Ireland's performance has stepped up a gear from the rugby world cup and from last year's tournament. Here are five ways the team is developing.
There is a severe shortage of money for policy initiatives in Northern Ireland despite the billions flowing from London. One of the options for the DUP is to put the past behind it and reach out to Dublin.
Rising temperatures across the world are making many regions uninhabitable, resulting in mass population shifts. Nations must now start to accept immigration as a climate adaptation strategy.
New ventures in Ireland are facing a continuing challenge in raising funds, despite continued growth and job creation. Is the State’s investment strategy to blame?
Small states don’t count for much on the global stage. That means that there are inherent vulnerabilities Ireland must deal with if it is to prosper. But how?
Before the Ires saga, Hibernia Reit was the last big Reit to be taken private. The deal was an unmitigated disaster.
Dublin City Council has refused planning permission for central hotel developments on the grounds that they’re not needed in the areas, missing the point that failure to build hotel rooms puts renewed pressure on existing housing stocks.
UK stocks are seriously undervalued and set to benefit from upcoming decreases in interest rates and from more stable politics after this year’s election. The signs are there after Labour's double by-election victory.
From the rise of the far right to dealing with energy shocks and EU plans for the harmonisation of corporation tax, Ireland has a lot to gain by keeping a close eye on developments in Berlin.
Germans have taken to the streets in mass protests against the far-right AfD party. There is now a growing need for a widespread pro-democracy coalition throughout Europe including Ireland, Fergal Lenehan writes from Leipzig.
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