Exiting lockdown: what will it mean for your workplace?Smart Money: Will your temperature be taken as you arrive to work? – and six other big questionsThu Apr 23 2020 - 10:36
Covid-19’s impact on the economy makes for grim readingCliff Taylor: Key to recovery is how fast restrictions can be liftedWed Apr 22 2020 - 07:01
Coronavirus: 8% budget deficit and 15% jobless likely by year-endDonohoe to give Cabinet outline of Covid-19 toll on finances before submission to EuropeTue Apr 21 2020 - 02:59
Up to 1,000 social housing units to be completed, says Housing AgencyContractors are being notified work on such sites is seen as essential and should go aheadMon Apr 20 2020 - 18:14
State must spend big now – but tough balancing act lies aheadNew economic forecasts will provide a reality check on options for next governmentSat Apr 18 2020 - 01:00
Government borrowing could rise to 8% of national incomeDepartments now examining how a wider system of credit supports for businesses could operateFri Apr 17 2020 - 12:08
Construction sector likely to be first in line for return to workNew measures to combat Covid-19 will increase costs and slow projects, says CIFThu Apr 16 2020 - 13:06
Coronavirus: cash squeeze in Ireland’s SMEs threatens economySmart Money: Some bills can be deferred – but many cannot and these threaten the future of many companiesThu Apr 16 2020 - 11:51
FG-FF document ducks the big economic challenges aheadAnalysis: Parties promise bigger State, but don’t say how it will be paid forThu Apr 16 2020 - 07:12
Where will Ireland raise the billions to pay Covid-19 bills?Availing of European rescue funds would send the wrong messageSat Apr 11 2020 - 01:00
Business fears 60% fall in sales over next three monthsChambers Ireland survey finds 20% of companies have laid off all of their staffThu Apr 09 2020 - 05:40
Lockdown exit: How can Irish economy reopen without big health risks?Smart Money: Most likely approach is to move very slowly and on a phased basisWed Apr 08 2020 - 12:06
Cliff Taylor: You can’t just turn an economy off and back on againEconomic freeze can only go on for so long without causing longer-term damageSat Apr 04 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus: can we start to estimate the impact on the Irish economy?Smart Money: half a million people are now out of work as the impact starts to biteThu Apr 02 2020 - 13:27
Much quieter than Christmas day – road traffic levels collapseOn the M50 traffic peaked at just over 3,800 compared to a normal morning hourly peak of over 11,000Mon Mar 30 2020 - 15:52
Coronavirus: Construction sector most significant part of new shutdownMuch of manufacturing to remain open, but more offices and local services will also closeSat Mar 28 2020 - 20:46
Cliff Taylor: A big recession is coming but it’s not a rerun of 2008Wages, house prices and numbers at work will recalibrate, but Irish economy can recoverFri Mar 27 2020 - 13:42
We’re from Europe and we are here to help: can EU help fight recession?Latest ECB move highly significant and pushes down Irish bond interest ratesThu Mar 26 2020 - 13:12
Q&A: How does the Covid-19 income support scheme work and who qualifies?State subsidy aims to prop up employee incomes during the coronavirus pandemicWed Mar 25 2020 - 19:23
Cliff Taylor: Government does what it has to do on Covid-19 economic packageInventing this from scratch over a few days means some of it is being worked out on the hoofTue Mar 24 2020 - 20:04
Cliff Taylor: Where will Ireland get the cash to pay the massive Covid -19 bills?Smart Money: delicate balancing act lies ahead in paying bills and higher debt levelsTue Mar 24 2020 - 07:49
Government finalises support package as economic forecasts worsenEconomists expect a significant bounce in activity when restrictions are liftedMon Mar 23 2020 - 17:31
Cliff Taylor: Where will the Government get the money to pay the Covid-19 bills?Coronavirus costs are soaring and the budget outlook has completely transformedSat Mar 21 2020 - 01:00
Will coronavirus prove terminal for the global economy?Smart Money: The three key questions which will determine the economic price of Covid-19Thu Mar 19 2020 - 13:24
Coronavirus: ECB launches €750bn bond buying programmeECB promises massive intervention to try to calm fears of financial turmoilThu Mar 19 2020 - 00:11
