“If the Dutch lived in Ireland, they’d feed the world but if the Irish lived in Holland, they’d drown.” This old joke came to mind when reading about Clontarf this week. Rather than address the fundamental problem of too many cars on the road at rush hour, Dublin City...
One of the oddest things happening in the Irish economy is that unemployment is falling quickly but income-tax receipts are not rising in tandem. The Government is confused. When employment rises so should income tax. So why isn’t this happening? A few weeks ago, I...
Irish investors will suffer again as Ireland’s largest private landlord bides its time to cash in Why do you think the share price of Bank of Ireland, Ireland’s least bust bank, has been falling dramatically? Obviously, there are clear international factors at play,...
Here is a clip from yesterday’s RTE Radio 1 News at One show where I was discussing the latest developments in the Banking Enquiry. The clip starts with some ausio from the Enquiry proceedings, I come in at 4:16. RTE Radio 1 News at One 28 May ...
Wilson Hartnell PR company have voted me Number 1 in their power rankings of the most influencial Twitter users in Ireland. Read more here, here and here for...
Our economy is showing considerable signs of life. Many indicators, which were dormant for years, are now pointing upwards. The big question is whether this is something muscular, the fruition of a long lasting plan or is it a massive sugar rush, fuelled by six years...
