Blog Archive

Why Ireland Needs a Plan B for Brexit

David Begg 10/11/2015

David Begg: The publication of a report by the ESRI suggesting that a fifth of Anglo-Irish trade could be at risk in the event of a ‘Brexit’ …

Unequal recovery shows the changing fortunes in Ireland

Cormac Staunton 09/11/2015

Cormac Staunton: If incomes are a reliable indicator of the health the Irish economy since the financial crisis, then there has been a significant …

Why Brexit might be good for Europe – and for social equality

James Wickham 29/10/2015

James Wickham: As the Brexit referendum draws closer, progressive Europeans might start asking: do we really want them anyway? Arguably a Brexit …

EU ruling will bring realistic approach to "Tax Wars"

Paul Sweeney 28/10/2015

Paul Sweeney: “I like to pay taxes. With them, I buy civilization.” said Oliver Wendel Holmes Jr, a US judge in 1927. Today many major companies …

The State must intervene in housing market

Rory Hearne 24/10/2015

Rory Hearne: The Irish housing system is in an unprecedented crisis. This is visible in escalating rents, ‘economic’ evictions, mortgage arrears, …

The Commission and Illegal State Aid Rules

Jim Stewart 23/10/2015

Jim Stewart: The EU has been investigating five cases of potential illegal granting of State aid via favourable tax rulings. The Commission means by …

The problem with animals

David Begg 22/10/2015

David Begg: A few weeks ago I happened upon an RTÉ radio programme in which the author John Banville was talking about the genre of the Scandinavian …

Independent Review of Ireland’s PPP Experience is Essential

Eoin Reeves 21/10/2015

Eoin Reeves: A largely unnoticed feature of the government’s new €27 billion capital investment plan – Building on Recovery -is the decision …

Budget 2016: Budget ‘sweet-spot’ of €70,000 means the Top 10% is the big winner… again.

Cormac Staunton 13/10/2015

Cormac Staunton: In our analysis of last years ‘triple effect’ of changes to tax bands, tax rates and USC rates we found that Budget 2015 gave …

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