Last week, The Currency explored how Irish firms are operating under EU free trade agreements. The cold reality is that these types of deals are becoming much harder to reach.
Even before the multiple controversies of the past weeks, Sinn Féin has been seeping support. Based on multiple datasets, this is the story of where the voters have gone and why they left.
The Slieve Russell Hotel was a physical manifestation of Sean Quinn's own grandiose ambition and of his unfettered loyalty to his locality. It sale marks the end of an era.
There will be those who hope to water the Jim Gavin changes down but these proposals are Gaelic football’s best chance for ongoing relevance. There is too much at stake to hesitate.
Terms such as ‘Global Ireland’ sound nice and inclusive, but in the emerging world order, Ireland will need to prioritise its European alliances and ties with the US and go much further in de-risking its ties with China.
In the last year, the Committee to Protect Journalists estimates that at least 123 journalists and media workers are among the nearly 43,000 confirmed killed in Gaza. Others are being targeted. It is far past time for western journalists to say no more.
The Department of Finance has issued a number of recommendations to the Central Bank to support the funds industry. But, in not setting out the path for an Irish ISA, it missed a trick.
Investors are becoming increasingly worried about the effect of a new Trump presidency. Gold prices have already reached record levels and a Trump administration will have profound implications for savings and investment decisions.
The Department of Finance review into the funds sector details a bustling industry home to many of the world's investment funds. However, the presence of the sector in Ireland has yet to spur a meaningful uptick in retail investing.
Nobody knows the break-even cost of a minimum standard home and how that relates to the local income distribution. Nor do we measure the number and size of homes people would choose, as opposed to the ones they currently live in.
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