Talk thirty to me: Why long-end bond yields are rising

His legacy is lasting, but Lineker’s BBC exit shows even icons can overstep the line.

Irish SMEs have behaved differently from their counterparts in comparable European countries in the aftermath of the economic crash. Badly burned by the crisis, they’re borrowing less and hoarding more.

Joe Gill interviewed 30 CEOs and respected thought leaders in the aviation sector to develop a blueprint for the sector in Ireland. The report lists five actionable policy ideas to keep Ireland flying high.

Purchases of agricultural land by companies and investors risk pricing farmers out and returning ownership to a restricted elite, prompting calls for the restoration of a regulatory body absent since the abolition of the Land Commission.

It is absolutely right that, in a democratic system, the people – at national and local level – help set the parameters on housing policy. However, the State has a responsibility to those not living somewhere yet. It must provide for the future as well as the present.

Today, an EU-UK summit will seek to ‘reset’ Britain’s relationship with the bloc that has been in flux since the Brexit referendum almost a decade ago. Pervasive gloom hangs over our neighbouring island. It has its problems, but the pessimism is overdone.

A sophisticated offshore scheme used by hundreds of wealthy Irish investors has finally unravelled—15 years, €60m, and multiple court battles later.

The IRFU’s decision to shut down the men’s sevens programme exposes deeper systemic issues within the sport — from strained finances to a fractured development pathway and a lack of grassroots support.

Generating EU demand for the products of the bloc’s start-ups may be a good place to start, but a lot more is needed to make the European ecosystem less dependent on US venture capital.

The appointment of Diarmuid O'Brien as the new CEO of Research Ireland represents something of a coup for the agency. His February interview with The Currency gives an insight into what to expect from its new leader.