In his new autobiography, Sean Quinn spins the story of a man with great business instincts who came unstuck because he paid too little attention to financial structures and corporate dealings. Unfortunately for Quinn, it is a narrative that does not add up.
Neither Sinn Féin nor the DUP have ever held the Justice portfolio in the North. It is simply too much for either side to bear. But if it enters government in the Republic after the next general election, will Sinn Féin opt to take on the portfolio? And what happens if it does?
The return of more normal supply and demand bond market dynamics means that long-end bond yields are set to rise. This has big implications for government financing costs and for interest rate sensitive equities.
A lot of people want to live in Ireland. Our investment needs to match our growth. If we stick to the middle of the pack — among a bunch of much older, slower-growing countries — we'll be perennially congested and our housing crisis won't go away.
I see so many people my age, mostly men, having been lured into insanely competitive professions like academia or finance by The Greats, only to realize that those prizes are no longer on offer to them anymore.
Ahead of this year’s Entrepreneur Experience, event co-captain Rena Maycock reflects on what she learned from participating in the event, explaining that what she found in Ballymaloe was a carefully curated collection of givers.
Complex standards and mixed messaging are threatening businesses with sustainability overload. Having trained to facilitate one of the certifications available, B Corp, Lorcan Bannon explains why he believes this process can help lift the fog of ambiguity.
We are simply not building enough homes. Tax breaks for landlords might generate a few votes. But it will not create additional capacity in the market.
Seamus Heaney, the Nobel laureate, died ten years ago this week. Sam Smyth recalls his relationship with the poet, including the time, at a fundraising event in Washington, Heaney did an impression of an Orangeman with a limp playing a fife.
Transport Minister Eamon Ryan has announced a new strategy to prioritise the development of the national rail network at the expense of the road system. It’s a plan that is fundamentally flawed and the politicians who promote it won’t be around to answer the questions when it fails.
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