The corporate response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been the correct action in the face of the horror. It has also set a new standard for corporations when they act and speak against atrocities.
Ireland's Covid policy responses needed speed, scope, and scale. The Ukraine policy response has to be broad and fast to ensure households and businesses, just recovering from Covid, make it to the end of 2022.
For forty years, a handful of elite west coast firms dominated the venture capital industry. Now, a New York upstart is changing the game.
Commodity prices are rising and they are going to continue to rise over the coming months. Forward-looking Western governments should secure whatever critical supplies they need sooner rather than later – in this situation, it is better to panic early than to panic when it is too late.
We marginalized the people who dedicate their lives to understanding the complexity of our world. We chose to read 360 characters instead of 360 pages. We cancelled before we tried to understand. We made (and lost) a quick buck instead of investing in long-term change.
As we grapple with the return of war to Europe, we should consider the growing echo of Suez amid the tragedy of Ukraine.
The RTE journalist Mike Burns died in February 2021. A memorial service was held for him in Dublin this week where Tommie Gorman delivered a eulogy for his friend. It is reproduced here.
The institutional investors who fund Irish apartment blocks are a net benefit to the country. Though in the US, a more troubling type of corporate landlord is on the rise.
The Currency has tracked €13 billion domiciled in the IFSC by sanctioned Russian firms and their subsidiaries. This money is now frozen but the Irish government is about to feel the heat over its light-touch financial regulation and willingness to look away.
So far, the economic war on Russia hasn't hurt Europe much. But should it escalate to include oil and gas, the story will be very different.
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