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Communications breakdown hobbles Irish Water
Irish Water’s failure to communicate its strategy is a key weakness Here is a question – how much of the Irish Water controversy can be explained by poor communications and the failure to convincingly...
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Noonan pricks the bubble in AIB shares
The State’s winding down of its shareholding in AIB could take decades By David Murphy, Business Editor You may have heard of somebody talking up shares, but talking them down is less frequent. That...
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Broadband plan must deliver for rural Ireland
700,000 addresses in rural Ireland will require the state to provide high speed broadband By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent Rural dwellers and business people could be...
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Draghi drags feet on QE
The ECB continues its slow march towards quantitative easing By Economics Editor Sean Whelan So, no quantitative easing this month – no surprise there. But the European Central Bank news conference by...
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Tax trends in the OECD
Ireland’s tax burden is below the OECD average – but personal income taxes are higher By Sean Whelan, Economics Correspondent The OECD has been looking at the impact of the economic and financial...
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Realities of regulation causing unease
Many blamed Ireland’s property crash on poor regulation – but the prospect of tighter rules is still meeting resistance David Murphy, Business Editor During the crash critics rightly complained that...
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2014′s highs and lows in Science & Tech
The Rosetta story had it all By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent It’s awards season. That time of the year, when organisations everywhere reflect on the 12 months past, and...
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Questions & Answers on the Banking Inquiry
The Banking Inquiry has been a long time in the making, but has a tight timetable to deliver its report By Business Editor David Murphy Why is the Bank Inquiry important? The banking crisis cost a...
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Central Bank sells €0.5 billion of IBRC bonds – to the NTMA
IBRC bonds replaced promissory notes used to fund the losses of Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide The Central Bank has sold half a billion euro worth of IBRC bonds – the debt instrument that...
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IMF staff like the Central Bank’s mortgage plans
IMF staff have looked at the impact of – and responses to – various property crashes By Sean Whelan, Economics Correspondent Staff at the International Monetary Fund have voiced support for the Central...
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Astute consumers benefit from lower oil prices
The price of oil dipped below $50 a barrel this week By David Murphy, Business Editor This week the price of oil dipped below $50 a barrel. Many observers don’t believe the commodity will remain at...
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Brian Cowen has even more banking questions to answer
Brian Lenihan was overruled in his call for the nationalisation of Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide By David Murphy, Business Editor Comment via twitter to @davidmurphyRTE Central Bank Governor...
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Is an increase in science funding on the way?
The Minister for Research says science funding here needs to reach 2% of GDP By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent In the media game, the end of one year and the start of another is...
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Will the Windows 10 effect be enough to revitalise Microsoft?
HoloLens provided the wow factor at the Windows 10 pre-launch By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent Such was its excitement about unveiling Windows 10, it took Microsoft more than...
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Selling Aer Lingus to Willie Walsh is not just about money
Willie Walsh may yet call the shots at Aer Lingus, having stepped down as CEO in 2005 By Business Editor David Murphy Comment via Twitter Slowly the tide is coming in – Aer Lingus seems destined to be...
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An assessment of Willie Walsh’s Aer Lingus bid
By Business Editor David Murphy For somebody who is so well versed in public relations and politics – Willie Walsh has been surprisingly inept in his handling of his bid for Aer Lingus. Mr Walsh’s...
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IXV proves sky’s the limit for space research here
By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent It’s not everyday that a new spacecraft is born. But this Wednesday is one of them. Around 1pm Irish time (weather and technicalities...
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Honohan on the ‘what if’ of the bank guarantee
Central Bank Governor Patrick Honohan has given a considered response on the Government’s options before the bank guarantee By Economics Correspondent Sean Whelan Central Bank Governor Patrick Honohan...
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Oh my – the problems with public wifi
“Free” wifi often comes with many conditions attached By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent I don’t like to rant – well actually I do. But there are few things that get me more...
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The cost of a Greek default
S&P and several others think a Greek default is manageable now If Greece defaults, we – Ireland – stand to lose €1.7 billion, according to Standard and Poor’s. And most of that loss falls on the...
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