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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 …

The Paris Agreement: a major step forward or ‘worthless words’?

Peadar Kirby 14/12/2015

Paedar Kirby: Amid the widespread welcome for the Paris Agreement, what is striking is the lack of consensus on just how significant it all is. James …

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