Central Bank researchers warn the popular credit facility can lead to an "inflated perception" of affordability as the UK and EU line up different rules.
London's financial giants have entered a new phase in their approach to European markets as Britain starts to diverge from Brussels. Ireland must be ready to cement its position as the bloc's leading financial centre.
The country's financial services sector has thrived in spite of Brexit and Covid. Now, the Government needs to devise a strategy that will ensure the next Stripe or Revolut will grow from Ireland, not just within it.
The Irish Question, a new documentary from John Walsh and Alan Gilsenan, outlines the need to start talking about a united Ireland seriously. It acts as a warning against those who believe reunification is merely an inevitability, says Walsh.
The state agency’s incoming CEO Jenny Melia is pushing companies to centralise R&D at home and avoid reliance on a dominant export market. After Brexit, the diversification strategy now becomes a playbook for dealing with the US.
Most crucially for Europe and the UK, the US retreat from NATO effectively abandons them to the menace of Russia. And consequently, like much else, Trump has effectively trashed the hopes of those favouring Irish unity.
As economic growth continues to underwhelm and bond markets flex their unpredictability, a new deal with Europe must offer a tantalising prospect to Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
The UK pension giant's Irish chief Noel Freeley and head of multi asset Trevor Greetham talk to The Currency about building out funds for Ireland, hedging against inflation, and the impacts of a Trump White House.
The Wall Street giant is voluntarily winding up the companies by the year's end. Could it be part of a wider corporate restructuring of its Irish offering out of its IFSC hub?
The bank had moved its EWC to Ireland after Brexit but faced a challenge from UK-based representatives claiming it should retain some functions in the UK. The courts disagreed.
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