Coronavirus: Interest rate on Irish bonds rises sharplyMarkets seeing mass sell-off as investors take refuge in cashWed Mar 18 2020 - 12:15
Coronavirus: Patrick Honohan urges radical action on EU, ECBFormer Irish Central Bank chief in charge during financial crisis says ‘no excuse’ for delayTue Mar 17 2020 - 21:43
This is a warp-speed downturn and it isn’t slowing downCliff Taylor: Despite dramatic action by the US central bank, investors are pricing in a rapid slump due to coronavirusMon Mar 16 2020 - 12:55
Cliff Taylor: Irish economy faces crisis as coronavirus sucks out cashWe are used to mollycoddling multinationals but our SMEs now need urgent supportFri Mar 13 2020 - 15:00
Cliff Taylor: Sudden, sharp decline in activity will have severe impactEconomic damage from coronavirus crisis now inevitableFri Mar 13 2020 - 04:08
Just how bad will coronavirus be for Irish business?Smart Money: Increased Government response is sure to speed up decline in activityThu Mar 12 2020 - 12:22
Coronavirus: spending measures set to wipe out budget surplusMajor economic shock will have big impact on government formation talksMon Mar 09 2020 - 20:58
Coronavirus: how do we strike a balance between disruption and public health?In the midst of a political vacuum, there are some really big calls to be madeSat Mar 07 2020 - 01:00
Should you be paying more tax?Smart money: Striking new data shows tax here is low – but does it tell the full story?Fri Mar 06 2020 - 09:41
Cliff Taylor: Fed move indicates coronavirus concerns over global growthDonohoe says Department of Finance will update economic forecasts next month, but any global slowdown will have implications hereTue Mar 03 2020 - 14:31
What is at stake for Ireland in the new Brexit talks?Q&A: The EU and UK have set their red lines and now the talks are onMon Mar 02 2020 - 10:55
Corporate tax take cannot be relied upon in future, warns DonohoeReforms being discussed under auspices of OECD may impact on Ireland’s tax takeSat Feb 29 2020 - 16:34
Cliff Taylor: Coronavirus means Ireland's economic outlook hangs in the balanceSupplies and health pose risks parallel to Brexit and require new financial forecastsSat Feb 29 2020 - 01:00
Suspicions rife as key Brexit trade talks begin in BrusselsChange is coming but its nature will depend on whether or not a deal can be reachedFri Feb 28 2020 - 15:00
How well paid do you think you are? Here’s how to work it outSmart Money: Wages are rising, but not everybody is feeling it in their pocketThu Feb 27 2020 - 10:40
Tax burden on Irish households among lowest in EUEurostat data shows over 20% of gross disposable income absorbed by taxes in 2015Wed Feb 26 2020 - 18:23
We need to avoid a fantasy programme for governmentCliff Taylor: The next programme must send a message by planning to do lessSat Feb 22 2020 - 01:00
How do you know if you are wealthy? It’s not straightforwardSmart Money: it’s a bit more complicated than counting yachts and housesThu Feb 20 2020 - 12:49
Cliff Taylor: Change is easy to talk about but hard to deliverTo have any chance of progress, a fair economic wind will be essentialSat Feb 15 2020 - 01:00
What does Sinn Féin’s election success mean for business?Investors are jittery over possible changes to tax and policy if the party goes into governmentFri Feb 14 2020 - 05:55
Sinn Féin wants Irish unity, but do the economics make sense?Smart Money: The key points in the economic debate are highly contentiousThu Feb 13 2020 - 10:50
Election 2020: Would the economic plans of Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil fit together?Sinn Féin’s targeting of multinationals and big business sets it apart from Fianna FáilMon Feb 10 2020 - 15:28
Dramatic election raises big questions about economic policyOld two party policy consensus now in question – but change will not be cheapSun Feb 09 2020 - 16:41
Cliff Taylor: Short-term crisis preventing long-term thinking on housingThe next government will need a longer-term vision for housing to underpin policySat Feb 08 2020 - 01:00
Sinn Féin surge driven by younger urban votersPromise of change as well as housing and taxation policies appeal to key demographicFri Feb 07 2020 - 00:47
