An administration strong on function and less reliant on commissions might actually manage to fix the crises in health, housing and education
By the end of 2020, almost 90 per cent of all workers in the public sector will have had their 2008 levels of pay restored
The government they support may not show the necessary care towards their neighbours in the South. We are now in serious trouble. And then you have Brexit . . .
Defining Ireland’s relationship with the world is your problem now, Leo, and you will need to manage the Irish economy through a period of de-globalisation
There are lots of review bodies, working groups and commissions. But Ireland doesn’t need any more plans – if we found a way to build houses out of old plans, we’d have the problem sorted already’
Noonanomics was a cautious combination of carefully judged sectoral policies that the Limerick TD’s stature helped to make possible
Private sector workers have a right to be enraged when a public sector worker, just by dint of a job choice, enjoys a stream of lifetime benefits
The budget must react to protect the interests of those affected by a hard Brexit. But for a Brexit budget, you need fiscal space. And that seems to be disappearing
Trump ‘plan’ is simple: it will create a vast sucking noise as the funds which enrich the IFSC and other business-friendly financial services destinations head back to the US. But it needs to turn into an actual plan first
In the wake of Britain's snap election, Ireland's ability to adjust in the face of uncertainty like this is probably our greatest asset
Dodgy housing data. Gardaí self-breathalysing. Leprechauns in national accounts. So can we trust the government’s growth rates and the fiscal space?
House prices are surging, leading to fears of another bubble. And there are simply not enough houses being built.
Pay cuts, more taxpayers’ money or examinership – one of these things has to happen
The reality about Brexit must take precedence over the current dubious narrative
We should compete for business, but be honourable about it
