Politics Elaine Byrne: Belt up for a bumpy ride as spectre of stagflation haunts coalitionWar, Covid and supply chain disruptions have resulted in fears of a return to the stagflation of the 1970s. What can be done?
Politics John Walsh: Unlike New Labour, Sinn Féin won’t need the support of business to get into powerNot so long ago, no one could hope to govern without the support of big business, now the opposite is the case. But politicians aspiring to government should be wary of leaving enterprise out of their calculations altogether
The Last Post Matt Cooper: Deluge of Saudi cash threatens to wash out Europe’s flagship golf eventsThis week’s Horizon Irish Open in Mount Juliet has a prize fund of €6m, and will be fighting for TV viewers against LIV’s $25m exhibition in Portland
The Big Picture Vincent Boland: This time, Scotland will vote on leaving a very different UKEight years on from the last Scottish independence referendum, British politics is dominated by a strident English nationalism which voted to leave Europe
Banking Ian Guider: Interest rate hikes will be a big bonanza for banksThere’s plenty of pain on the way for mortgage holders, but it’s likely to be a different story for our friends at the big banks
Comment Susan O’Keeffe: We will never eradicate violence but we can create zero tolerance for itThe Justice Minster has showed leadership by introducing a seven-year strategy to fight domestic, sexual and gender-based crimes
Business Post's View Editorial: Questions remain for Central Bank over AIB tracker scandalThe tracker mortgage controversy has exposed the rotten culture that pervaded the bank’s entire organisation
Business Post's View Editorial: Expansion is essential for a peaceful and prosperous EuropeThe EU’s historic announcement of Ukraine’s candidacy for membership, along with Moldova and Georgia, is a step forward not just for those countries, but for the whole bloc
Red C Poll Richard Colwell: No summer holiday respite for coalition as the pressure mounts With voters being reminded of the cost of living crisis whenever they go shopping or fill up their car’s tank, the government’s troubles are unlikely to ease any time soon
Economics Dan O’Brien: Census confirms that reports of the death of rural Ireland are greatly exaggeratedWhile the populations of other European countries are declining, Ireland is bucking the trend with every one of the 26 counties recording growth far in excess of the EU average
Health Tony O’Brien: We should take the global lead on assistive tech in healthcareAssistive technology enables people to live independent and dignified lives, and Ireland should grasp the opportunity to become a champion in this area
EU Lucinda Creighton: As Ukraine and Moldova get the EU nod, what about their neglected neighbours? The EU has lost the trust of many countries who do not believe the expansion process is fair or transparent, but last week’s vote has the potential to change that and to create a new dynamic towards democratic and economic reforms
The Last Post Matt Cooper: Deluge of Saudi cash threatens to wash out Europe’s flagship golf eventsThis week’s Horizon Irish Open in Mount Juliet has a prize fund of €6m, and will be fighting for TV viewers against LIV’s $25m exhibition in Portland
Politics Elaine Byrne: Belt up for a bumpy ride as spectre of stagflation haunts coalitionWar, Covid and supply chain disruptions have resulted in fears of a return to the stagflation of the 1970s. What can be done?
United States Marion McKeone: As abortion clampdown begins, options to soften its impact are limitedThe Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs Wade has taken effect immediately, with women from minority and low-income backgrounds set to bear the brunt of the draconian ruling
United States Marion McKeone: Ruthless rollback of Roe vs Wade turns US law on its headThe Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to strike down the ruling that legalised abortion in America 49 years ago has sparked a national outcry – and other rights such as same-sex marriage may now be in the court’s crosshairs
Media Willie O’Reilly: Trust in our media is something we should treasureThe results from the recent Reuters Institute report show that the respect the public has for news reporting here in Ireland is not to be taken for granted
The Big Picture Vincent Boland: Why the crypto crash was a calamity waiting to happenHyped and marketed to a ridiculous extent by its backers, the $2.5 trillion virtual ‘currency’ segment of the market was always going to collide head-on with reality. The question is: what happens next?
Politics Susan O’Keeffe: Left/right divide offers real change to the way politics is done here For better or worse, Ireland’s political landscape is becoming more like that in the US and UK
Tech Ian Guider: Tech firms may need to adjust to the new austere realityBill Gurley, the Silicon Valley veteran, said that the days of soaring valuations are over, with a more modest era about to unfold
Politics John Walsh: Unlike New Labour, Sinn Féin won’t need the support of business to get into powerNot so long ago, no one could hope to govern without the support of big business, now the opposite is the case. But politicians aspiring to government should be wary of leaving enterprise out of their calculations altogether
Agriculture Acres scheme could buy space for government ahead of harder sell announcement to farmers Farming TDs lined up to extol the new €1.5bn agri-environment programme which will deliver grants of up to €10,000 per year — but more costly measures for the sector will be introduced in the coming weeks
Business Post's View Editorial: Rather than collapsing, the stock market is correcting to reflect normalityThe post-pandemic bounce has not materialised, but the current slide in share prices is not a doomsday scenario – just a bubble bursting