As the presidential race takes shape, Fine Gael can point to two credible candidates. Fianna Fáil, by contrast, is still searching for a potential winner — and the cost of sitting this one out could be greater than the risk of running.
The country's financial services sector has thrived in spite of Brexit and Covid. Now, the Government needs to devise a strategy that will ensure the next Stripe or Revolut will grow from Ireland, not just within it.
Enough of reviews and policy updates. It is time for Ireland to prioritise 10 actions that would generate lasting positive impact from the industry throughout the country.
If we pick our next president only on personality, profile, or perceived electability, we waste the potential of the office.
A major exhibition in Hamburg traces through the life and career of Ireland’s internationally best-known artist.
As clothes banks and charity shops overflow, Ireland is preparing for extended producer responsibility textile legislation. Industry experience shows solutions are nuanced and take time and co-operation.
Bitcoin is not an asset. Bitcoin is not a currency. And unlike the booms of the past, Bitcoin is not the excessive hope of a plausible promise.
Ireland's economic performance is masking deeper vulnerabilities such as over-reliance on corporation tax and exposure to global shocks. Now might be time for a Plan B.
The failure of Western politicians and the media to act on Israel’s unprecedented killing of journalists in Gaza helps to perpetuate the idea that the West doesn’t care a damn about Palestinians. It is an argument that is becoming increasingly hard to argue against.
Trump’s latest firing over bad job data isn’t just political theatre — it echoes a worrying global trend.
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