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Ireland’s tax veto again under threat from a floundering EU

What is clear is that Ireland’s position is increasingly coming under pressure

21.04.2024 9

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Stardust disaster: A national tragedy which became a national scandal

The state must ensure that the Stardust tragedy, and its cruelly long aftermath, never happen again

21.04.2024 7

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Editorial: Recognising Palestine must be done judiciously

One of the starkest divisions between the West and the rest of the world can be seen in their contrasting positions on the question of Palestine

14.04.2024 30

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Editorial: Very welcome promises to reduce personal taxation must be delivered upon

Michael McGrath’s final budget of this government is a good opportunity to ease burden on families and small businesses across the country

14.04.2024 10

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Alarm bells ringing over risky spending as new EU rules loom

Ireland is seen as outside the rules due to the distorting impact of corporate tax revenues

07.04.2024 6

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Any debate about reunification must park sentiment at the door and deal in hard realities

The dream of a united Ireland is a goal for many, but the costs of making it happen will be considerable

07.04.2024 5

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No end in sight for bullish stock markets after record start to 2024

Stocks across the globe are up as greed is clearly in

31.03.2024 7

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New taoiseach must deliver on his promise to back businesses unfairly punished by the state

Comments from Simon Harris backing business are welcome, but need to be backed up with decisive action

31.03.2024 6

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Editorial: Ireland must be at the table in European defence spending plans

Varadkar’s comments about Ireland’s enthusiasm for involvement were overshadowed by his resignation but are significant

24.03.2024 9

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Varadkar departs stage with some successes but far too many failures

Fundamentally, Fine Gael under Leo Varadkar lost touch with its base, and he has allowed his party to become confused as to what it actually stands...

24.03.2024 10

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Removal of rent caps secret to unlocking delivery of 50,000 homes

Just when this current government feels like it is beginning to make progress on housing, worrying news emerges to show it is nowhere near enough.

17.03.2024 10

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Editorial: Varadkar was right to make Ireland’s position on Gaza clear at the White House

Far-left calls for a boycott of the annual St Patrick’s Day trip to Washington, DC were illogical and petty

17.03.2024 6

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Editorial: Questions remain for Nama as state looks to finally close door on financial crash

Ireland’s ‘bad bank’ will finally be wound down in 2025 after significant controversy over its activities

10.03.2024 20

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Editorial: Glaring fault of Biden v Trump re-match is that voters are sick of both of them

US President came out fighting in his extremely political State of the Nation address

10.03.2024 7

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Government’s bungling has given people plenty of reasons to Vote No this week

Desire to modernise is correct, but sloppy preparations risk sinking both referendum proposals

03.03.2024 10

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Arguing that Ireland is too dependent on foreign direct investment is wrong

The FDI sector of the Irish economy will right itself in due course

03.03.2024 10

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Dublin’s €800 million in funding for cross-border projects is deeply significant

The predictably reductionist row over Casement Park should not be allowed to distract from an historic commitment from the Irish government

25.02.2024 10

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Minister and RTÉ both damaged after astonishing breakdown in trust

Extraordinary day of resignations and recriminations leaves trust levels at a low ebb

25.02.2024 8

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‘Another blowout quarter’ - Wall Street reacts to bumper Nvidia results

The US chipmaker is at the forefront of the AI revolution and well-placed to take advantage of what it described as ‘surging demand’

22.02.2024 8

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Editorial: Profligate public spending insidiously undermines public confidence

The largesse displayed at RTÉ coupled with the soaring cost of the National Children’s Hospital undermines faith in the state’s ability to manage...

18.02.2024 10

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Editorial: Ireland is right not to make empty gestures about Israel

The government is right to highlight the plight of Palestinians in the face of Israel’s extreme actions, but it must not get too far ahead of EU...

18.02.2024 8

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John Bruton 1947-2024: A life given to the service of a people who rarely rated him

Former Taoiseach leaves a powerful legacy of committed service to his country

11.02.2024 6

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Editorial: Move to drive traffic out of Dublin must not be tone deaf to the needs of firms

The council’s proposal is welcome but it is important to move carefully and to bring not local people and local businesses onside

11.02.2024 10

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Editorial: Failure to remove passenger cap quickly becoming national embarrassment

As an island nation on the periphery of Europe, maintaining a limit on the number of flights below an arbitrary ceiling would be an deliberate act of...

