Ireland needs to take the politics out of the Apple money as quickly as possible and use it to galvanise the country’s future. Allocating it to a sovereign wealth fund might not win votes, but it makes much economic and financial sense.
Paddy McKillen Jr and Matt Ryan had the foresight and the application to invest when few were prepared to. This didn’t make them infallible. But as Press Up moves to its next phase with Cheyne Capital, it is worth remembering that.
The Grenfell inquiry heavily criticised the Irish building materials giant and it may be now be in the firing line of Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Despite the Government's mantra, investment in public transport and capital infrastructure is sometimes a waste. That is why we have the Public Spending Code. Sadly, our politicians seems determined by bypass it.
Ireland has spent the last 10 years fighting Europe on Apple while simultaneously rehabbing its reputation and helping rewrite global tax rules. It was a high-stakes approach, but one that has paid off handsomely.
Ronan Lyons is an international expert on housing policy. Here, he argues that Sinn Féin’s policy document marks a continuation of current housing policy, rather than a radical shift.
The traditional pattern of employment is collapsing rapidly. Offices are clearing out, rents are falling and even the traditional CV is becoming irrelevant. These are just some of the trends identified by LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman.
With cost increases outpacing revenue growth, a string of restaurants are closing. Restaurants and insolvency professionals outline the issues in the sector and offer advice on navigating the problems.
Fergal Lenehan lives and works in the eastern German states of Thuringia and Saxony where the far right has made its first significant political gains. He assesses what the AfD win will mean for the rest of Germany and Europe.
It is hard not to believe that paedophile rings existed in Irish religious schools. The scale of abuse is simply too large, and the number of people involved is too high. But what of the people who suspected something was going on, and did nothing?
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