Cliff Taylor: The troika is long gone, but we can’t ignore advice on a vital BudgetIf we up spending and cut tax, we risk fuelling sectors that may already be overheatingWed May 16 2018 - 05:40
Don’t overheat economy with investment spending, Regling warns IrelandGovernment should boost rainy-day fund plans, says European Stability Mechanism headMon May 14 2018 - 04:58
Cliff Taylor: Apple data centre fiasco casts doubt on national planRight to object in Ireland runs deep and seems to override wider public interestSat May 12 2018 - 05:00
ESM chief urges EU to use strong growth to fix structural weaknessesEU lacks economic risk-sharing between countries inside euro area, says ReglingWed May 09 2018 - 16:21
Cliff Taylor: Brexit is a bagful of intricate, complex, endless 'stuff'Commerce needs to take hard Brexiteers to task as basic trade mechanics are overlookedWed May 09 2018 - 04:15
Judging Bertie Ahern: ‘We all partied, but he served the drinks’The former taoiseach resigned 10 years ago this weekend. We assess his legacySat May 05 2018 - 06:00
Cliff Taylor: Setting up HSE does not look so clever nowOutsourced health agency is political firewall but lack of State control preserves its flawsSat May 05 2018 - 05:00
No end in sight for squeezed rentersRenting now more costly than paying off a mortgage in most areasFri May 04 2018 - 16:23
We’re about to be caught in the crossfire of a Trump trade warBrexit, trade war and tax changes: a nasty cocktail of uncertainties threaten Irish growthWed May 02 2018 - 05:03
Cliff Taylor: Time to ditch pretence we can afford big tax cutsWe must assume Paschal Donohoe is serious in wanting to avoid past mistakesSat Apr 28 2018 - 05:00
Revenue audits and compliance measures yielded almost €500m in 2017€84m raised under foreign income and assets disclosure initiativeWed Apr 25 2018 - 11:06
Apple’s billions will merely be ‘resting in our account’Cliff Taylor: Ireland must treat surge in corporate tax revenues with extreme cautionWed Apr 25 2018 - 07:59
Whatever about fairness, public service pay now driven by politicsTrade unions will feel they are shooting at an open goal on the issue of pay parityMon Apr 23 2018 - 14:56
Britain sticks with magical thinking on Brexit Border issueCliff Taylor: UK attitude on customs now threatens collapse in talksSat Apr 21 2018 - 05:00
Government trying to keep pressure for spending in checkPaschal Donohoe dampening expectations ahead of budgetWed Apr 18 2018 - 06:03
Cliff Taylor: High stakes for corporate watchdog in INM caseVital test case for director of corporate enforcement follows FitzPatrick trial collapseWed Apr 18 2018 - 06:00
What is the future for your local property tax bill?Doing nothing could mean huge increases in bills for households in 2020Mon Apr 16 2018 - 12:48
Budgetary prudence key to preparation for Brexit hit to economyGovernment needs to start underlining economic uncertainties we faceSat Apr 14 2018 - 05:00
Mortgage arrears: hard necks and hard cases still to be sortedDifferent approaches needed for those who have engaged with banks and for those who haven’tWed Apr 11 2018 - 07:55
INM has a lot to lose if a High Court inspector callsCliff Taylor: Group's board will ringfence any inquiry and present it as a side-showSat Apr 07 2018 - 05:00
Trump’s tweets turn to dangerous action on tradeCliff Taylor: As the US and China gear up for a trade war, there are dangers for IrelandWed Apr 04 2018 - 07:22
Transport authority board did not review Government Metro announcementNTA says board kept appraised on project and recent announcement of preferred routeSat Mar 31 2018 - 05:45
Sponsors bring a powerful new dynamic in times of controversyRelationship between sport and sponsors often driven by public responseSat Mar 31 2018 - 05:00
Metro economic value to exceed construction cost of up to €4bnTransport-user benefits of €6.8bn to stem mainly from saved journey time, say expertsSat Mar 24 2018 - 06:15
Let’s not dig ourselves into a hole on the Dublin Metro planCliff Taylor: We need solid evidence before starting this €4bn tunnelSat Mar 24 2018 - 05:00
