Opinion Brian Leddin: Building of Shannon pipeline to grow Dublin will only further punish regions An oversized capital is neither in the interests of the capital itself nor the country as a whole
Housing Analysis: Whatever the housing target, it looks like the state is stuck at current levelsAs Department of Finance officials warn the state’s housing target must be increased to 50,000 homes, it’s difficult to see how that number could be achieved
The Big Picture Vincent Boland: Yes the value of stock markets are soaring, yet IPOs are in steep decline The market shrinkage is mostly a western, mainly European phenomenon, while markets in Asia continue to grow
Comment Analysis: RTÉ’s funding crisis has gone on long enough, it’s time to get Revenue involvedThe current crisis at the national broadcaster sprung from its funding issues, until they are addressed it will be at risk
The Big Picture Vincent Boland: Yes the value of stock markets are soaring, yet IPOs are in steep decline The market shrinkage is mostly a western, mainly European phenomenon, while markets in Asia continue to grow
Comment John Walsh: If he gets a second term, Bidenomics could have a very positive and lasting legacyBut Ireland is in a difficult spot as the UK remains a political freakshow since the Brexit referendum, with the Tories borrowing from the Trump playbook
Comment Analysis: RTÉ’s funding crisis has gone on long enough, it’s time to get Revenue involvedThe current crisis at the national broadcaster sprung from its funding issues, until they are addressed it will be at risk
Housing Analysis: Whatever the housing target, it looks like the state is stuck at current levelsAs Department of Finance officials warn the state’s housing target must be increased to 50,000 homes, it’s difficult to see how that number could be achieved
Comment Ian Guider: Water is not a local resource, it is for national use and Shannon pipeline must proceedSince Uisce Eireann took on responsibility for water across the country, the proposal has progressed at a glacial pace
Referendums Analysis: The growing confusion and support for a double No vote was clear on social media A detailed analysis of commentary online in the final days of the campaign made clear both proposals were doomed to fail
Opinion Head to head on the Shannon pipeline: White knight or white elephant?Diverting water from the Shannon to rescue Dublin’s creaking supply is deeply controversial. Today we present the best arguments for and against
Business Post's View Editorial: Varadkar was right to make Ireland’s position on Gaza clear at the White HouseFar-left calls for a boycott of the annual St Patrick’s Day trip to Washington, DC were illogical and petty
Business Post's View Removal of rent caps secret to unlocking delivery of 50,000 homesJust when this current government feels like it is beginning to make progress on housing, worrying news emerges to show it is nowhere near enough.
Opinion Brian Leddin: Building of Shannon pipeline to grow Dublin will only further punish regions An oversized capital is neither in the interests of the capital itself nor the country as a whole
Commercial Property Colm Lauder: Why was the Irish housing minister not at Mipim to drum up investment?Ireland, from national to local level, ignored the opportunity to pitch itself at Europe’s biggest deal show despite the lack of capital in the country
US Politics Marion McKeone: Unity of North’s new leaders will appeal to corporate America’s chequebooksMichelle O’Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly’s DC trip brought new life to an old-fashioned part of DC’s poltical calendar, our US correspondent writes
The Big Picture Vincent Boland: A US ban of TikTok raises issues of principle and practicality and is antithetical to free speechThe US and the UK have over-reacted with these displays of performative pandering to political lobbies and snubbing of allies
Analysis Analysis: Michelle and Emma’s show of strength gives cause for hope of a brighter futureAfter so much division, wasn’t it bloody brilliant to see two confident young female leaders from different communities unite for a greater cause
Post Script Post Script: JetBlue’s Dublin no show, Conor McGregor’s new money men and Indo’s AI The Business Post takes a look at the scenes behind the stories
Comment Shane Coleman: The eight critical lessons to learn from referendum wipe-outsRecrimination, back-biting and sniping needs to be set aside if any sense is to be made from public’s repudiation of proposed changes to the constitution
Comment Anton Savage: What a pensioner and a drug dealer taught me about the referendum resultRather than trying to guess the electorate’s motivations, we should focus on understand the subtleties and nuance at play in their voting choices
Comment Eithne Shortall: The unusual silence of some celebrities on Gaza speaks volumesActs like Kneecap and Lankum have taken brave stands on the conflict, while the usually vocal Bono has said very little
Sport Johnny Ward: Cheltenham barely at the races as prize meeting falls flatThe showpiece festival of British National Hunt racing seems to have lost its way in every respect
Markets Explainer: Why €1.5bn bet against Smurfit Kappa is sign of faith in WestRock ‘mega-merger’Funds have taken short positions against nearly 14 per cent of Smurfit stock – but it’s not what it looks like