Electric Vehicles Analysis: Calls grow to reverse 2035 ban on fossil fuel cars as EV sales stagnateThe European Court of Auditors was the latest body to raise concerns about the proposed 2035 EU ban on internal combustion engine cars
Housing Analysis: Can stats outweigh lived experience in the housing crisis optics war? Government can now point to positive trends in housebuilding, however, it’s unclear if data alone will curry public favour for the coalition
Europe Explainer: Why EU is targeting footballers, crypto traders and jewellers in money laundering overhaulCertain professions will soon come under added financial scrutiny thanks to an overhaul of EU anti-money laundering rules
Markets Analysis: Iseq’s winners and losers in first quarter of 2024The Iseq All Share rose almost 14 per cent in the first three months of the year
Analysis Analysis: Revolut has talked the talk on mortgages - but can it walk the walk?Fintech’s claim that anything Irish banks can do, it can do better, will be put to the test in its ambition to enter the mortgage market
Letter From America Marion McKeone: America’s homeless find themselves in supreme court’s crosshairsAn upcoming decision could effectively criminalise those with nowhere to go
Electric Vehicles Analysis: Calls grow to reverse 2035 ban on fossil fuel cars as EV sales stagnateThe European Court of Auditors was the latest body to raise concerns about the proposed 2035 EU ban on internal combustion engine cars
Comment Anton Savage: Misinformation is about to be turbo-charged, and we need to be ready for itThe crowdsourcing of truth may be popular with the likes of Elon Musk, but it will be a disaster for the rest of us
Banking Analysis: As rate cuts loom will AIB’s net interest income hold up or ‘sink like a stone’?State officials warned ECB rate cuts could hurt AIB’s profits. We asked experts how the bank is faring as the prospect of interest reductions draw near
Housing Analysis: Can stats outweigh lived experience in the housing crisis optics war? Government can now point to positive trends in housebuilding, however, it’s unclear if data alone will curry public favour for the coalition
Life Eithne Shortall: The young women, the leering man, and the problem with power imbalancesEvents in a Dublin coffee shop were a reminder of why some people find it so hard to let go of oppressive power structures
Defence Looming threats of war in Europe demand we put our defences on a war footingCommitting to spend almost £90bn a year on defence from 2030 is a big decision, but the government is clear that it’s necessary, given the threat posed by Russia
Companies Analysis: Zombie firms must be allowed to die once Revenue debt deadline passesThe end of Revenue’s debt warehousing scheme is likely to cause a spike in insolvencies which experts say shouldn’t be artificially avoided
Stock Take Glanbia’s $300m deal for US flavours group looks expensive but should help boost profitsShares in the Kilkenny-based nutrition group fell slightly this week after it announced the largest deal in the company’s history
The Last Post USC is difficult to defend when massive surpluses exist and voters want money backOnly way for Harris to turn the dial with voters is to go big on eliminating the much-hated universal social charge
Technology Analysis: Crunch time for cookies leaves online publishers chasing crumbsOne of the biggest changes in the age of digital advertising is happening, and its not clear that already struggling media outlets are ready
Comment Colm Lauder: Are developers ‘green-washing’ by paying for sustainability certificates?Planning regulations already mean building must be environmentally friendly, but a commercial industry has developed to capitalise on the need to be seen to be green
Stock Take Oil prices hold steady despite growing tensions in Middle EastThe price of Brent crude oil has fallen over the last week despite Iran launching a major attack on Israel
Pensions Analysis: Pension auto-enrolment in danger of turning into a ‘Where’s Wally?’ exerciseGoodbody pensions head Jim Connolly argues the plan could be truly valuable if the government learns from other country’s mistakes and gets it right
Business Post's View Stardust disaster: A national tragedy which became a national scandalThe state must ensure that the Stardust tragedy, and its cruelly long aftermath, never happen again
Business Post's View Ireland’s tax veto again under threat from a floundering EU What is clear is that Ireland’s position is increasingly coming under pressure
Comment Lucinda Creighton: Ursula Von der Leyen may find time spent wooing the left coming back to bite herThe European Commission president has built bridges during her tenure, but they will fall when the elections begin and she will be left with few allies
Comment It is hard to believe you are well off in your 20s and still have to sleep in your childhood bed The single biggest determinant of whether you would vote for Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael versus one of the opposition parties is whether you own a house
Markets Ian Guider: Glanbia finance chief’s unusual bonus could lead to a bloody nose from investors Executive pay is becoming an increasingly tricky area for firms even when the executives in question deserve the salary