Cliff Taylor: What permanently low interest rates mean for you as a saver or borrowerSmart Money: A new era of super-low mortage rates – and pressure on banks to charge for your savingsThu Sept 17 2020 - 13:19
An economic united Ireland raises many questions - the big one is, who pays?‘Brexit has changed the debate and put the whole issue in the melting pot,’ says expertTue Sept 08 2020 - 01:00
Government’s new Covid-19 roadmap can’t come a day too soonIn some cases the Government is going to have to ‘play God’ and decide which businesses surviveSat Sept 05 2020 - 01:10
With unemployment soaring, why is the income tax take still high?Smart Money: Payments by higher earners support exchequer for now – but tax bills could riseThu Sept 03 2020 - 12:51
Trade commissioner role not central to Ireland’s Brexit outcomeInfluence of Irish commissioner in looking after specific national interests is limitedSat Aug 29 2020 - 06:00
Should we even consider incurring economic costs of another shutdown?Businesses need to know what the overall strategy is. We can’t be waiting to find out every FridaySat Aug 29 2020 - 01:00
The extraordinary impact of Covid-19 on the jobs marketSmart Money: The situation is unprecedented and much remains unclearThu Aug 27 2020 - 11:10
What’s ahead will make dealing with the golf dinner look like a picnicGovernment urgently needs to persuade furious citizens it can operate competentlySat Aug 22 2020 - 01:10
Do the latest Covid-19 restrictions mean your office will stay shut?Smart Money: Will working from home remain the norm?Thu Aug 20 2020 - 12:22
As Irish economy reawakens, we find Sleeping Beauty has a hangoverMaybe Heather Humphreys was right and some jobs will never returnSat Aug 08 2020 - 01:10
Covid-19 has distracted us from the looming threat of BrexitSmart Money: Brexit is back – here are the five things you need to knowThu Aug 06 2020 - 11:58
We have to rescue our city centres before we reimagine themGovernment has to give clear advice on returning to workFri Jul 31 2020 - 17:00
Coronavirus and the economy – what if it’s not as bad as we fear?Smart Money: A viable vaccine could change everything for the global and domestic economiesThu Jul 30 2020 - 10:56
Cliff Taylor: Government went big and early with stimulus planJobs will be saved – but the coming autumn will be marked by an economic reckoningSat Jul 25 2020 - 01:20
State has provided €20bn in direct supports since Covid crisis brokeThis amounted to around 12% of economic output, according to an analysis published by the Department of FinanceFri Jul 24 2020 - 19:16
Ireland's economy gets largest-ever cash injection with grants, tax cuts and loan guaranteesVat cut that will 'benefit everyone' is big surpriseFri Jul 24 2020 - 01:38
Cliff Taylor: Government spends big but the economy remains on a knife-edgePump priming and jobs targeted but fear of second wave makes confidence scarceFri Jul 24 2020 - 01:00
Why Irish households are not, after all, among the best off in the EUSmart Money: Headline data shows we are better off than our neighbours – but it is wrongThu Jul 23 2020 - 11:05
July stimulus: 'Staycation voucher', jobs supports and capital spending part of €7bn planPlan will include new employment scheme to support wages of those temporarily put on short-time workingThu Jul 23 2020 - 10:03
For Ireland, EU summit deal is not all about the moneyCash gains limited for State but fallout from a summit collapse could have been costlyTue Jul 21 2020 - 19:00
Cliff Taylor: Can the economic recovery now make it out of the waiting room?Supporting businesses and jobs is the right path for now but unpopular decisions awaitSat Jul 18 2020 - 01:00
Seven things to watch in the Government’s economic stimulus planSmart Money : Vital decisions on wage subsidy, grants and VAT in the balanceThu Jul 16 2020 - 12:37
EU court decision settles €13bn question: Apple’s money was never ours to taxCliff Taylor: Cupertino, not Cork, clearly called the shots in tech giant’s Irish businessWed Jul 15 2020 - 18:00
Political row brewing if Ireland loses its appeal on AppleCliff Taylor: Key question is will the State contest the decision again?Tue Jul 14 2020 - 17:46
Cliff Taylor: Win or lose, Apple tax ruling will be bad news for IrelandEuropean court decision due this week will put corporate tax policy back under spotlightSat Jul 11 2020 - 01:00
