Migration hardliners will force hard BrexitMigration is still a massive issue in this year’s elections in Europe, and it remains central to British Brexit negotiations
Economic Review 2016: Ignore the risks and pay the priceThe current state of the world resembles a fiendishly difficult knot to many citizens, yet those in power seem unable to confront economic and political problems
Brexit – the plot thickensAfter last week’s legal ruling in Britain, many pro-Brexit elements appear to be experiencing a painful meltdown
It’s deja vu all over again with the CCCTB showThe idea of a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base will resurface on Tuesday in Strasbourg
Brexit fallout: Facing up to a sterling problemBritain’s problems with foreigners will keep its government going down an inevitable road, writes Sean Whelan
Apple: Ruling is a high-stakes game for all concernedForget knee-jerk patriotism, we need to play the national interest game – with thought
Economic indicators just don’t add upHow can we have record low government borrowing costs alongside high jobless rates?
Taxing question: Was Brexit to blame?With Vat undershooting the Department of Finance’s estimates yet again, Brexit wasn’t entirely to blame
Sean Whelan: Lepronomics - an Irish solution to an Irish problemWe need a statistical shillelagh to beat some sense out of the nonsense that we are confronted with
Sean Whelan: Making the most of leprechaun economicsCSO data bomb could boost spend on infrastructure
Sean Whelan: Osborne’s sweet budget has a real kickForget sugar tax – look at what Britain’s chancellor has taken from Ireland’s corporation tax
Lost in space in the euro starship enterpriseUnderstanding the moves of the European Central Bank takes us into Star Trek territory
Sean Whelan: Nothing is worse than what we haveOur system of government produces an economic crisis every two decades – and that’s not an accident, it is a pattern of behaviour
Sean Whelan: How real is Michael Noonan’s €12 billion?There is not as much money available as everyone seems to think
Sean Whelan: We’re doing fine - once nothing bad happensIrish government debt is still perilously high as a result of the crisis
Sean Whelan: Deficit imposters line up for terminationBut there’s one defecit the government wants to keep
Sean Whelan: Growth, Greece and the new normalAfter six years of brutal recession, things finally looked up for the Irish economy in 2015
Expect our rulers to follow Tories’ election bait-and-switchPre-election promises will likely be followed by post-election cuts