People keep moving to the city. Unless we relax the plans and start building sprawling car-dependent suburbs, making bold up-front investments in commuter rail is the only game in town.
When a “day in the life of” my job turned into an episode of Succession-meets-House of Cards, I decided it was time to move on. Since then, my general happiness and my health have increased tenfold.
In a time of talent shortages, fresh approaches can help. New candidate pools can increase your recruitment pipeline and cut down on your time-to-fill metrics.
The tax authority took a softly-softly approach during the pandemic. That approach has now ended. Businesses will have to deal with the consequences.
Listening to Michael Parkinson that evening, journalism, radio, and television in the England of the 1970s appeared to reflect an emerging dynamism, free-spiritedness, or even bolshiness of younger generations in northern England.
Just when RTÉ and its highest-paid presenter were about to extinguish the pay controversy that had engulfed them, he decided to re-ignite it. For his new boss Kevin Bakhurst, it was too much.
The blanket ban of gambling advertisements would lead to the demise of racing channels here and stop the ordinary racehorse enthusiast from being able to watch the sport. It will do nothing to help problem gamblers.
Should a couple on €200,000 get a rebate on their children's college fees? It is is a big question and goes to the heart of what we decide being wealthy is.
The world runs on competition. But it's not necessarily the best way to deliver complex capital projects.
Irish banks are under no pressure to pay depositors more. Windfall taxes are a poor way to pressure them. Why not give Irish savers more options?
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