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
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
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
Comment Charlie Flanagan: Ireland cannot bury its head in the sand on defence in what is an emergency situation As an island nation, our failure to have a reasonably sized navy is a cause of shame
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
The Big Picture Modi’s dream of delivering a developed India at heart of next month’s electionsIndia is changing at extraordinary speed and has more billionaires than anywhere except the US and China
The Big Picture Europe is floundering and must modernise as extremists loomSingle market on which its economy is built needs a complete rethink if it is to compete with a booming US and a surging Asia
Analysis: Government may tout tax cuts but has delivered a stealth riseRising wages mean we will need real tax reform, Ibec’s chief economist argues
Post Script Post Script: Brian Cowen and Greg Kavanagh weigh in, Musk takes aim at ex-Web Summit chiefThe Business Post takes a look at the scenes behind the stories
Comment Anton Savage: Why CEOs need to ditch the data and start listening to whingeing grannies Sending a chief executive to get shouted at in a call centre for half a day a week would have a far bigger impact on service quality than net promoter scores
Comment Matt Cooper: Ask not what Eir can do for you, but what you do for EirThe company clearly hasn’t enjoyed the publicity of the last week, but it has probably worked out that customer inertia means most people will just put up with things
Tax Time is running out to engage with Revenue on the tax debt warehousing schemeWith the May 1 deadline looming, it’s time to take action before it’s too late
Comment Shane Coleman: Sanctimonious and populist Social Democrats yet to prove they are ready for powerLeader Holly Cairns is electorally untested but her party could well hold the balance of power after next election
Markets Analysis: Investors watching oil should keep an eye on the dollarAn escalation of tensions in the Middle East has raised concerns about the price of oil - but the dollar’s rally could have a more immediate impact