Dan O’Brien: Mapping the near-miraculous growth in employment in Ireland
December 19, 2024 5:09 amManagers and corporate executives have their gripes, just like everyone else. For almost all of them, and for those in... View Article
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Tara Shine: A turning point in the politics of climate change
December 18, 2024 5:04 am2024 was a significant year for elections worldwide, with over 50 countries going to the polls and more than two... View Article
Anne Harris: Mary Lou McDonald needs to remember who she is, and what that person stands for
December 17, 2024 5:18 amA sense of an ending is pervading Irish politics. And it’s not just the closing of the year. Sinn Féin the... View Article
Paul McArdle: Probation periods and how to navigate them
December 16, 2024 5:50 amA probationary period begins on a new employee’s start date and allows the employer to evaluate the employee’s suitability for... View Article
Labour, coalition, and institutional memory: Rewinding the week that was
December 15, 2024 5:06 amPat Rabbitte is well-schooled in the art of government formation. He was there in 1994 when the Rainbow coalition came... View Article
Mercosur is inching to the finish line once more and Ireland must again pick a side
December 13, 2024 4:10 amA “rebalancing mechanism”. Add that to your glossary of EU-speak. It’s a key tool in European Commission President Ursula von... View Article
David Bonderman, so crucial to the Ryanair story, was an American internationalist who lived to the full
December 12, 2024 9:53 amA genius is defined as someone with “exceptional intellectual or creative power or other natural ability”. David Bonderman, who passed... View Article
Even without the huge overshoots, the capital programme is stacked with wasteful projects
December 12, 2024 5:13 amWhen the Programme for Government is finally negotiated the time horizon for fiscal projections will be five years, an EU... View Article
Entrepreneurs’ disease and CEO imposter syndrome. Why the right way is the hard way
December 11, 2024 4:20 amIf you’re interested in learning how to build something great there’s an illuminating exchange in the Harvard Business Review’s 2017... View Article
John Looby: If you are saving for retirement, steer clear of bonds
December 10, 2024 5:50 amFor many, pensions are boring. The opaque acronyms. The fussy regulation. The ever-changing taxation. Small wonder so many make the... View Article
