My talk for the social media summit is here.
Noonanomics There are two Irelands. The one concerned with the big-picture stuff, the macro-economic story, will celebrate outgoing Minister for […]
Some of the world’s first public sector workers were donkeys. This fact is not well known, and it takes some […]
The government and our civil service have played a blinder since before the Brexit vote. As the referendum was announced, […]
Tax policy is all about detail, detail, detail. Who gets hit for how much and in what circumstances. What thresholds […]
In the wake of Britain's snap election, Ireland's ability to adjust in the face of uncertainty like this is probably […]
The concept literally no one likes rolls around every year. We’re stuck with the fiscal space forever. The reason for […]
Housing is the fundamental public policy problem. Everyone needs a roof over their head, preferably for a long time so […]
Bus Éireann can’t continue in its current form without one of three things happening. First, the unions could accept pay […]
Our understanding of the world is shaped by a hunger for narrative – a story with a beginning, a middle, […]
Part of Ireland’s prosperity rests on its attractiveness as a foreign direct investment hub. Ireland’s big idea since the 1950s […]
I’m writing this from Groningen, a beautiful city in the Netherlands with one of the world’s oldest universities. Groningen’s buildings […]
In this column two weeks ago I argued Bus Éireann should be shut down. Sixteen years of data convinced me […]
The Taoiseach needs to give his speech writer a high five, or maybe a fist bump. Because in the last […]
Should we intervene? This is the fundamental public policy question. It spawns a set of follow-on questions, like: Why should […]
The stock market is reaching new highs. People are talking about inflation again. Goldman Sachs has never had it so […]
