The annual budget process is a recipe for overspending and myopic decision-making. However, for the first time in fifteen years, we can actually think about a world with a better set of budgetary institutions.
In this, the first of a new series of innovation, Ross Hunt argues that Ireland merely assists multinationals to solve problems, rather than solving them ourselves. Overtime, he believes this will reduce our wealth rather than increasing it.
Ireland is experiencing a set of complex, highly unpredictable effects from the ongoing trade wars and deeper rebalancing of trade policies is urgently required.
It was designed as a tax incentive to support young businesses. But the companies that need EIIS funding the most are effectively being locked out by the rules of the scheme.
The former governor of the Central Bank argues that the future for the Irish economy lies with European diversification, with an emphasis on services and a reduced carbon footprint.
As our data mapping analysis shows, regional policy around childcare could be a lot stronger
There is no good leadership without heart. And you’ll never find it standing by the river waiting for bodies to float by.
It’s still undoing mistakes and retreating from bad markets. And its profitability is still being dragged down by tough capital requirements. But in Ireland, it has a chance of success.
The fundamental economics of a country like Ireland is a lot like gravity. You can ignore it for a while, but eventually, it will get you.
Rena Maycock, a new business columnist for The Currency, has just turned 40. But her career spans everything from film production to radio sales and matchmaking. Now, she wants to help keep children safe on smartphones.
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