Dan O’Brien: As inflation rises across Europe, Germany and the ECB are watching Italy with interest
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, says its official position is that recent price increases are transitory. But if inflation does take off, the ECB will be in a nightmare scenario
Willie O’Reilly: Iniesta’s schoolboy error could cost him dearly
The former Barcelona playmaker is in hot water after he endorsed a cryptocurrency platform on Twitter without disclosing that he had been paid to do so
Susan O’Keeffe: IFAC’s analysis deserve to be discussed by civil servants and advisors in a public way
Any rejection of the Council’s advice must be grounded in solid argument
John Walsh: Sinn Féin may find political prose harder than opposition poetry
Assuming it is the main player in the next government, the party is likely to soon find out that keeping its promises will come at a high price
Jack Dorsey is leaving Twitter but what comes next?
With Dorsey stepping away from Twitter, what lies ahead for the controversial social network and its now former boss?
The Big Interview: Brian Stafford, chief executive of Diligent Corporation
Brian Stafford’s management software firm, which he has brought to a valuation of $7 billion in six years, has opened an office in Galway, which will assist with expansion plans across Europe and Asia
Editorial: Voters reluctant to fork out for full cost of a united Ireland
Today’s Business Post/Red C poll is an indicator that support for Irish unification is not as cut and dried as it may seem
The Last Post: Political page-turner takes a fresh look at a leader less ordinary
Charles Haughey was perhaps the most controversial politician in Irish history. A fine biography by academic Gary Murphy allows us to reappraise his life, though not forgive all of his shortcomings
Vincent Boland: Europe’s most unloved sector beginning to attract advances
The competition-heavy, investment-light approach to the once heavyweight sector has led it to near-extinction. Is the interest of US private equity firm KKR likely to bring one such casualty, Telecom Italia, back from the brink?
John Walsh: It’s easier to point the finger than remember the lessons of the crash
The same politicians who lined up to condemn Seán FitzPatrick are keen to mirror the fiscal policies that brought the country to its knees in the Noughties, namely ramping up spending and narrowing the tax base
Tony O’Brien: Blaming the unvaccinated for Covid-19 surge is tempting but dangerous
People resist being vaccinated for a variety of reasons, and there are other factors also at play – such as the government’s response
Ian Guider: A banking duopoly would be as bad for Ireland’s interests as a limit of two supermarkets
We can’t afford to lose any more banks, so let’s revisit the idea of local banking or make the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland a standalone entity
Editorial: Germany’s new hand on the wheel faces a hard road ahead
After 16 years of Angela Merkel, Olaf Scholz takes over as chancellor with his country at a crossroads – and now he must put his foot to the floor
Legislating for surrogacy presents a rights paradox for the government
Concerns about the potential exploitation of women in overseas commercial surrogacy arrangements have caused the government’s efforts to legislate on the issue to grind to a halt
Susan O’Keeffe: ‘Living with Covid’ strategy emerges as the only realistic option
Our health service is where the greatest shift needs to occur for this new adjustment to succeed
Comment: Corporate-startup collaboration can fire future growth
Out of 50,000 employees in large multinational tech companies in Ireland, only 50 have turned their hand to trying to build a startup — this trend can and must change dramatically
