The employment numbers are not false. But they are selectively biased and are rarely contextualised with other data and with what people are experiencing on the ground. This helps explain the disconnect that was manifest at the recent election.
My mother always told me never to put anything in an email that I wouldn’t be prepared to tattoo to my forehead. Given the level of compliance and confusion around GDPR, it seems my mum was way ahead of the curve.
AIB hit the market in late 2017 in pretty good nick. Net interest rates were high and costs were low. But not long after, the full scale of the tracker scandal hit, along with the general brutality of banking in Europe.
The NDRC exists to support indigenous Irish technology companies. It has invested in more than 280 companies since it was set up 2008. How does its performance stack up against other accelerators and incubators? And how does its operating costs compare?
Every political party has pledged to change Ireland’s taxation system for the better. Some want to remove property tax. Some want to double it. What should be done? In his column, Stephen Kinsella looks at the options and recommends a new approach to the taxation of the scarcest of all commodities: land.
Alan Linn seems enthused by the challenge of reigniting Providence Resources. The veteran oil explorer clearly thinks Providence is on to something. Will his enthusiasm spread to investors?
For any investor who is not a forced seller, falling stock prices should be welcomed rather than feared. Instead of fearing this inevitability, ignore the frenzied commentary when stock prices fall, and exploit the positives of the opportunities on offer.
Ian Lahiffe has been running a business for in China during the Covid-19 lockdown for the past five weeks. Here, he outlines the practical implications of remotely operating a business and offers tips to navigate the crisis.
The Irish high street was already preparing for an annus horribilis. But it could get an awful lot worse if the threat of Covid-19 forces US holidaymakers to cancel trips to Ireland.
The first stumbling block in Brexit negotiations starting today is fisheries, illustrating a deeper rift between the EU and the UK on how to approach an unprecedented large-scale, close-range free trade agreement.
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