Over the past few decades, one of the electoral attributes of the Irish centrist parties – Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael – is an ...
When Donald Trump looks in the mirror does he see Juan Perón smirking back at him? The parallels between Trump and Argentina’s “strong weak man” (or weak strong man) look more uncanny as each week ...
“Gradually and then suddenly,” is how Ernest Hemingway described bankruptcy in his 1926 novel, The Sun Also Rises. This is what often happens when people run out of money and options. At first money ...
It’s not every day I worry about the welfare of estate agents. This tribe doesn’t immediately spring to mind as an oppressed minority worthy of our protection – but these days, the main street’s ...
From plutocrat to bureaucrat, everyone seems to have an opinion on Dublin’s proposed MetroLink. Some argue it’s too expensive to build, others that it’s too expensive not to build. One opinion that ...
When you are in a crisis, the choice is never between good and bad – it’s always between bad and worse. Ireland has a housing crisis. We have far too many people and not enough homes for them. We ...
One of the joys of writing a weekly column is the unusual tributaries explored, often sparked by real-world events. Today I’ve been watching old clips of The Godfather, in particular Marlon Brando’s ...
One of the golden rules of economics is you can’t manage what you can’t measure. Managing a problem will be easier using hard evidence, backed by accurate data. It is a business school version of the ...
No matter what some people might argue, Ireland needs immigrants. This economy and society cannot survive without them. From healthcare to high-tech, construction to hospitality, the country would ...
It’s not bad people who destroy cities, it’s bad incentives. Bear this economic rule in mind when digesting the State’s welcome initiative to save Dublin city, which was unveiled this week. “Saving ...
Average rents have hit all-time highs, especially in cities. Has the economy gone from hot to hotter? And what are we going to do about it? In the past couple of months the average new rent nationwide ...
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