Darragh Ó Sé: Kildare’s opportunity to end Dublin’s Leinster domination
It’s a shame that Croke Park final is going up against Leinster’s European decider
‘Reforms to bring down insurance costs will take time to filter through’
Dubliner who never imagined working in insurance is now heading up Arachas – and he’s on an acquisition hunt
Compulsory retirement for teachers at 65 belongs in dark ages
‘I see wonderfully talented teachers forced into retirement, many with valuable experience’
Time to move from promise to delivery on housing and infrastructure
Opinion: Government strategies changing little on the front line of delivery
Will pandemic savings go the same way as SSIAs?
CSO draws parallel between Covid build-up of savings and fate of SSIA funds
Repairing the public finances requires drab and uneventful budgeting
Budget 2022: Pension and welfare increases reflect focus on cost of living
Fintan O’Toole: No faux ruins for us. We mass manufactured the real thing
Why is the taxpayer solely responsible for the failures of private builders and manufacturers?
Fintan O’Toole: Government cannot walk and chew gum at same time
Sláintecare debacle shows State lacks political will and sense of what to do
Des O’Malley obituary: Key political player thought by some as ‘best taoiseach Ireland never had’
Limerick politician split from Fianna Fáil to form influential Progressive Democrats
‘Noble’ retirement sees CJ Stander leaving behind €1.6m in potential earnings
Ireland forward in line for tax relief of about €500,000 – if 30-year-old remains retired
We continue to ignore massive pensions elephant in the room
The national debt is likely to go up by more than €40 billion within next two years
Miriam Lord: Kerry Senator Ned brings glad tidings as Santa cleared for travel
Ballybunion locals are on the ball as they fly the American flag for Joe Biden
The rise and fall of Phil Hogan: How his hard work was undone by arrogance
Many wonder how politician of proven ability could fail so badly to understand national mood
Matt Williams: Players’ sacrifice must outweigh the rest of society
The reward for this monastic existence? An economic boost and they get to play rugby
July stimulus: Surprise tax cut and help-to-buy scheme expanded
Covid unemployment payment to be extended until April 2021 but closed to new applicants
Whole New Ball Game: Rugby players could test public support over pay cuts
Good luck to any player earning €500k or €200k refusing a 20% pay cut in present climate
Corporation tax ‘article of faith’ may be about to unravel
The 12.5% rate is economic faith at home but controversial to the rest of the world
Takeda overhauls Shire’s Irish structure to ease dividend payments
Pharma giant moves to make it easier for profits to be repatriated from State to Japan
Blame our troubles on the 1990s – the decade that never ended
The fallout from the decade of Blair and Clinton continues to shape today’s crises
Donohoe sets out budget surplus and debt-reduction targets
Minister warns of ‘clear and present danger’ of fall-off in corporation tax receipts
Planet Business: A world of pure reimagination
Singles joy, Disney pain and the politicians who turned company directors
Irish tax veteran joins football super-agent Jorge Mendes’s team
Former ITI president Michael Mullins appointed to boards of Gestifute’s Dublin cog
Mortgage switching, biotech vegan ice cream, and tales from the corporate restroom
Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
Insurance broker Arachas buys Galway-based Murray & Spelman
The financial services firm is chaired by former minister for finance Charlie McCreevy
Greyhound racing – is it running on borrowed time?
7,500 owners countrywide, yet last year just two fixed payment notices were served
Sean Dunne asked Bertie Ahern to help sell asset in 2010, US court told
Trial hears developer sought assistance from former taoiseach with S African resort sale
Former parliamentary assistant jailed for three years over €202,000 theft
Mark Dalton forged Ceann Comhairle’s name to steal money from housing association
‘Hey Ruby, hold her back’: An emotional Punchestown goodbye
Gold Cup win on favoured turf caps 24-year career for Kildare native Ruby Walsh
English close lead on Irish-trained horses at Cheltenham
The coarseness raging in the Brexit debates at Westminster had drifted up the M4
Ibec calls for new SSIA-type savings scheme
Complex trends in economy require fresh thinking, employers’ group chief says
Will I make a profit on the Greencore share buyback?
Rights issues and a share split complicate calculation of shareholding value
Fianna Fáil more in line with Labour than Fine Gael, says Howlin
Labour leader wants centre left alliance to negotiate future coalition as a bloc
Revenue opts not to appeal court ruling on dwelling house relief
Decision opens door for refunds but not everyone will benefit
Single, married or cohabiting: Who pays the least tax?
Not getting married could cost you more than €400,000 in extra tax over 40 years
Is the Government going for broke again?
Budgetary watchdog stops just short of accusation that recovery is being squandered
Cuts to rate of capital gains tax on way in coming years, suggests Taoiseach
Fianna Fáil’s Michael McGrath says Varadkar ‘going around the place like Santa Claus at the moment’
Facing a CGT bill for house inherited from father back in 1993
Capital gains tax indexation up to end of 2002 takes some sting out of tax bill
Steady as she goes: Budget 2019 dodges the landmines
Donohue avoids the rabbit-from-a-hat surprises of predecessor McCreevy
Fintan O'Toole: Bad social policy makes for bad budgets
Ireland’s finances are worse than other countries in four key ways
Budget 2019 deals to be hammered out in coming days
Donohoe to hold meetings with FF to obtain assent for budget day package
Ryanair seeks tax law changes to deal with industrial relations issue
O’Leary lobbying to be allowed employ pilots and crew in European countries under local contracts
Ryanair board survives agm intact but dissatisfaction evident
Independence of long-serving board members questioned by shareholders
Former finance minister Charlie McCreevy steps down as Ryanair director
Declan McKeon, one-time partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers, also steps down as director
Reducing tax relief on contributions will not solve pension crisis, say actuaries
Society of Actuaries rejects idea for SSIA-type scheme as way to make pensions accessible
Wealthy gifted €176m worth of property tax free in 2016
Property worth more than €800m given tax free since 2011
Pat Leahy: Leo Varadkar has learnt from the Ahern playbook
The Strategic Communications Unit is blurring boundaries in a very familiar way
‘Bungalow Blitz’ another nail in the coffin for towns and villages
The Government must not deviate from plans to restrict one-off rural housing
Central Bank misses own target; why can’t we get spending right? Big issues for Big Tech
Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from ‘The Irish Times’ business desk
Government vows financial caution, but it will be hard
State needs to keep eye on wider picture even as tax revenues hit record €50.7bn
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