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Cliff Taylor

The Irish Times

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Lowering fuel costs would benefit the better off in their big SUVs. Is that fair?

Lowering fuel costs would benefit the better off in their big SUVs. Is that fair?

A good guide for any measures is that they be targeted as far as possible and temporary in nature

21.03.2026 10

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Another consequence of the Irish property market: the one-and-done phenomenon

Many people are turning their three-bed home into a four-bed with a Dermot Bannon-style family ‘space’

14.03.2026 20

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In the Irish energy market, the punter always pays

This week’s bluster gives the impression of some kind of crackdown - with consequences. Don’t be fooled

07.03.2026 10

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Trump’s economic moves seem contradictory and dangerous but there is a game plan

US president’s only goal is to get Republicans through the midterms in decent shape

02.03.2026 20

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Demands by farmers for the head of the Bord Bia chair are delusional and dangerous

07.02.2026 20

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Trump is learning he can’t always get what he wants. But neither can Ireland

31.01.2026 10

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Ireland’s economic model is smouldering and we’re standing around the parish pump

25.01.2026 20

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The big question: Is Ireland willing to accept lower economic growth to cut immigration?

18.01.2026 30

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The Mercosur vote is a classic Irish triumph of hyperbole over common sense

09.01.2026 10

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Stablecoin, crypto and the coming battle for the future of money

03.01.2026 20

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AI boom has worrying echoes of past crashes

27.12.2025 20

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In the world of AI, a second-class business degree won’t be much use

20.12.2025 10

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Too rich for social housing, too poor to rent or buy. Who will help Ireland’s squeezed middle?

13.12.2025 10

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Ireland dodged a bullet this year. But there’s a caveat

07.12.2025 10

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Can the infrastructure plan tackle Ireland’s packed trains and traffic gridlock?

30.11.2025 20

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As storm clouds gather, Simon Harris has big decisions to make

22.11.2025 20

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Will this plan help a first-time buyer on €65,000 to buy a house?

15.11.2025 10

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A large hole is going to appear in Ireland’s finances - and guess who will be paying?

09.11.2025 10

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Let’s talk about immigration, logically and dispassionately

01.11.2025 10

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The Government is about to take on the judicial review industry. It needs to win

26.10.2025 10

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Ireland’s squeezed middle and stealthy wealthy pick up the tab for wasteful spending

11.10.2025 10

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Budget 2026: Six key points to watch out for in a politically explosive event

04.10.2025 20

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Budget tensions are already brewing. Expect a big public row soon

20.09.2025 20

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What was Jack Chambers thinking when he signed off on this strange document?

13.09.2025 20

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Taoiseach Micheál Martin insists Ireland is pro-trade ... except when it comes to Mercosur

07.09.2025 20

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Ireland’s quiet prosperity boom: Number of those earning more than €100,000 doubles

30.08.2025 20

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Ireland has a golden economic opportunity. Don’t blow it

23.08.2025 30

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Donald Trump’s era of Dick Turpin economics is a menace to our State

16.08.2025 20

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How Ireland’s economic future is being carved up in talks in the White House

09.08.2025 10

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There’s one scenario in which tariffs won’t be a disaster for Ireland

02.08.2025 20

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Amazon is not the only multinational losing confidence in Ireland. Will a €102bn plan fix it?

26.07.2025 10

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We need to face up to the fact that not all middle-earners are squeezed

20.07.2025 20

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When the world’s most powerful banker issues a warning about Donald Trump’s tariffs, we should listen

12.07.2025 30

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‘Trump always chickens out’ is starting to look more like ‘the man always gets his way’

28.06.2025 20

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Ireland needs to ditch empty promises and economic fairy tales and start confronting reality

21.06.2025 10

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Housing scramble for younger buyers becoming ever more fraught

14.06.2025 10

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The Irish economy grew by 22% over the past year. Yes, you read that right

07.06.2025 10

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Ireland cannot base its economic strategy on the ‘Taco’ theory – Trump Always Chickens Out

31.05.2025 20

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What does Trump’s 50% EU tariff threat mean for Ireland?

23.05.2025 10

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Earning well but still scraping by? Your situation may be about to get worse

17.05.2025 10

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If ‘housing tsar’ can bypass Ireland’s Kafkaesque bureaucracy, they might solve the crisis

03.05.2025 10

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Downsizing: All the noise and fury about the issue misses the point

26.04.2025 20

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Transatlantic trade war could have consequences for how we all use the internet

19.04.2025 10

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Will we be back in the Rose Garden for Liberation Day Part 2 in three months?

12.04.2025 10

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Cliff Taylor: The US has changed and there is no going back – Ireland needs to rethink its business model to keep up

06.04.2025 10

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Donald Trump’s tariffs: The distinct dangers for Ireland, pharma in the spotlight and what else to expect

31.03.2025 10

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Eight critical pointers to look out for on Trump’s tariff D-day

29.03.2025 10

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Trump is compiling a ‘dirty 15’ list of trade offenders – and it’s not looking good for Ireland

22.03.2025 20

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Dart West’s completion should not depend on how it affects two businesses

16.03.2025 10

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Ireland is a small country that has been doing a bit too well – and we’re right on Trump’s radar

08.03.2025 10

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