Blog Archive

04/11/2013

Apparent growth of inward investment to Ireland is largely a mirage There has been much media attention recently to the apparently very high inflows …

Ireland, the IMF and Future Credit

Nat O'Connor 14/10/2013

Nat O'Connor: Ireland is a member of the IMF for the simple reason that by being a member we can seek loans from the IMF when we need them. The Irish …

TASC is Recruiting

09/10/2013

TASC is recruiting two posts to assist with our mission of promoting a flourishing society, based on equality, social justice, transparent democracy …

TASC Budget 2014 Analysis and Proposals

Nat O'Connor 05/09/2013

Nat O'Connor: TASC today launched our Budget 2014 analysis and proposals, 'Choosing an Equitable Route to Recovery'. The full report is available …

A Sensible Alternative Budgetary Approach

Micheál Collins 02/08/2013

Dr Micheál Collins: The recent anti-austerity comments by Ashoka Mody, the IMF’s former chief of mission to Ireland, highlight the growing signs …

A new world order in corporate tax?

19/07/2013

The long-awaited OECD Action Plan on Base Erosion and Profit-Shifting (BEPS) has been released this morning, in time for the G20 meeting in Moscow. …

Jail the Anglo Bankers?

Nat O'Connor 16/07/2013

Nat O'Connor: In the wake of the Anglo Tapes, it was not surprising to see a poster on a lamp post today stating "Jail the Anglo Bankers". As well as …

Prostituting Irish Citizenship

Nat O'Connor 15/07/2013

Nat O'Connor: Up until 1996, under the so-called "Passports for Investment" scheme, a wealthy investor could gain Irish citizenship as part of a deal …

Emerging characteristics of an Enabling State

Nat O'Connor 11/07/2013

Nat O'Connor: Carnegie UK Trust have been organising a series of discussions around the UK, and one in Dublin, about their idea of the 'Enabling …