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Borrowers cut adrift in great mortgage sell-off
Should the country prioritise private debt over what the State owes? By Business Editor David Murphy The escalating row about the State’s sale of 13,000 IBRC mortgages is far bigger than it seems at...
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Valuing WhatsApp
It’s not clear how Facebook intends to get value from WhatsApp By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent @willgoodbody Because it’s free. The straight answer given to me by a number of...
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Mobile World Congress 2014 – what to expect
By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent @willgoodbody It’s that time of the year again. When the world’s mobile moguls congregate in Barcelona, for one of (if not) the biggest mobile...
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Mobile World Congress Day One – First Impressions
By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent in Barcelona @willgoodbody As a first time visitor to Mobile World Congress, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. I knew it would be big,...
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Answering Ireland’s call at Mobile World Congress
By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent in Barcelona @willgoodbody Your product or service may be new. It may be clever. It may even be unique. But when you are a company competing on...
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10 things we noticed at Mobile World Congress 2014
By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent in Barcelona @willgoodbody After three brain frying, feet swelling, mind boggling days in Barcelona, our coverage of Mobile World Congress is...
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Low inflation may complicate Budget maths
Prices have remained largely static – which could put pressure on the Budget arithmetic Business Editor David Murphy There is growing sense that the recovery is taking hold – and it is easy to forget...
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Is it possible to fall in love with a computer?
In “Her” Joaquin Phoenix plays Theodore, who falls in love with Samantha the computer By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent @willgoodbody The movie “Her” was nominated for an Academy...
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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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