Planners often argue that Dublin doesn't need more density. But every city with an affordability problem needs to get more dense.
In a little over a year, Meta dropped more in value than the combined value of every company on the Italian stock exchange. To figure out what's going on with it, I built a valuation model.
The bizarre use of “Brits out”-type arguments in the debate about foreign investment in forestry ignores the influence of multinationals on Ireland’s tax sovereignty – or the need for the assets funded by overseas capital.
In the absence of property as an asset, how can the state ensure that a despairing generation can accumulate and store wealth?
The national longing to see Katie Taylor fight at Croke Park doesn't mean that the fight – and the promoters' profit margins – should be subsidised by the state or the GAA.
Coaches would typically be replaced due to poor performance in the first part of the cycle, but it is very unusual to be let go within 10 months of the biggest competition as in the cases of Eddie Jones and Wayne Pivac.
I strongly doubt that passive approaches toward investing will provide the same returns over the next decade as they have in the past decade. Tough as it may be for many to admit, it is time to revisit the traditional 60/40 equity bond portfolio.
Beyond housing, our approach to saving and investment is primitive and punitive. Given that so many younger people are locked out of the housing market, we need to change our policies to encourage people to save, invest and build pensions.
Despite the technology industry slowdown, there are hopeful signs for European and Irish tech.
It’s likely to be a tough year for the tech industry, particularly when compared to the long boom run that led into Covid, but don’t be surprised if a whole crop of more resilient and sustainable companies emerge as a result.
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