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Ian Guider: Five major issues new Enterprise Minister Peter Burke must address

Newly-minted minister has no time to lose in order to make a difference before next election

14.04.2024 10

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Ian Guider: Why neutered committee system won’t be getting any real powers any time soon

The restrictions put on Oireachtas committees shortchange elected respresentatives and the public

07.04.2024 5

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Harris can’t stand up for small firms and make work pay at the same time

In order to square the circle, the new taoiseach need to look beyond the usual solution of spreading money far and wide, and instead consider option...

31.03.2024 10

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Ian Guider: Little or no incentive for AIB or Bank of Ireland to pass on rate cuts

Lack of competition in Irish market means there is nothing to force main banks to reduce burden on mortgage holders

24.03.2024 10

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Head to head on the Shannon pipeline: White knight or white elephant?

Diverting water from the Shannon to rescue Dublin’s creaking supply is deeply controversial. Today we present the best arguments for and against

17.03.2024 5

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Ian Guider: Water is not a local resource, it is for national use and Shannon pipeline must proceed

Since Uisce Eireann took on responsibility for water across the country, the proposal has progressed at a glacial pace

17.03.2024 8

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Ian Guider: Government is tone deaf on impact of benefits increases for workers on small firms

If we want Scandi levels of entitlements then someone has to pay for it and it shouldn’t be small firms who can’t afford it

10.03.2024 10

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Ian Guider: Zealots against Dublin Airport expansion are anti-tourist

Additional tourism and airport expansion are badly needed for this island on the edge of Europe

02.03.2024 8

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Ian Guider: The Irish Reit is dying, it will be mourned

A forward looking move to stabilise the property market has been killed by tinkering policies

16.02.2024 20

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Ian Guider: Serious questions must be asked about rising costs of Cork’s long-awaited event centre

The figures involved have exploded to a mind-boggling €85 million and the project is on course to become a major white elephant

11.02.2024 10

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A permanent closure of Tara Mines would be far more devastating to the economy

Spurning the chance to get production back in a few months and saving 400 jobs is the best deal they are likely to get

19.01.2024 4

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Ireland is a true global leader in aviation leasing, and we must replicate that success

Tony Ryan’s legacy to Irish business extends far beyond the hundreds of Ryanair jets that bear his name today

14.01.2024 10

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Smurfit’s mega-merger with Westrock appears fraught on paper

An institutional investor is querying the rationale behind the Irish packaging giant’s $20bn tie-up with the US firm that will catapult it into...

07.01.2024 10

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Ian Guider: Investors bet on the roaring ‘20s starting next year

Financial markets have wagered the house on a presumption that the risks and issues which made the last few years problematic will end

30.12.2023 6

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Ian Guider: Looking ahead, we are in for a shock at how profitable the banks will become

Last year was a stellar one for Irish banks and credit unions, and 2024 is only going to get better

24.12.2023 8

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Ian Guider: Solar21 case shows state’s watchdogs bark but rarely bite

Solar21 company case highlights the attitude of the state to compliance with company law and investor protection

17.12.2023 8

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Ian Guider: why the unions will win in the public sector pay talks

This is the worst time politically and economically for the government to negotiate a new agreement

03.12.2023 20

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Ian Guider: Irish banks will rue misguided decision to abandon payments app revolution

The lenders are making so much money that they don’t need to take on the fintechs but that short-sighted decision could come back to haunt them

26.11.2023 10

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Ian Guider: Riots show Dublin needs improved services – not more shiny office blocks

The seriousness of the events on Thursday night mark a culmination in deterioration of Dublin in more ways than one

24.11.2023 7

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Ian Guider: Bakhurst has boxed clever so far, but fightback over cuts looms

Many of the suggestions in RTÉ’s direction document make sense, but there are staff members who would prefer to preserve the status quo

19.11.2023 10

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Ian Guider: We could save face by taking Apple’s €13bn and giving it to the taxpayer

Our reputation has been damaged twice by the long-running case, which is now set to run even longer with the EU court’s decision

09.11.2023 6

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Ian Guider: New Ires Reit chief will face the same problems – high interest rates and €1,772 rents

Margaret Sweeney has said she plans to step down next spring but rent caps and rising loan repayments will hinder her successor

05.11.2023 6

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Ian Guider: Sacrificing Irish racing might be the price worth paying to halt problem gambling

The sport claims that new legislation aimed at curbing betting advertising could put its future in doubt

28.10.2023 8

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Ian Guider: Sticking plaster of more money will not fix bloated mess of HSE

An interim solution to the failings of the HSE will be cobbled together, but the same problems will exist next year

22.10.2023 7

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Warehoused tax debt set to cause major problems for companies

The failure of Mac Interiors to convince the High Court to accept its survival plan could be an ominous sign of things to come

15.10.2023 7

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Ian Guider: My radical 10-step plan for a pro-business Budget 2024

Ireland needs to get away from splurging on one-off spending and focus on long-term investment

08.10.2023 9

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Ian Guider: We Irish pay lip service to oversight but in truth do very little or nothing about it

Ireland already has plenty of quangos either unable or unwilling to regulate their sectors and get consumers better value. Will the CCPC’s new...

01.10.2023 10

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Ian Guider: DAA under Kenny Jacobs could do well and learn lessons from Ryanair

The Dublin Airport chief has the opportunity to potentially expand the airport into one of Europe’s main hubs if he buys the 260 acres adjoining it

23.09.2023 10

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Ian Guider: By staying the course, Ulster Bank would have been profitable

As AIB and Bank of Ireland look set for years of record profitability, is the ‘toxic bank’ regretting its decision to cut and run?

16.09.2023 10

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Ian Guider: Credit union movement is littered with scandal and disaster – just like the banks

A new era of competition is about to be ushered in. Have the local lenders learned from their mistakes?

10.09.2023 10

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