Simon Harris joined a vast array of political premiers to trigger elections in 2024. The results of some will have an enormous impact on the new Government's in-tray.
Trump’s first-term tariffs were small and on a limited number of goods. A blanket tariff on all imports of at least 10% is almost incomparable and would have an outsized impact on Ireland.
Justice Twomey used a commercial court judgment to excoriate serial litigants and to advocate for changes to prevent the abuse of the Irish justice system. As legal caseloads increase, the judge makes a number of valid points.
As inflation continues to fall, it appears that the damage done by the recent inflationary cycle is minimal. If elections don't mess it up, the near future looks assured.
By any metric, Nepal is a poor country with limited public services. Yet, Ireland could take a leaf out of Nepal’s book and become literate in land values, writes Ronan Lyons in Kathmandu.
Ireland’s legislation on political adverting is no longer relevant to the 21st century. It is time for the political parties to come down from the pole.
The Irish accountancy sector is in the middle of an unprecedented shake-up. Feargal McCormack was one of the first to see the opportunities offered by private equity firms two years ago. Others like Grant Thornton are following suit.
Weaknesses in defence and at the lineout, traditionally strongholds, suggest systemic issues for Munster.
An alarmingly large majority of American voters have said they believe the country's political system has failed them. They want to vote another way, they want to look at things another way. Distrust and disdain run very deep.
Since he first burst into popular consciousness in 2001 with his best-selling book Fooled by Randomness, Nassim Taleb has been a bane of conventional thinking. Peter Frankopan has upended our understanding of history. David McWilliams is to be thanked for bringing them together to the Kilkenomics stage.
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