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.

The reality about Brexit must take precedence over the current dubious narrative

Pay cuts, more taxpayers’ money or examinership – one of these things has to happen

Tiny states like Ireland are affected by events like what could have happened in the Netherlands far more than they affect them

We should compete for business, but be honourable about it

An Post should be expanded, transformed and the regulations crippling its growth should be removed. Thirty years of data proves An Post has a future.

The way forward in the onrushing crisis that is Brexit is to pump money and resources into supporting our domestic firms in diversifying away from Britain

It's pretty clear that Bus Éireann is an expensive intervention the state no longer needs

Stephen Kinsella, economic commentator of the year, on whywe need to start treating Irish businesses the way we do multinationals

We should expect to see more announcements like HP

Ireland is very vulnerable to the re-nationalisation of US funds, writes Stephen Kinsella