Ian Kehoe: Examinership, Scarp, and restructuring in an uncertain world

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?

If we take some altitude on the current impasse, it strikes me that Germany is possibly heading for a period of significant economic and political upheaval. Maybe, things need to break to be re-made.

The London fintech is entering a market in dire need of competition but winning an Irish banking licence will be just as crucial to its international expansion plans.

Unlike the gold standard days of Mr Darcy, the purchasing power of the future is unlikely to be protected by the latter but has a real chance of being enhanced by the former. While the investment landscape is ever changing, the case for dividends endures.

There are several very straightforward ways in which company owners can fully exploit the post-tax value of their asset. However, they must be carefully planned and executed to make use of the available tax structures.