Blog Archive

Making Dublin the capital of Ireland

James Wickham 02/10/2015

James Wickham: Two opportunities are about to be lost for dramatic improvements to Dublin. There seems to be considerable push-back against Dublin …

Complexity of inequality means we must move beyond single indicators

Cormac Staunton 29/09/2015

Cormac Staunton: Yogi Berra, the great American Baseball player who died last week at the age of 90, is credited with the immortal line: “It’s …

Ireland's Great Inequality Debate

Cormac Staunton 28/09/2015

Cormac Staunton: Irish people know that the world is an unequal place. The exact scale of this divide was brought home to viewers who watched David …

28/09/2015

What about the PAYE Worker?

Paul Sweeney 23/09/2015

Paul Sweeney: For decades there used to be a refrain heard endlessly on taxation. It was “What about the PAYE worker?” Will we hear it more often …

A Very British Coup

David Begg 17/09/2015

David Begg: About twenty years ago a television serial entitled ‘A Very British Coup’ was screened by the BBC. It featured Ray McAnally in the …

Time to Curb Income Tax Privileges for Artists, Sports Stars and the Corporate Elite?

Paul Sweeney 08/09/2015

Paul Sweeney: Did you know that certain people enjoy special income tax privileges in Ireland? Some of them earn far more than the rest of us, but …

More jobs, but a growing gap between good and bad jobs

Paul Sweeney 03/09/2015

Paul Sweeney: An important EU institution, which is based in in South Dublin and does valuable work, is Eurofound. It has just released “The …

Tax Breaks Won't Solve Homelessness

Nat O'Connor 01/09/2015

Nat O'Connor: Some campaigners have called for tax breaks to help provide more housing for people who are homeless. The homelessness crisis is …