David McWilliams

We need to find a win-win solution based on engineering which is far more ingenious than a simple black and white, yes or no to data centres

Post-election, the new government must sweep away any impediments constraining development. Land must be made available to build on, and builders must be encouraged to build

The Italians have proved to be the most efficient and cost-effective builders on infrastructure in Europe. Why do we lag so far behind?

Our capital is no exception to the rule that cities are fragile ecosystems that can go into decline rapidly

Amid global turmoil, the standard patterns of social mobility are shifting. Career choices are being recalibrated as financial and other rewards rise and fall

Despite wealth inequality, when it comes to social uplift, the past few decades in Ireland have been truly remarkable

The huge productivity gap between the local and foreign business sectors must be bridged by creating a closed-circuit economy

The problems of Ireland are ones the new UK Labour administration would love: too much money, large tax surpluses and politicians choosing where to spend

Fathers and mothers of many of today’s Irish adults have no idea what their 20-something children are going to do for a living

David McWilliams: We may be entering a new world of industrial turmoil after years of relative peace

Economics, although important, tend to be trumped by culture

British author says we must be honest about our loved ones’ flaws to truly remember them

Le Pen could repeat her EU election performance in two weeks’ time, leaving French politics in gridlock. There could be consequences for Ireland

The biggest opponents of neoliberalism are also, inexplicably, the biggest opponents of a wealth tax on land and property

There is emerging alliance in Europe of farmers and new right-wingers against environmental movement

One place where Britain remains truly a global player is the empire of football

The economics of opioids is fairly straightforward and if they flood into Ireland in the same volumes as seen in North America, God help us

In Ireland today, the only people who can live in houses originally built for poor labourers are rich people and, in some cases, really rich people

A town is a highly sensitive ecosystem of shops, bars, cafes, restaurants, residents, local leaders, workers, professionals, schools, churches, sports clubs – something we call community

When it comes to housing, the world of Bertie Ahern compared with that of Simon Harris are radically different

David McWilliams: Travails of Musk and Tesla tell us something far bigger than the story of an evangelical entrepreneur

Despite the devastation, the cost of rebuilding Gaza would be a drop in the ocean for Europe

Nimbyism is blocking homes being built. It has to stop

The biggest challenge facing Ireland in the decades ahead will be the North. We can learn lessons from the Swiss

David McWilliams: Political centre must offer something to those who cherish liberal values, openness, tolerance and decency

Anyone with a sense of financial history knows how the fever for the cryptocurrency will end. And it’s not pretty

Cash funds at economist and writer’s Iconic Media more than double

Spend some time with younger people and the evidence of dopamine culture is everywhere

David McWilliams: Ireland’s hyper-local political system will always impede rather than advance national development

David McWilliams: Irish people in some sectors are playing at the top of their game. In other areas, we can’t even get the basics right

Veteran senator and former US presidential candidate told demonstrators that disrupting meetings was anti-democratic

David McWilliams: for years, economic historians looked at the wars of the 17th century through the lens of statehood, conquest and religious fervour. But there is a different story told by climatologists

My Northern Irish family, some of whom work in the NHS, say things have never been so bad

If we are paying the public sector more without increases in the quality or provision of services, what is happening?

The south county Dublin town was built to be lived in, not to be used as a rat run into Dublin by motorists

Accommodating a rapidly-rising population requires emergency or crisis thinking. It is easy if you have a home to be inured to the severity of this national challenge

David McWilliams: The Los Angeles streets paved with gold are also the famous boulevards of broken dreams. This economic battle for survival gives LA both its harshness and its excitement

Gutenberg’s printing press transformed the world and those who were better educated to begin with enjoyed the greatest benefits; AI’s transformative power is far greater

Spend now and worry about overheating later. The stakes are too high for the economics of the 1980s to imperil our 21st century society

Let’s talk about a new Republic, the Second Republic