Parties’ general election manifestos struggle to make the figures add up
Missing aggregate cost figures for all of any political party’s promises would highlight the gap between ambition and prudence
No substitute for experience when it comes to delivering infrastructure
Any Department of Infrastructure will need a long time to get up to speed as happened when department responsibility for climate was switched
With an election imminent, it is important party policies and manifestos are objectively costed and tested
Independent assessment of political proposals is an important safeguard for the voting public
Trump’s trade policies would make Mexico far better off at the expense of US workers
In a US trade war, the EU could be tempted to take retaliatory action against American corporate tax in Ireland
Employees love the flexibility of hybrid working but it could prove costly in the long run
Real collaboration and innovation occurs face to face, with a freer flow of ideas and discussion than virtual encounters
In Ireland, we seem to have lost the capacity to build at scale
Post-pandemic, there is no shortage of cash in the banks or the exchequer to help finance the investment Ireland badly needs
We could be having too much of an economic good thing
‘Dutch disease’ is when a bonanza turns into an inflation shock. State could yet suffer a mild bout of it
Green energy is good for environment and can protect from economic shocks
Financial turmoil sparked by everything from war in Ukraine to the 1956 Suez crisis offers lessons in why we should decarbonise our economy
Ireland is incredibly vulnerable to an energy shock. We must cut fossil fuel dependence
Green transition will help the planet and insulate us from price shocks
Aerodynamic pricing: Air fares will rise to meet demand this Christmas
Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary is right about one thing: The passenger cap at Dublin Airport makes no sense
Just because Ireland is good for data centres does not mean they are good for us
There should be no more data centres permitted in the coming years, and local authorities are not the right bodies to make the call
Is the Irish economy growing too fast?
The Government may need to slow economic growth if infrastructure can’t keep up
CSO at 75: How data analysis has evolved to tell us more about ourselves
As the Central Statistics Office celebrates its 75th birthday, its reports continue to inform vital economic research and Government policy
No end to Ireland’s love affair with the banana
Price caps, a wartime supply freeze and colonial lobbying around the top table have been features of the economics of the fruit
Private landlords need incentives to retrofit their properties, otherwise it’s not financially worthwhile
Lower heating bills benefit tenants, not landlords, while rent caps mean they won’t get higher income from letting out cosier homes