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Analysis

Housing

‘Nobody begrudges them this victory’ – how the state changed tack on Donegal’s worst mica homes

After weeks of calls from homeowners and councillors, the Department of Housing last week finally intervened to help the mica families worst hit by defective blocks. Here’s how it happened
  • Donal MacNamee
  • December 14, 2022
china

Lucinda Creighton: The grand ‘deal’ between China’s leader and its citizens is fraying

China’s citizens tolerate restrictions on freedoms in exchange for a thriving economy and increased personal wealth. But with slowing growth and oppressive Covid rules, people are growing restless and Chinese president Xi Jinping may have to change course to secure his position
  • Lucinda Creighton
  • December 3, 2022
Business

Removal of state supports may reveal a worrying wobble in SME sector

While our eyes have been diverted to the giant tech companies and their recent job cuts, have we missed a wider underlying problem with our small firms?
  • Ian Guider
  • November 26, 2022
Gender Pay Gap

Analysis: Gender pay gap reporting won’t show employer bias – but it will be useful

Large companies will be required to report on the issue from December
  • Kara McGann
  • November 25, 2022
Up for Debate

Up for debate: The best from the Business Post’s columnists

Insightful analysis of the main developments in business and politics from our team of writers, including Elaine Byrne, Dan O’Brien and Lucinda Creighton
  • Business Post
  • November 13, 2022
Fianna Fáil

Analysis: Marc MacSharry’s flair for dramatics ends a 40-year family affair

The TD resigned from Fianna Fáil following a complaint against him
  • Daniel Murray
  • November 2, 2022
Banking

Ian Guider: Banks could lose more than business by alienating SMEs

The government is finally assessing the new landscape of Irish banking, which displays a huge gap between service provided and the needs of business customers
  • Ian Guider
  • October 29, 2022
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Insightful analysis of the main developments in business and politics from our team of writers, including Matt Cooper, Elaine Byrne and Dan O’Brien
  • Business Post
  • October 23, 2022
Up for Debate

Up for debate: The best from the Business Post’s columnists

Insightful analysis of the main developments in business and politics from our team of writers, including Lucinda Creighton, Matt Cooper and Vincent Boland
  • Business Post
  • October 9, 2022
Up for Debate

Up for debate: The best from the Business Post’s columnists

Insightful analysis of the main developments in business and politics from our team of writers, including Lucinda Creighton, Matt Cooper and Elaine Byrne
  • Business Post
  • October 2, 2022
Up for Debate

Up for debate: The best from the Business Post’s columnists

Insightful analysis of the main developments in business and politics from our team of writers, including Matt Cooper, Lucinda Creighton and Elaine Byrne
  • Business Post
  • September 25, 2022
column

Eat or Heat: The call of our current crises must not be drowned out by the language of power

As the budget looms, and protesters take to the street this weekend, Susan O’Keeffe writes that only one message remains for the government - Help
  • Susan O'Keeffe
  • September 23, 2022
Marketing

Will Boohoo’s latest Kardashian collaboration be just another box-ticking exercise for the embattled brand?

As clothing companies confront the scale of climate change, they must be prepared to acknowledge their shortcomings, and ensure their sustainability strategies are anchored in solutions not soundbites, writes Paddy O’Dea
  • Paddy O'Dea
  • September 21, 2022
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Insightful analysis of the main developments in business and politics from our team of writers, including Vincent Boland, Lucinda Creighton and Dan O’Brien
  • Business Post
  • September 11, 2022
Up for Debate

Up for debate: The best from the Business Post’s columnists

Insightful analysis of the main developments in business and politics from our team of writers, including Aidan Regan, Elaine Byrne and Lucinda Creighton
  • Business Post
  • September 4, 2022
Up for Debate

Up for debate: The best from the Business Post’s columnists

Insightful analysis of the main developments in business and politics from our team of writers, including Matt Cooper, Elaine Byrne and Dan O’Brien
  • Business Post
  • August 28, 2022
Up for Debate

Up for debate: The best from the Business Post’s columnists

Insightful and stimulating analysis of the main developments in business and politics from Elaine Byrne, Pat Rabbitte, Tony O’Brien and more
  • Business Post
  • August 21, 2022
Column

Susan O’Keeffe: ‘Our leaders may already have poverty fatigue, but this Budget will test them like never before’

The old saying that ‘the devil is in the detail’ was never truer than now, and it’s the detail that this Government must begin to feel, not merely know from a rushed read or half a social media headline
  • Susan O'Keeffe
  • August 19, 2022
Market Analysis

The Trading Post: When will the bear market end?

A good bear market rout offers a once-in-a-decade opportunity to pick up solid profitable firms at a huge discount, writes markets analyst Ian Murphy
  • Ian Murphy
  • August 18, 2022
Column

Susan O’Keeffe: Binning labels is just a bandage in the bigger food waste battle

The real challenge food waste presents is the enormous impact that rotting food poses for the environment
  • Susan O'Keeffe
  • August 5, 2022

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