Look under the hood. There are ‘echoes of 2006’ in the Irish economy
Trump says Iran peace deal has averted ‘worldwide depression’ but closer to home experts worry prices will continue to rise regardless
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‘Clear echoes’ of Celtic Tiger in Government’s reliance on corporation tax, fiscal watchdog warns
Ifac chairman Seamus Coffey tells Oireachtas committee Government should follow its own rules on spending
Government ‘will need to borrow’ for new wealth funds as spending rises at fastest rate in EU, says watchdog
Gross debt is set to rise by more than €30bn to almost €340bn by 2030
Has the fuel protest shown that the loudest lobby generally gets what they want?
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
How vulnerable is Ireland’s economy to global unrest and oil-price shocks?
Economists argue for targeted fuel supports and spending our taxation largesse on infrastructure to eliminate bottlenecks
Irish exporters have no choice but to trade through tariff uncertainty, Ibec says
Latest ruling narrows potential paths US government has to achieve trade aims, employers’ group says
This is the one thing you’ll never hear a politician say
On and on it goes, every week: more spending is the only solution to every problem facing the country. Nobody ever says we can’t afford it
Government spending last year was €4bn higher than planned, Ifac warns
Failure to factor in widespread 2025 spending overruns in budget forecasts mean they are likely to be repeated this year, budgetary watchdog warns
Ireland’s budgetary watchdog effectively flying blind when it comes to assessing budget
Spending of windfall corporation taxes is an exercise in political expediency that we will almost certainly regret when the tide goes out
Could the decision to spend most of next year’s corporation tax come back to bite the Government?
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Plan to spend 85% of corporation tax is ‘risky’ and a ‘shift in policy’, warns watchdog
Irish Fiscal Advisory Council critical Government plans to spend most of its corporate tax revenue
Harris takes the purse strings just as Ireland’s golden economic decade may be ending
This week’s Ifac report outlines challenges facing the Irish economy, and the few options facing Simon Harris
Coalition ‘budgeting like there’s no tomorrow’, warns fiscal watchdog
Ireland is ‘flying blind’ without the medium-term spending plan promised in programme for government
How a blockbuster weight-loss drug made Ireland the fastest-growing economy in the world
Unprecedented surge in Irish exports this year was almost entirely driven by shipments of drug ingredients for Eli Lilly
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