Public service retention crisis
Columnists are clinging to a romanticised fiction of inflated pay, golden pensions and cushy working conditions
Cliff Taylor
Cliff Taylor columns
Personal investment account: ‘What is the interest rate in the new scheme?’
Better with Money with Aideen Finnegan
A public pay deal will be done – and here’s what it will look like
The Government has to make a show of safeguarding public money. Unions have to fight for every last euro. There will be a few late nights - but a deal is inevitable
The most interesting assessment of the budget is the one you haven’t yet heard
Despite the corporate tax boom, Irish budgets are not boosting real spending power. There’s one good reason for that
Middle earners could be €750 better off post-budget, but they may not be impressed
It is ironic that the hardline fiscal conservative of Irish politics is Jack Chambers because he wants to control spending
Something big happened to the ‘most important price in the world’ this week
Interest rate on US government 10-year debt reached its highest level since 2007, with Ireland on an inflationary knife edge
Ireland’s corporate tax advantage is over. So what’s the plan?
The mutual Ireland Inc plámás between Irish governments and the big multinationals means about as much as Donald Trump’s assurances
There is a landmine posing a big danger to next month’s budget
Ministers have raised hopes of a giveaway budget - but events are turning against them
There’s no cost-of-living crisis for Ireland’s quietly prosperous class. Who are they?
There is, indeed, a crisis for many people. But there is also a minority doing very well
If there is a strategic brain around the Cabinet table, it is being kept well hidden
Excise duty cuts decision indicates if there is a strategic brain around the Cabinet table, it is being kept well hidden
Most of Ireland’s big targets on housing, infrastructure and families are stuff of fiction
Nobody believes these fantasy targets, but as they are still ‘policy’, everyone has to pretend they are relevant
Everyone agrees Irish house prices are overvalued. We’re in risky territory
The more prices get out of line, the higher the risk if there is an economic shock from AI, the tech sector, the Middle East situation or something else
Ireland’s Potemkin budget: figures belong in the fiction section of the library
The only certainty is that Ireland will continue to rely on rising corporate tax revenues to pay the bills at the end of the year
If you get up at a ridiculous hour to sit in horrendous traffic, there may be good news in the budget
But you might not want to get too excited
Will the State’s plan for the Carlton Cinema site revitalise O’Connell Street?
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
For 18 years nothing happened - now the State will try to revive Dublin’s O’Connell Street
A key test of infrastructure and housing ambitions is about to take place in the north inner city
Ireland’s tax figures are so remarkable that the world is noticing, and this brings danger
Ireland has no credible strategy for paying the big bills coming down the track from investment, climate change and an ageing population
Delays on the line: If you want to know why public transport is poor, look at Luas Finglas
Commuters can expect plenty of disruption, but no new lines, until at least the next general election
Lesson of Swiss vote may be that Ireland can’t avoid immigration issue forever
Immigration has been vital to Ireland’s economic growth. But, as with Switzerland, it has led to pressures on housing availability and costs
I won’t waste my time writing about this again ... definitely
The danger of Ireland’s reliance on a few big companies rises ever higher -but Irish politics does not want to know
Ireland is caught in a data centre trap and there’s no easy way out
In the culture wars over data centres, there is no space for the middle ground. But a realistic examination of the benefits and costs is what we need
AI is moving fast. Official Ireland is not
Looking at the AI boom now recalls the chaotic dot-com bubble of the late 1990s, though there is little doubt that jobs are on the line
Ireland is facing a cocktail of uncertainty - two key signs this week need to be heeded
More tech cutbacks are likely and Ireland’s jobs market is stalling- a response is needed
Meta workers are bracing for another round of job cuts. We should all be nervous
The immediate fallout will hit a number of sectors, but the longer-term implications for Ireland are troubling
Ireland’s moment of truth in the energy crisis is fast approaching
Whether to spend big to ease rising household electricity and gas bills is Government’s next big test
How can we square €500 Ryder Cup tickets and a €9bn surplus with talk of a world recession?
The Government needs to act with an urgency born of the risk that ongoing corporate tax growth is far from guaranteed
To understand the tangled economics of the fuel protests, start with green diesel
Government is dealing with two problems. One is economic. Second is those taking it upon themselves to rule on who can go where and when
Save like the Swedes: there are fundamental misunderstandings about Ireland’s new savings scheme
Simon Harris is at risk of overselling his plan
A €4 americano won’t bother those with GDP jobs, but squeezed middle are cutting back
As costs continue to rise, how to support those in the middle ground will become a crunch political issue
This energy crisis is utterly unpredictable – how much help should Irish households get now?
A good guide for any measures is that they be targeted as far as possible and temporary in nature
In Ireland’s dysfunctional property market, the starter home has become the forever home
With the second hand market hugely short of supply, many people are turning their three-bed home into a four-bed and staying put
Government inquiry into home heating oil and petrol prices is a political diversion
This week’s bluster gives the impression of some kind of crackdown – with consequences. Don’t be fooled
Trump’s economic moves seem contradictory and dangerous but there is a game plan
US president’s only goal is to get Republicans through the midterms in decent shape
The Irish jobs market is slowing and younger people are in the firing line
Young people are most exposed by latest jobs-market trends, including the impact of AI on entry-level positions
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