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Ireland risks another cycle of capital cuts and fiscal crises unless early corrective action is taken and spending discipline restored.
As quiet exits and redundancy packages reshape the executive landscape, many seasoned professionals face a harsh post-corporate reality—one marked by patchy support and algorithmic black holes.
Policymakers still speak of a single rental market but the real landscape is far more fractured, with competing interests shaping outcomes.
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What economists call pro-cyclical fiscal policy is now well and truly entrenched, with government fuelling growth when it is not needed and deepening austerity when crises hit.
Rather than a decoupling from the fortunes of US multinationals, the volatility reported by the Exchequer last month shows Ireland is more exposed to them than ever.
From the impact of battery production to fleet management, there is now an answer to every piece of misinformation circulating about electric cars.
Even under Trump, US multinationals show little sign of retreating from global markets — thanks to incentives, political clout, and economic reality.
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