Time for the Taoiseach to deliver on Seanad reform after all this talkSunday Business Post columnist Feargal Quinn passed away last week. His family have asked that his final column, on Seanad reform, be published below
Fianna Fáil has played a crucial role in Ireland’s political stabilityIn contrast to the antics in Westminster, Ireland’s main opposition party has behaved responsibly. Not that Micheál Martin will get any thanks for it
Why the Central Bank must spare the rodStrict probity rules have served the financial sector well after the crash, but exerting too much pressure risks scaring off those rare beasts: capable independent board members
Clawing out of the housing crisis will be agonisingly slowThe rental market has been in a hugely overheated state for some time, and there are several reasons for this
Amazon’s wind of change still gusting down the high streetThe 2008 recession shuttered small-town retailers across Ireland. The tide of technology has kept them closed
Tax system punishes one-income couplesCharlie McCreevy’s individualisation policy is inequitable, regressive and anti-family - it is time for the government to phase it out
Time to get serious about regional developmentHard to see the grandiose Project Ireland 2040 plan making progress
Maybe Fianna Fáil needs more people like Peter CaseyHe may have made some unwise comments, but the Dragon did appeal to a sizeable portion of the electorate who feel unloved and unrepresented
SF must take their seats in WestminsterThe party has an opportunity now to play a key role in shaping Ireland’s future
Was this an SME budget?When the worst of Brexit comes, it’s not landlords or multinationals who’ll need a financial buffer
We need to stop shaping our lives around carsPoor planning fed our dependence on motors, instead of incentivising better infrastructure
An Post needs courageous changes to keep deliveringThe universal postal service obligation is an outdated relic from the pre-smartphone era. An Post should consider ditching it in order to survive
Is the decorum of high office slipping away?In the age of Trump, it’s tempting to believe that dignity has become an outdated concept in politcs
Gravest threat to democracy is the public’s complacencyAll indications are that liberal systems of government around the world are in danger
A pill for our market access ills?New initiatives and generic brands have reduced medicine costs for the state, but more needs to be done to improve patients’ access to new treatments
The Shannon-Dublin pipeline isn’t pie in the sky, it’s critical infrastructureWhen the weather finally does break, the rainfall still won’t solve the problems besetting our creaking water supply
What do you say when English is not enough?Ireland will be exposed to Brexit because of our physical distance from the continent – but a bigger problem is our linguistic distance from our friends in Europe
Forget the Cold War – Russia holds the power to deliver a very cold winter to EuropeThe EU, and Ireland, should be moving to reduce its dependence on Putin’s supplies of natural gas