With the right policy supports, the Irish alcohol drinks sector could further develop the export potential of Irish beer, whiskey and other spirits. Ciarán Hancock has the details from an Indecon report for the industry.
In our Q&A, a reader married her husband, as a widower, in 2014 and because he had already retired from his job in local government, she is not eligible to claim half his pension if he pre-deceases her. Can anything be done about this? Dominic Coyle offers a view.
In his media column, Hugh Linehan says RTÉ must explain why its podcast strategy contradicts its own values.
More than two-thirds of employers on the island believe workers with the skills they need can be found on the other side of the Border, but just a third are confident they can manage the cross-Border tax challenges involved. Mark Hennessy has the details.
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Can Jensen Huang survive as Nvidia’s chief executive after spy scandal? Michael Acton of the FT reports.
Irish house prices are rising 14 per cent faster than incomes, or double the EU average, notes Cantillon, who argues that this means the housing issues we currently face are unlikely to abate any time soon.
On a related topic, Cantillon pores over the latest construction PMI data from AIB, which offers little by way of good cheer for the Government in terms of residential activity and the building of major infrastructure.
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