Irish bank shares are a bellwether of the health of the European economy. And for the last 18 months, they've been on an astonishing run.
Dublin city's governance is miles short of its ambitions. Fixing the problem risks upsetting the governance of the entire country.
The Panel has just finished a comprehensive sentiment survey for its 2022 Accountancy Salary Guide. It provides a deep insight into the salary and bonus expectations for finance professionals and provides stark evidence that the days of working full time in an office are numbered.
The FAI are right to be part of a bid for the European Championships in 2028 because their ambitions must extend beyond the audience that currently exists for domestic football in this country.
Mark Kennelly was previously Enda Kenny's chief of staff. Now CEO of Golf Ireland, he talks about uniting the governing unions of the game, making golf more inclusive and why it doesn't take up too much land.
When you look at the headline reports, global investments in the food and ag-tech sector tell a very positive story but the experience for many Irish start-ups in this space reflects a very different narrative.
Inflation represents yet another segregation in our economy, between those who can cope with rising prices and those who cannot. The government knows this too but is either unwilling or unable to end this segregation.
Venture capital investors are at one end of a spectrum; bond traders are on the other. The great investors can combine the skills of both.
The stubborn public perception that someone else will have to change their lifestyle to cut greenhouse gas emissions can give the impression that only innovation will solve the problem. The government's home retrofit scheme reaches into this gap.
If the goal is for our personal finance portfolios to mimic those of intergenerational wealth building people and families, we need to think about illiquid liquids - wine.
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