What does the Covid-19 recession mean for interest rates?Smart Money: The path of borrowing costs is vital for households – and for the StateThu Jul 09 2020 - 13:18
If you are young and live outside Dublin you could be in troubleThe looming two-tier recession will disproportionately affect these two groupsSat Jul 04 2020 - 01:00
How much do Irish people earn? And what will Covid-19 do to our wages?Smart Money: Pay was on the rise before the pandemic hitThu Jul 02 2020 - 12:15
Expenditure on training and supports vital to fight job crisis, report warnsGroup advises public be given vouchers to spend in worst-hit sectors of economyMon Jun 29 2020 - 19:48
Government must dive in to save jobs but some decisions will be politically explosiveDeciding where to direct cash – and where not to – in response to Covid-19 crisis will be controversialMon Jun 29 2020 - 10:05
The next government faces tough calls – but do not call it ‘austerity’New revenue streams will inevitably be needed to pay for programme for governmentSat Jun 20 2020 - 01:00
New government faces five key economic challengesLevel of uncertainty new government faces in economic arena is unprecedentedFri Jun 19 2020 - 03:00
The 15 ways the new government plan will affect your pocketSmart Money: Taxes, pensions and housing all included in Programme for GovernmentThu Jun 18 2020 - 10:34
Programme for government could mean PRSI increases across the boardThe deal says increasing the charge will be considered to help pay for higher benefitsTue Jun 16 2020 - 14:38
Bigger role for the State in new programme – but how will we pay for it ?Analysis: Programme for government sets a new direction, but is light on the detailsTue Jun 16 2020 - 05:55
Remember Brexit? It’s back and, yes, there’s another impasseUK confirms it will not seek extension to transition period at the end of the yearSat Jun 13 2020 - 08:28
Cliff Taylor: Why minister for jobs will be the toughest role in next cabinetAs the economy reopens in hope and fear, many sectors need support to surviveSat Jun 13 2020 - 01:00
Will soaring corporate tax revenues save the Irish exchequer in 2020?Smart Money: Fears about Ireland’s over-reliance on corporation tax will be put to one side. Put simply, we need the moneyThu Jun 11 2020 - 13:52
Firms brace for much lower revenue in next quarter, survey revealsChambers Ireland finds small businesses worst hit by lockdown and invoice arrearsWed Jun 10 2020 - 06:00
The State has just borrowed €6bn of breathing roomCliff Taylor: NTMA can pick and choose when to seek more money with plenty of cash in handTue Jun 09 2020 - 18:03
Cliff Taylor: Ireland steps on to a shaky financial tightropeFiscal stimulus can minimise Covid-19 austerity but cheap money will one day ceaseSat Jun 06 2020 - 01:00
National accounts record the calm before the stormData are a tale of two economies: the domestic takes a huge hit while exports growFri Jun 05 2020 - 17:18
Why Ireland will push for change in how EU recovery money is shared outSmart Money: Inflated GDP data could cost Ireland under European Commission proposalsThu Jun 04 2020 - 11:26
Remaking Ireland: Five positives from the pandemicThe crisis poses huge threats but also shows us ways forward in health, housing, work and lifestyleSat May 30 2020 - 06:00
Forget the €350 sideshow, mass youth unemployment is the real threatSectors where young people work are the ones that will struggle to bounce backSat May 30 2020 - 01:00
‘The recovery needs to be a full-scale economic renewal’Top economist Mariana Mazzucato on ‘doing economics differently’ in a post-Covid-19 worldFri May 29 2020 - 09:28
Four things that could help Ireland escape from the Covid-19 recessionSmart Money: Major reports from IFAC and the ESRI point to what might come nextThu May 28 2020 - 10:50
Cliff Taylor: Scale of economic decisions too big for caretakersRebooting the economy is a complex task best-placed in hands of new governmentSat May 23 2020 - 01:00
Way being cleared for €2bn payment to exchequer from NamaFinal size of agency’s surplus could be hit by Covid-19 crisisThu May 21 2020 - 17:35
Can Ireland just keep on borrowing to fight the Covid-19 recession?Smart Money: Controversy rages over how far Ireland can go into deficit to protect the economyThu May 21 2020 - 11:21