Ibec rejects European Commission’s proposals on digital taxLobby group also wary of Macron’s reform agendaWed Mar 21 2018 - 18:29
Q&A: What does the proposed plan mean?Cliff Taylor: How would it hit our tax revenues?Wed Mar 21 2018 - 12:55
Q&A: What happened in Brussels on Monday?Cliff Taylor: Key issue of Border remains despite agreement on backstopMon Mar 19 2018 - 13:37
How worried should we be about Trump’s comments on Irish tax rates?Attracting foreign investment to Ireland looks set to become more difficultSat Mar 17 2018 - 05:00
Ireland not alone in opposing EU digital tax planProposed interim tax could reduce Irish tax take by several hundred million euro a yearFri Mar 16 2018 - 18:54
Cliff Taylor: Brexit and the imaginary invisible BorderBusinesses are unlikely to get any more clarity after next week’s crucial summitFri Mar 16 2018 - 14:47
Why Ireland faces a fight on the corporate tax frontNew charge chips away at the tax package which Ireland offers to foreign investorsWed Mar 14 2018 - 06:00
Threat to Irish tax take from EU proposal to levy digital giantsEU leaders to discuss proposed interim digital services tax at summitWed Mar 14 2018 - 06:00
You won’t have to pre-register your Border crossing after BrexitAnalysis: free movement of people will continue after Brexit – but issue of goods remainsMon Mar 12 2018 - 15:21
Cliff Taylor: After Brexit – the danger of a ‘Boris Border’UK trying to fudge definition of a hard border as it seeks a way out of a trap of its own makingSat Mar 10 2018 - 05:00
ECB ever so slowly edges closer to interest rates riseCliff Taylor: Irish borrowers could be hit in 2019 as bank continues to retreat from emergency measuresThu Mar 08 2018 - 16:58
ECB critical of FF-sponsored mortgage arrears BillDraft legislation would introduce Mortgage Resolution Office with wide powersWed Mar 07 2018 - 17:26
EU could speed up funding for Ireland in hard Brexit, commissioner saysIrish problem is a European problem, says budget commissioner Günther OettingerWed Mar 07 2018 - 12:17
Cliff Taylor: Ireland faces year of living dangerously over BrexitAll likely outcomes carry significant dangers to Irish trade and jobsSat Mar 03 2018 - 05:00
Has Donald Trump just fired the first shot in a trade war?Cliff Taylor: US president has imposed tariffs on imported steel and aluminiumFri Mar 02 2018 - 15:05
Time is running out to negotiate a transition period after BrexitEU’s draft withdrawal document has raised tensions - and the risk of talks collapsingWed Feb 28 2018 - 20:53
Your quick guide to today’s EU Brexit proposalsDraft of formal legal agreement setting down terms under which UK will leave the EU is publishedWed Feb 28 2018 - 14:54
PTSB under fire for refusing to appear before Oireachtas committeeLender is criticised after turning down request to answer questions on loan saleMon Feb 26 2018 - 21:35
Jeremy Corbyn ups the Brexit ante with customs stanceCliff Taylor: For Irish businesses trying to plan for Brexit, the likely outcome here is still as clear as mud and the risk of a hard Brexit remainsMon Feb 26 2018 - 13:41
Cliff Taylor: We are getting to the harder mortgage arrears casesThe tracker mortgage affair is now being followed by the non-performing loan sell-offSat Feb 24 2018 - 05:00
Vulture funds: can more be done to protect mortgage borrowers?FG and FF discussing if new rules can help those whose mortgage loans are soldWed Feb 21 2018 - 18:23
Fianna Fáil insists ‘vulture funds’ be regulated before mortgages soldVaradkar indicates Government is willing to take on board concerns over PTSB loansWed Feb 21 2018 - 01:00
Q&A: Why PTSB is proposing to sell on its mortgage loansCliff Taylor explains the expected impact on borrowersMon Feb 19 2018 - 14:14
Cliff Taylor: Investment plan removes option of tax cutsVital infrastructure can bolster economy but delivery will be a huge challengeSat Feb 17 2018 - 05:00
Cliff Taylor: Can we afford the new National Development Plan?While a lot of the focus will be on the Metro and roads, a lot of the cash goes towards keeping the lights onFri Feb 16 2018 - 19:41
