A new international reality awaits the next government after a historic year of elections
November 8, 2024 7:00 pm“I ask just one thing of the Irish people. Value your vote, use your voice. That’s how this country works,... View Article
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Dan O’Brien: “Tariff man” Trump poses a Brexit-scale challenge to Ireland. A Brexit-scale response is required
November 8, 2024 5:13 amTariffs. Protectionism. Economic nationalism. Taxing trade. Putting up barriers to doing business across borders. Few things unite economists. But the... View Article
Alice Chambers: The vexed issue of vexatious litigation
November 7, 2024 5:06 amThe McDonagh brothers, Brian, Kenneth and Maurice, have spent ten years in a “vendetta” against Ulster Bank. Judges in the High... View Article
Stuart Fitzgerald: The SME indicators look good. Let us hope an election does not mess it up
November 6, 2024 5:10 amDomestic and international economic indicators are still looking healthy, according to Fitzgerald Power’s third-quarter SME Market Pulse report. Despite the... View Article
One of the world’s poorest countries is about to build homes at twice the rate of Ireland
November 5, 2024 5:25 am“Be yourself,” the saying goes, “everyone else is taken.” I had the good fortune to travel to Nepal for work... View Article
Election campaigning is still in the era of the Gutenberg press. Bring on broadcast political ads
November 4, 2024 5:50 amIn 2002, Michael McDowell, then a member of the Progressive Democrats wanted to get his general election message across. He... View Article
The changing face of the Irish accountancy sector: Rewinding the week that was
November 3, 2024 5:05 amFeargal McCormack has spent his life working with businesses, helping them navigate the bad times and working with them to... View Article
Brett Igoe: The performance metrics that defined Graham Rowntree’s tenure with Munster
November 2, 2024 5:37 amIn a remarkable parallel, two boardrooms, one in Manchester, and the other in Limerick, met on Monday to address the... View Article
In the US, the mood is black and the “political temperature” is sweltering, nauseating
November 2, 2024 5:15 amWhen it comes to the running of the country, to the fate of the nation, a lot of people in... View Article
The thoughts of Taleb and Frankopan should light up Kilkenny
November 1, 2024 5:43 amDavid McWilliams is remarkably productive. It’s Saturday morning, and I’ve just picked up a copy of his latest book, Money:... View Article
