“Never the backward glance”: Tommie Gorman on Fine Gael’s best supporting actor’s exit
April 6, 2024 5:23 amSimon Coveney will be 52 on June 16. His father, Hugh, was 62 when he drowned following a fall when... View Article
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Tackling business climate impact: The world is still on fire but we are trying our best
April 5, 2024 5:51 amBack in August, in the face of daily climate crisis news, I committed to finding out what positive climate impact,... View Article
Will the Harris government have the time it needs to think long term?
April 4, 2024 5:34 amSimon Harris takes over as Taoiseach next Tuesday. He inherits an economy with essentially no remaining Covid hangover, robust domestic... View Article
John Looby: Investors mourn a behavioural giant who challenged economic thinking
April 3, 2024 5:55 amTwenty-two years ago, the Nobel committee behind the Memorial Prize in Economics chose to break with the tradition of always awarding the... View Article
The Dublin differential is down but we still have an urban housing shortage
April 2, 2024 4:50 amLast week saw the release of the latest Daft.ie Sales report, covering trends in the first quarter of 2024. Two... View Article
EU regulation is becoming a divisive issue. Let’s make it an election issue: Rewinding the week that was
March 31, 2024 5:55 amTwo of The Currency’s columnists shared diametrically opposite views of European regulation in the past week. Both are private sector... View Article
Good Nazi, bad Nazi: As Europe’s politics moves towards the far right, its cinema engages with its fascist past
March 30, 2024 5:45 amThe Zone of Interest was a worthy Oscar winner, managing to be artistically adventurous, engaging, and more than just a... View Article
If Leo Varadkar leaving was a political bombshell, Jeffrey Donaldson’s departure is a nuclear explosion
March 29, 2024 6:16 pmIf Simon Harris was dreaming of becoming Taoiseach from national school days, Gavin Robinson is the opposite. In January 2023... View Article
Europe’s Nature Restoration Law may be imperfect but nature needs it to continue supporting our lives
March 29, 2024 5:57 amI have my best ideas when I go for a walk or a swim in the sea. Nature is a... View Article
Stephen Kinsella: Higher education is modern Ireland in microcosm
March 28, 2024 5:04 amThe staff Union at TU Dublin is up in arms, voting no confidence in its president as the technological university... View Article
