There is a wide range of measures the Government could introduce to help small business grappling with state-imposed costs. Simple but imaginative initiatives could make all the difference.
Paddy McKillen Jr and Matt Ryan packaged the trading and property assets behind their hospitality group in a way that let them maximise debt and manage risk, but there were downsides too.
The €13bn Apple tax ruling ensures the competition commissioner is leaving her post with a smile – and with the spotlight once again on Ireland’s relationship with multinationals.
Ireland needs to take the politics out of the Apple money as quickly as possible and use it to galvanise the country’s future. Allocating it to a sovereign wealth fund might not win votes, but it makes much economic and financial sense.
Paddy McKillen Jr and Matt Ryan had the foresight and the application to invest when few were prepared to. This didn’t make them infallible. But as Press Up moves to its next phase with Cheyne Capital, it is worth remembering that.
The Grenfell inquiry heavily criticised the Irish building materials giant and it may be now be in the firing line of Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Despite the Government's mantra, investment in public transport and capital infrastructure is sometimes a waste. That is why we have the Public Spending Code. Sadly, our politicians seems determined by bypass it.
Ireland has spent the last 10 years fighting Europe on Apple while simultaneously rehabbing its reputation and helping rewrite global tax rules. It was a high-stakes approach, but one that has paid off handsomely.
Ronan Lyons is an international expert on housing policy. Here, he argues that Sinn Féin’s policy document marks a continuation of current housing policy, rather than a radical shift.
The traditional pattern of employment is collapsing rapidly. Offices are clearing out, rents are falling and even the traditional CV is becoming irrelevant. These are just some of the trends identified by LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman.
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