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Lobbying transparency register up and running - but vigilance needed for potential loopholes
Nuala Haughey 07/01/2016
Nuala Haughey: Ireland’s mandatory lobbying register is now online. But what exactly does it mean? Well, for the first time members of the public …
One area of Public Investment: PPPs
04/01/2016
Paul Sweeney looks at one area of public investment: It is worth noting that the Government seems be to a little cooler on Public Private …
Forecasting the Future.
31/12/2015
Paul Sweeney makes some forecasts for 2016.No one had forecast that Ireland’s growth rate would hit 7 percent in 2015. No one. So making …
Have yourself a casual Christmas: 21st century ‘entrepreneurs’ and bogus self-employment in the Irish construction sector
Alicja Bobek 23/12/2015
Alicja Bobek: For the majority of us across Ireland, Christmas means holiday. It is a festive season, providing us with a few days that we can spend …
Neither Boston nor Berlin?
David Jacobson 22/12/2015
David Jacobsen: The main front page article in last week’s (20/12/2015) Sunday Business Post begins with Enda Kenny’s promise “to cut tax bills …
Do we seriously want to make Ireland like the USA?
James Wickham 21/12/2015
James Wickham: In a recent speech the Taoiseach stated that he wanted taxes in Ireland to be as low as those in the USA. Why? Allegedly this will …
Mortgage arrears crisis remains unresolved with possibility of up to 30,000 repossessions
Rory Hearne 18/12/2015
Rory Hearne: Despite the recent Central Bank figures showing a decline in mortgage arrears there are still 37,000 mortgages for a principal dwelling …
NAMA Part II: In order to solve housing crisis the government should redirect NAMA to prioritise its social mandate
Rory Hearne 16/12/2015
Rory Hearne: NAMA presents a rare historic opportunity for the Irish people to provide affordable housing on a sustainable, equitable and …
NAMA Part 1: The Christmas gift from the Irish taxpayers to the super wealthy and vulture funds
Rory Hearne 15/12/2015
Rory Hearne: Tis the season for 'good will' and 'giving' and all that but NAMA is giving away too much from Irish taxpayers to property vulture funds …
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Kirsty Doyle
Kirsty Doyle is a Researcher at TASC, working in the area of health inequalities. She is …
Shana Cohen
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Sean McCabe
Sean holds an B.Sc in Applied Physics from Dublin City University and an M.Sc. in …