Paschal Donohoe: Time to gently remove the crutch of pandemic supportsThe finance minister outlines why the government is phasing out the measures that have propped up businesses over the last two years
Paschal Donohoe: There is a pathway to an international tax consensusAny future tax agreement must deliver certainty and stability while supporting innovation in these testing times
Paschal Donohoe: Eurogroup reforms will create a safety net for failing banksAs president of the Eurogroup of finance ministers, it was a priority for me to reach agreement on this crucial deal to ensure financial stability
Aggressive tax practices will not be toleratedBudget measures will ensure that where profit is made, a fair share of tax is paid
Study of our recent political past finds few reasons to be cheerfulEmpire of Democracy by Simon Reid-Henry demonstrates the necessity of inquiry into our recent past. It yields insights that help us understand our present and imagine the possibilities of our future
We must generate public consensus on key policiesFrom the birth of our nation, we were obsessed with self-sufficiency. But now, as an open economy, we must embrace a future of increased possibilities
We can’t jeopardise this hard-won surplusAll public servants must help secure our recovery and lay the foundations for lasting growth
Banking union grew out of lessons of financial crisisThe crisis exposed design flaws in the euro that are being tackled, and the foundations of the currency are now stronger
Aligning ourselves with ‘our friends in the north’An alliance with liberal and open northern European states with which we share common values is giving rise to what some are calling ‘the new Hanseatic League’
Our role as gateway to US is only going to increaseMutual ties mean we are perfectly placed to liaise between the US and the EU, amid a major reform of US taxation policies and various nations’ competing global interests
Paschal Donohoe: Creating our futureIn 35 years our population will swell to nearly five million. While this will hugely benefit our country, it makes the challenges we face –in healthcare, housing and infrastructure – even more urgent
Friedman sounds world-weary in his latest global addressPolitics/economics: Thank You For Being Late: An Optimist’s Guide To Thriving In The Age Of Accelerations, By Thomas L Friedman, Allen Lane, €19.55
The centre will holdWhile we were not able to do all we hoped on budget day, we did show that moderate politics, instead of populism, can work
Paschal Donohoe: The puzzle of Howlin’s ‘do-nothing’ coalitionThe Labour leader is a populist critic of New Politics who didn’t support the Old Politics either
How inventions improved the lot of average AmericansThe Rise and Fall of American Growth: The US Standard of Living Since the Civil War; By Robert J Gordon
A lively look at our age-old sporting rootsNon-fiction; Sport and Ireland: A History; By Paul Rouse; Oxford University Press, €40
Investment in infrastructure vital for jobsWe have to address urban congestion so that our towns and cities are not strangled
