New EU legislation to protect and restore huge swathes of the region within very strict deadlines has managed to get through a number of stages in Brussels. It now faces its final hurdle in the European Council, where the opposition is mounting.
Third-level education is in the news, and not for the right reasons. It also mirrors the Ireland Simon Harris is going to lead.
Brussels has a passion for regulation across a huge range of sectors from tech to finance and everything in between. However, there is a growing body of opinion that the policy is doing more harm than good.
US voters obsess about the stock market because their pension depends on it, just like Irish ones do about house prices. The political consequences are dire.
The process of finding new hires has been undergoing significant change over the past number of years. The mindset of recruiters has transformed and they are now trawling in a deeper pool of talent
Many hotels, restaurants and pubs are shutting down, but just as many are changing hands or refinancing – and some are expanding. Volatility is causing merciless change across the industry.
At 45, Leo Varadkar has a life ahead of him after politics. He has left a mixed legacy behind him, which contains lessons for his successor.
Northern Ireland provides an unlikely anchor of calm for those looking across the border – including outgoing Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.
Rural Ireland is blighted with extensive commercial decay. There are scars everywhere. Input costs for businesses continue to rise and profit margins fall. Can the model survive rampant entshittification?
The outgoing Taoiseach’s unusual personality in Irish politics helps explain why he has run out of road. But does the small pool of future leaders illustrate a wider disillusionment with political careers?
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