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John Walsh: Businesses need to wake up to the governance challenges of AI and climate change

Backlash over Rishi Sunak’s green U-turn will be nothing compared to what companies will face if they don’t adapt to issues thrown up by AI and...

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John Walsh: Here come the latest French and German attempts to control Ireland’s budget

For decades, Ireland has resisted Franco-German attempts to control us, but pressure is intensifying

24.09.2023 10

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John Walsh: Fine Gael misreads mood of electorate, while Sinn Féin waits in the wings

With its focus on tax cuts, Fine Gael looks like it is about to make the same mistake for the third consecutive election

17.09.2023 10

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John Walsh: Government should prioritise sustainable policies over auction politics in budget

Fiscal watchdog warns against overspending as election looms

10.09.2023 10

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John Walsh: Sordid streets of San Francisco a grim warning of what could happen to Dublin

Stripe co-founder John Collison’s warning about the state of the planning system here should be heeded as the root of the California city’s...

03.09.2023 10

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John Walsh: GDP is out of date – it’s time we found another way to measure economic growth

The universal metric is inherently gender biased and fails to take in other factors such as the environment and societal issues

27.08.2023 10

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John Walsh: Banks put their foot in it once again with interest rates misstep

Reaping record-breaking profits while failing to pass on deposit rate rises was never going to play well to the gallery

20.08.2023 10

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John Walsh: An EU capital markets union could be a major boost for Irish business

Even as we debate the future of the Irish stock exchange, we should keep our eye on what Brussels is planning

11.08.2023 10

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John Walsh: Housing crisis, migrant influx and scandal at RTÉ could erode our political centre

Ireland remains a stable country, but it is not immune to destabilising factors facing other countries – and a consequent drift to the far right

30.07.2023 9

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John Walsh: Irish savers are the big losers as banking market contraction continues

Reluctant to erode profitability, the banks are showing no appetite to increase deposit rates

20.07.2023 8

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John Walsh: Our corporate tax revenues are safe for now, but that won’t be the case forever

The fiscal watchdog has warned the government against repeating the mistakes of the past – but global legislative actions could also cause problems...

14.07.2023 10

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John Walsh: We need an ‘IDA for housing’ to source building funds overseas

Institutional investors have been depicted as vulture funds but the truth is an international solution is necessary as the state cannot fund the...

09.07.2023 9

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John Walsh: Economy is as dependent now on corporate taxes as it was on property taxes prior to 2008

Any budget giveaway will present huge risks to the economy, yet fiscal restraint will be unpopular for the government going into the next election

02.07.2023 10

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John Walsh: Our housing provision system is at breaking point and needs a radical overhaul

Ibec’s idea to use rising tax revenues for a national infrastructure fund makes sense, but the housing crisis shows that the way we spend the money...

25.06.2023 10

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John Walsh: Sinn Féin’s hardline Eurosceptic approach to the EU is likely to soften

With its goal of Irish unity, a Sinn Féin government would need a good relationship with Brussels and the main EU power brokers – so if it...

11.06.2023 10

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John Walsh: Britain’s unedifying Brexit blunder should serve as a warning to us all

With resistance from unionists likely to cause disruption and instability, thorough dialogue and planning are needed before any referendum on Irish...

04.06.2023 20

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John Walsh: The government won’t do it, but approved housing bodies should be scrapped

These state bodies are so unreliable that developers can’t get funding on the back of a contract with one, and in any case low to middle-income...

27.05.2023 6

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John Walsh: Sinn Féin is now closer to Leo’s Fine Gael and Micheál’s Fianna Fáil than its 2011 self

As the country’s most populist party, Sinn Féin has realised the path to power lies not on the hard left where it used to stand but in the centre...

21.05.2023 4

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John Walsh: Time is right for state to let go of its bank holdings

Funded wholly by deposits, Irish banks are insulated from the sharp rise in the cost of funding that has put many US and EU banks at risk

14.05.2023 10

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John Walsh: There is a strong whiff of 2007 about all of this, but there’s reason to hope

The government might be well advised to consider the German system, where a strict monitoring process ensures all spending represents value for money

06.05.2023 20

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John Walsh: We have to prepare ourselves for the best and the worst that AI could bring

The debate is still raging on whether the dangers outweigh the opportunities inherent in developing artificial intelligence. But as the EU prepares to...

29.04.2023 8

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John Walsh: FDI has proven to be a winning strategy for us but it is not without risk

Just ten multinationals contribute 60 per cent of corporation tax and while the expected budget surplus of €10bn is to be welcomed, there is a real...

23.04.2023 7

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John Walsh: Attempt to select new RTÉ head has descended into farce

The national broadcaster is facing an uncertain future and it is vital that confidence is restored in the recruitment process

16.04.2023 9

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John Walsh: Ivana Bacik’s call to ramp up spending could be foiled by wider debate about inequality

While the focus on inequality might pave the way for Ireland’s first left-wing government, the global debate on the issue could deprive it of the...

30.03.2023 5

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John Walsh: Facing Sunak’s economic pragmatism, DUP votes against Stormont brake

Jeffrey Donaldson’s party prioritises constitutional absolutism above the economic benefits of the Windsor Framework

22.03.2023 10

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John Walsh: The pensions time bomb will be as societally disruptive as the housing crisis

The government must start planning now to ensure that the state has the fiscal resources it will need to meet the future demands of the population

16.03.2023 7

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John Walsh: The centre-left needs an economic vision to match its political rhetoric

Getting into government will be one thing for parties like the Social Democrats and Sinn Féin - making a success of it will be quite another, as the...

08.03.2023 6

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John Walsh: The curious case of the Irish banks and the non-rising mortgage interest rates

It is worth considering why the domestic banks have chosen not to increase rates at the same pace as some non-bank lenders

04.03.2023 6

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John Walsh: To solve the housing crisis, we need realistic conversations on funding

Until we figure out who exactly will fund the construction of the thousands of homes we desperately need, we are going nowhere

23.02.2023 5

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John Walsh: DUP and Sinn Féin need to shift positions on any border poll

The unionist community need to accept that a united Ireland is a legitimate aspiration, but Sinn Féin needs to stop putting a border poll front and...

16.02.2023 10

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John Walsh: Ireland should look to Germany when it comes to integrating migrants into the workforce

A large and sudden influx of refugees does not have to undermine the social fabric of a country, as recent German experience shows us

10.02.2023 20

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John Walsh: Increasing property tax could do a lot more for the state’s coffers than a wealth levy

People can move assets to other jurisdictions to avoid a wealth tax, a problem what would not be there with a revised property tax

01.02.2023 7

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John Walsh: Allocating extra resources for housing is not necessarily the right strategy

Before considering fiscal incentives to tackle the housing crisis, we should examine whether reform can deliver greater value for money on existing...

28.01.2023 10

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John Walsh: A lack of political leadership means business must lead the way on climate change

Political parties take climate change seriously – until difficult decisions have to be made, or an electorally important cohort has to be appeased

19.01.2023 8

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John Walsh: Will the recent change of tone in financial services regulation lead to growth for the sector?

The real test of the relationship between the industry and the Central Bank will be the introduction of the bank’s senior executive accountability...

14.01.2023 5

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John Walsh: A constant civil service ensures ongoing viability of the state

The ‘permanent government’ should be reviewed and reformed where necessary – but if it is undermined, the consequences will be momentous

07.01.2023 10

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John Walsh: How Ireland thrived and Britain stumbled under EU membership

Ireland’s economic success is often attributed to the corporate tax rate, but membership of the EU single market has been just as important a factor

27.12.2022 20

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