Of the €3 billion corporation tax windfall announced in the Summer Economic Statement, some €2.2 billion will be eaten up by current spending. Is this the wisest way to allocate an unreliable revenue stream?
Despite the multiple economic headwinds, the number of corporate failures remains at pre-pandemic levels. However, two new reports indicate this is likely to change, and outline what type of companies are most exposed.
Years of underbidding have left us with an infrastructure deficit. To overcome the deficit, we need to build more than is justified by our population growth – not less.
In the GAA, players are conditioned to wade into brawls safe in the knowledge that the disciplinary process is not the end of the matter but only the beginning.
Eoin Morgan's phenomenal success as England captain led to glowing tributes this week, but it was also a reminder of a connection between England and Ireland often lost in the online noise.
In times of incredible economic uncertainty, the logical response would be to spend less. Resisting the political temptation to do the opposite is going to be very difficult.
The momentum factor is a cast-off from the rest of the financial economics literature. But it seems to explain the behaviour of crypto markets pretty well.
Official Ireland's view is that the country will grow slowly. In reality, as the census shows, Ireland is one of the fastest-growing countries in Europe. This failure to plan for growth has had catastrophic consequences for Irish infrastructure – not least its housing.
It is often said that Irish officialdom routinely favours landlords with better protection and more advantageous rules. The past year’s battle to obtain information on HAP recipients appears to confirm this.
Having recently surveyed female finance managers in Irish businesses, I was prompted to carry out the same exercise on their male counterparts. The numbers give an insight into how male and female professionals view the job market.
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