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Despite bailout exit, Ireland still not out of the woods
Michael Noonan needs to be careful not to over-play his hand. By Business Editor David Murphy Ordinary Irish people won’t notice the slightest difference between life before and after the bailout....
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Plenty of research funding on the Horizon
Horizon 2020 is worth €79bn over the next 7 years By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent @willgoodbody After all the planning, politicking, voting and spinning, this week finally saw...
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Chopra’s five lessons from the Irish bailout
Ajai Chopra is retiring from the IMF after working there for three decades By Economics Correspondent Sean Whelan In a survey article published by the International Monetary Fund on Thursday, 19th...
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The price of using gold as a safe haven
The price of gold has fallen 35% from its peak in 2011 By Business Editor David Murphy During the acute phase of Ireland’s financial crisis many people wondered if it was possible that the country...
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Peripheral bonds back in vogue after Irish sale
Decent yields – along with the ECB’s pledge to do whatever it takes to protect the euro – have made Irish bond attractive to investors once more By Economics Correspondent Sean Whelan The NTMA sells...
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The Good, the Bad and the PTSB
Questions remain over Permanent TSB’s good bank / bad bank plan By Business Editor David Murphy Imagine meeting your bank manager to discuss your financial situation. You have a performing...
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Google’s new $3.2bn Nest egg
Nest’s smart thermostat, one of two available products By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent @willgoodbody How can a company with just 300 employees, a handful of products and a...
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Compilation method changes to boost Irish GDP
The CSO supplied an estimate of up to 2% of extra GDP By Sean Whelan, Economics Correspondent @seanwhelanRTE Planned changes to the way EU countries compile their national accounts statistics could add...
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Games take bronze in battle for sport industry’s value
The money generated by sporting events is only a small part of the overall industry By Economics Correspondent Sean Whelan According to a new study on the economic impact of sport, it seems that the...
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Fallout from high risk mortgage lending continues
Sub-prime loans worth €1.9 billion are in arrears By David Murphy, Business Editor It is remarkable how much damage sub-prime lenders did in their short burst of lending during the boom. These lenders...
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They haven’t gone away you know – the OECD’s tax plans
Changes to international tax structures are coming down the tracks By Economics Correspondent Sean Whelan Pay attention tax-dodgers! The OECD people have been working hard on the issue of double...
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Replicating the success of Stripe, here
Stripe’s Patrick Collison (left) following in the footsteps of Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg (right) By Will Goodbody, Science and Technology Correspondent @willgoodbody Last year was a pretty strong one...
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IMF says structural reforms are key for growth
IMF urges policy makers to reduce debt, but in ways that do not inhibit growth by Sean Whelan, Economics Correspondent The IMF has just published a new book by a number of its staffers called “Jobs and...
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Happy Data Protection Day. Or is it?
Two years later, the EU is still debating new data protection laws By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent @willgoodbody Happy Data Protection Day! Yes, today is the 8th Council of...
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What Facebook can learn from Microsoft’s mid-life crisis
Satya Nadella is predicting a mobile and cloud-first world By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent @willgoodbody It was something of a curious coincidence that Facebook celebrated...
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Household debt or Government debt – which is worse?
Should the country prioritise private debt over what the State owes? By Economics Correspondent Sean Whelan The news that AIB is going to write down the “warehoused” portion of debt in split mortgages...
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Irish Nationwide mortgage holders not getting a fair deal
The McCormack family from Co Wexford are one of the 13,000 mortgage holders whose loan is to be sold by Business Editor David Murphy Is the State being unfair on Irish Nationwide mortgage holders? Here...
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Banking as a profession?
If British bankers establish a professional organisation, it is likely that their Irish counterparts will look to follow suit Here is another of my very lazy “blogs”, this one courtesy of a...
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Electric cars only a spark of genius away from acceptance
Charging an electric vehicle typically takes between 20 minutes and 3 hours By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent @willgoodbody For many years I’ve been fascinated by the concept of...
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More tax dodger news
The OECD wants to see countries automatically share information on money held in local bank accounts By Economics Editor Sean Whelan Once upon a time tax dodging was relatively easy; you just got your...
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