04.02.2024 6

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Editorial: We can but hope that return of Stormont is not yet another false dawn for North

This is a big test for Sinn Féin, and a lot of eyes, including south of the border, will be watching how it leads a government

04.02.2024 7

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Editorial: Too old Joe is far from perfect – but he must prevail over ignoramus Trump

Donald Trump is a terrible winner and the closer to the White House he gets, the uglier his comments and behaviour become

28.01.2024 10

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Editorial: Incoherent flip-flopping from Sinn Féin a clear turn off for voters

As the party faces into a pivotal election year, the sudden and steep fall in its support will be setting off alarm bells at party headquarters

28.01.2024 10

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Analysis: Irish-American Joanna Geraghty’s ‘gift of grit’ to be tested as chief of struggling JetBlue

With analysts unsure whether the ailing US airline will return to profit before 2025, the Concern charity chair has her work cut out for her

22.01.2024 5

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Editorial: Why reducing Vat for non-hotel hospitality sector is a must

Sins of greedy hoteliers are not good enough reason to punish small businesses who are dying

21.01.2024 4

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Editorial: Dáil term gets off to bad start as armchair warriors wind up the rhetoric

The debate over the Israel-Hamas war descended into chaos last week and the chamber was suspended

21.01.2024 5

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Editorial: Paschal Donohoe should stand firm on union calls for extraordinary pay hikes

There is a constituency of people in Ireland who are demanding a tougher stance from government in these negotiations

14.01.2024 10

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Editorial: Much to be done to salvage Ireland’s woeful record on delivering major projects

For the past decade, at least, successive governments have persistently misunderstood the nature and scale of the housing shortage

14.01.2024 7

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Editorial: Ireland’s tax returns remain robust but we must regulate our spending

The political urge to splurge is strong, particularly in an election year, but it should be resisted

07.01.2024 6

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Editorial: Donohoe must stand tough in facing down rabid union demands in pay talks

There are many who rightly say that price, paid by the taxpayer, has been far too high and promises of reform have failed to materialise

07.01.2024 10

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Europe’s red tape puts €82 billion worth of housing investment at risk

Housing has become a thorny political issue for Europe, with struggles to find affordable living space contributing to social tensions and voter...

05.01.2024 7

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Analysis: Record US oil production and weak demand set to keep prices lower in 2024

Despite threats by the Opec cartel to cut production in a bid to keep oil prices higher, record supplies from the US is keeping Brent oil prices on a...

03.01.2024 9

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Editorial: Despite healthy state of public finances, cost of living remains a problem

Michael McGrath’s comments about the country’s coffers are to be welcomed – but there is still work to be done for households to see the benefit

31.12.2023 10

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Editorial: This New Year’s resolution must be to turn a corner on housing

The issue has been a millstone around the neck of governments, frustrated the hopes of all those in search of a home, and dominated discourse to the...

31.12.2023 9

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Reader’s choice: Who said what – the top read interviews in the Business Post in 2023

Here are the interview articles that caught readers’ attention in 2023 - from the Scottish-born chief of Grant Thornton to the founder New York’s

27.12.2023 10

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Readers’ choice: The top-read news in the Business Post this year

Here are the 10 articles that caught readers’ attention in 2023 – from Helen McEntee’s adviser’s farewell to Kevin Bakhurst’s appointment

26.12.2023 8

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We need to talk about X – and the damage it is doing

The former Twitter platform is allowing users to post violent speech and lies so it’s time governments got to grips with social media

24.12.2023 8

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The housing crisis is a failure of both the market and the state

By targeting the cost of buying a home rather than the cost of building one, Sinn Féin is making the same mistake as the government

24.12.2023 7

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Readers’ choice: The top-read opinion pieces in the Business Post this year

Here are the opinion articles that caught readers’ attention in 2023 - from Johnny Sexton’s retirement plans to why Ryan Tubridy took on the wrong...

23.12.2023 8

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Editorial: Genuine concern about overloading refugee system should not be seen as xenophobic

There needs to be an honest and open debate about immigration or the far-right will fill the vacuum

17.12.2023 8

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Editorial: Isolated, prickly and clumsy, Hungarian leader Orbán foolishly overplayed his hand in Brussels

17.12.2023 8

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Editorial: State may have to pick up tab for rising offshore wind costs

Wind energy is the backbone of the government’s climate action plan which aims to halve carbon emissions by 2030

10.12.2023 10

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Editorial: Criticism of Ireland’s public finances coming from at home and abroad

The fiscal watchdog has accused the government of “fiscal gimmickry” while international economists have taken aim at our corporate tax regime

10.12.2023 9

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Editorial: Confidence vote shows Sinn Féin not ready for power

The opposition should hold the government to account but using the riots to sow division smacks of opportunism

03.12.2023 10

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Editorial: As war resumes, Israel should stop also fighting with its allies

A shockingly high number of civilian deaths in Gaza puts Israel’s siege on Hamas on shaky moral ground as it is – the last thing Israel should be...

03.12.2023 10

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Editorial: It’s time to put an end to wishful thinking on budget spends

Supplementary estimates are a normal part of the budgetary processes but constantly underestimating the amounts required undermines credibility

25.11.2023 6

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