Using knowledge gained while in office, then selling it to the highest bidder, should not be a way to navigate life after politics

High street European banks won’t fill the gap left by Ulster Bank and KBC: digital challengers and start-ups will be needed for that

Social media and the 24-hour news cycle mean prominent figures accused of misbehaviour can no longer just lie low until the fuss dies down

The digital cert is fine for a sun holiday on the continent but until we reopen the common travel area with Britain and transatlantic travel, the airline’s losses will continue to mount

The approach for the group, which includes Brown Thomas and Arnotts, comes at a critical time for retail, and for our city centres

The upcoming changes to global taxation of multinationals pose a huge challenge to this country – but also present us with an opportunity to reduce our reliance on foreign behemoths

An incorrectly measured floor highlights how the state seems to be incapable of bringing large projects in on time and on budget

Many home buyers feel aggrieved by the restrictions brought in by the former Central Bank governor six years ago – but the ESRI sees it differently

The political foot-dragging on travel and digital certs will not make any of the nerves on the viability of Shannon go away

As the grand reopening continues tomorrow, a new bill to help small firms in distress is welcome but some form of arbitration on leases is needed along with it

KBC and Ulster Bank’s exit from the Irish market will leave only AIB, Bank of Ireland and PTSB as serious players and the dearth of competition will come at a cost to bank customers

The grey areas that exist in this country regarding unregulated investments need to be tackled before even more of our citizens are taken advantage of

Instead of looking to pay private sector-sized salaries to the public sector, the government should consider bringing in private sector-style management where your job depends on your performance

If we’re going to use public funds to get people spending more money when the economy fully reopens, let’s make it easy for them to do so

Private equity firms may be eyeing the business as a bargain buy, but Davy is important to the Irish financial system and Bank of Ireland would be the ultimate safe pair of hands

Love him or loathe him, the Ryanair chief executive will play a crucial role when the tourism industry eventually regroups after the pandemic

Right now, the state can fund itself at very low cost. That won’t last for ever, and we must take advantage of it while we can

The scandal involving the venerable stockbroker reminds us that, in most cases of economic wrongdoing, there are no real consequences for those who gain unfairly

We seem to have drifted into a crisis in banking without realising it and need to acknowledge that concentrating all attention on the pillar banks has not delivered

The hotel group’s founder says it has ample resources to weather the Covid storm and that the sector will be on the road to recovery by year’s end