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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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The challenges of reporting on academic papers
Haruko Obokata and Teruhiko Wakayama were among the authors of the paper By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent @willgoodbody The latest controversy to hit the world of academic...
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Spotlight turns to SME debt
Morgan Kelly believes that the ECB is going to get tough on Irish SMEs By Business Editor David Murphy Whether he is right or wrong, UCD economist Morgan Kelly always has the ability to put the fear of...
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How Ireland could make a Big Bang in astronomical science
I-LOFAR thinks Ireland could become a star of astronomical research By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent @willgoodbody On St Patrick’s Day, as we marked our national holiday, a...
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AIB bites the bullet, how long before other banks wake up and smell the coffee?
AIB has taken a refreshing approach to the problem of mortgage arrears For five years, politicians have been carping about the slow-learning banks not writing off mortgage debt for homeowners in...
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Intel Inside the Irish economy
By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent @willgoodbody In 1989, when Intel announced it was to begin manufacturing computer motherboards in Ireland, the then Minister for Industry and...
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10 questions about the end of Microsoft XP support answered
Microsoft thinks it is time people moved to newer operating systems By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent @willgoodbody WHAT IS ALL THIS FUSS ABOUT WINDOWS XP? Like most software...
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Housing market isn’t playing by the rules
It is difficult to say exactly what is happening to the housing sector – but the market certainly is not behaving as it should. Above is the latest information from the Central Bank regarding lending...
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NCC warning on competitiveness challenges
The NCC says Ireland is still a high-cost place to do business At least the National Competitiveness Council hasn’t been taken in by the hype over property prices. It clearly sees the dangers of...
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Cold Comfort: Iceland after the crash
Iceland’s decision to let its banking system fail has not saved it from a difficult economic situation By David Murphy, Business Editor Comment on this article via Twitter This time three years ago,...
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IMF focuses on distressed loans
IMF estimates that non-performing loans in the Eurozone banks amount to €800 billion The latest IMF Global Financial Stability Report contains a substantial item on distressed bank loans in the Euro...
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Reflections on my first year as Science & Tech Correspondent
It’s been a busy year for science and technology By Will Goodbody, Science and Technology Correspondent @willgoodbody Last week marked twelve fast-paced, fun, demanding and extremely interesting months...
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Dog whistle politics and the next Budget
Michael Noonan is unlikely to have much scope for sweeping tax cuts in Budget 2015 By Economics Correspondent Sean Whelan Sometimes it really is amazing how people only hear what they want to hear....
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Boucher’s veto is a blow to State’s debt plan
Richie Boucher said Bank of Ireland would veto any deal that involved a mortgage debt write-off By Business Editor David Murphy Bank of Ireland’s CEO Richie Boucher has waved two fingers at the...
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Income tax relief?
The Minister of Finance is trying to find a way to increase tax bands – but he will have to make the lost revenue up elsewhere By Sean Whelan, Economics Correspondent “ My officials constantly model...
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