Ireland’s greatest economic failing: poor public services
State investment is key but how we do it is also a root cause of the problem
Judges decline changing proposed guidelines for personal injuries awards
Concerns raised included perceived interference with independence of judiciary
Motor dealers claim Republic will miss emission targets
Group warns of ‘compelling evidence’ Government inaction will wipe out electric vehicle sales
Ireland ‘wildly unlikely’ to meet 7% carbon reduction goal, says economist
‘Extensive Irish commitment to data centres’ could cause cost to consumer, study finds
Is the Government asleep at the wheel over motor tax revenue?
Reform needed to safeguard €6bn income while promoting electric vehicles, economist warns
Election 2020: Micheál Martin rules out Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael ‘grand coalition’
Leo Varadkar reiterates that parties working together would be ‘responsible thing to do’
John FitzGerald: The shift from specialist to generalist skills in public service is a mistake
Downgrading of specialist skills has contributed to policy failures in the 2000s
Donohoe refuses to criticise Berlin at Brexit love-in
Business Week: also in the news was Intel; corporation tax; and new green policies
State to ‘engage constructively’ with aviation fuel tax
Ryanair warns further taxation of the sector would be very damaging for the Republic
Q&A: What will air taxes mean for your pocket?
European Union taxes may add 30% to air fares, suggests Economist Colm McCarthy
Air fares could rise 30% due to EU tax increases
Commission eyeing carbon levy – economist Colm McCarthy
‘I thought the end of the music industry would be amazing’
Barry McCormack looks beyond Dublin for his brilliant, almost-concept album Mean Time
Why is Dermot Desmond investing €2m in Shamrock Rovers?
For love or money? Billionaire financier’s football investments show his emotional side
Consumption-based carbon taxes best way forward, economist Colm McCarthy says
Think tank examines future of dairying and agriculture’s role in tackling climate change
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