds of 1/5 that... View Article
