Matt Cooper: Davy has form, but it might not be business as usual this time
Financial sleight of hand and Davy have a history, beginning in 1993 with a corporate/political crossover scandal involving the sale of the state’s Greencore shares
Matt Cooper: Making lockdown decisions based solely on public health is the wrong treatment plan
The criteria on which we reopen our economy cannot exist in isolation from economic issues. We have already had the longest lockdown of any EU, or western, nation by far
Matt Cooper: The coalition of the unwilling fumbles its messaging yet again
It looks doubtful whether the majority of the public will have the patience for another nine weeks of this Covid-19 confinement
Matt Cooper: Fraying coalition could open door to McDonald as Taoiseach
It’s not beyond the bounds of possibility that Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald could come to power without a general election
Matt Cooper: Martin damned if he does and damned if he doesn’t go to US
With the Covid-19 situation unlikely to have improved by March, the Taoiseach will face criticism whether he visits the White House on St Patrick’s Day or not
The Last Post: Is the health portfolio just too much for Stephen Donnelly?
Given the huge responsibility of the post, and Donnelly’s tendency to over-promise and perform badly under pressure, is it time to let someone else oversee the vaccine roll-out?
The Last Post: The energetic Eddie O’Connor still ahead of the Mainstream
Upbeat, unstoppable and full of ideas, the Airtricity founder has now built and sold another energy firm: this time Mainstream Energy, valued at around €1 billion
The Last Post: Be careful what you wish for as the DUP duped again and again
The DUP’s determination to do things the British way blocked an all-Ireland strategy on Covid-19. Now we are all paying the price
How long before Johnson’s Tory chums show him the door?
Boris Johnson and Donald Trump came to power on a tide of toxic nationalism. Trump may be on his way out but we could have another four years of a cynical and often incompetent British leader to deal with
The Last Post: Vaccinate, educate, innovate: the government’s to-do list for 2021
A fast vaccination programme is a priority – not to mention the fragile hospital situation, endless lockdowns and our relationship with a newly solo Britain
Let’s look on the bright side of Irish life over the past decade
We’ve done well since the financial crisis. In spite of under-investment in health and housing, wasteful spending and high personal taxes, Ireland isn’t such a bad place to live
Dublin Airport tweaks its new runway plan to ensure lift-off
Heathrow’s proposed third runway faces likely opposition, but you’d have to get up early in the morning to be ahead of DAA
The Last Post: Beware flag-waving populists, both here and abroad
Trump may be on his way out, but we’ll have to endure similar tomfoolery from our nearest neighbours for a while. Let’s not copy them
Matt Cooper: O’Leary bets to the Max with extra Boeing orders
The Ryanair boss is taking a triple gamble in the belief that air passenger numbers will surge in 2021
Vaccination should follow a good dose of common sense
Analysis: The faster easing of Covid-19 restrictions represents a conservative compromise that will please many and disappoint others
Matt Cooper: Will airports be lifted when the economy takes off again?
It is predicted that once a vaccine is available, the economy will bounce back, but airports may remain a write-off for another year or more if the state doesn’t step in
Rash of resignations at No 10 just another episode of men behaving badly
Analysis: The threatened departure of Brexit negotiator David Frost wasn’t precipitated by anything relevant like the trade deal talks, but a fit of pique over the sacking of a colleague
The Last Post: Retailers facing catastrophe may need go-ahead for 24-hour shopping
The chances of a large-scale December economic reopening are not great unless the government is brave enough to face down the public health advice
The Last Post: The seven deadly sins that have blighted Trump’s presidency
For all our sakes, this narcissistic, arrogant and economically illiterate US president has to go
The Last Post: Collapse of test and trace is only latest failure of stretched HSE
The HSE has form when it comes to not doing what it is supposed to, and not communicating well about it