Amidst all the hand-wringing here over rising road deaths and in spite of the expressions of official grief, there has been little talk of mirroring other jurisdictions around the world and mobilising the community.
China's obvious choice is to side with Russia in the face of growing US demands. For Europe, an alternative has opened between supporting the American push for a Nato-backed expansion of Western influence or a more multi-polar world.
Commercial property deals and valuations are both in decline. Many believe they will fall further still. That is what makes the upcoming sale of The Square in Tallaght, repossessed by AIB last week, so interesting.
In a way, the smaller parties and the independents reflect the patchwork landscape that is today’s Ireland. This is the cohort worth watching in the context of the local, European and general elections.
Last year’s RTÉ pay scandal has resulted in closer scrutiny of presenters’ private commercial interests but 2FM can’t survive without broadcasters who generate their own audience online.
The path forward for Sinn Féin is unclear. The degree to which it toes the government’s line on immigration while castigating its failure to deliver more housing will likely determine its success. The party needs to innovate – and unlike Switzerland, it doesn’t have centuries.
Tony O’Reilly, whose funeral is taking place today, was a supreme sportsman, businessman, media owner and international entrepreneur. He deserved better than the way he was treated in the end.
The first quarter saw trade pick up in some sectors and slow down in others. Declining inflation is welcome, but company failures are on the rise.
Intercom's Eoghan McCabe is just one of the more high profile, and arguably more effective, tech leaders who are eschewing mainstream media and talking directly to their audience using social media and their own websites.
Without any change in conditions, rents this year are likely to be up and not down. Why? Because the rental sector still awaits the kind of policy changes that will generate tens of thousands of new rental homes.
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