My talk for the social media summit is here.
I have a piece in Foreign Affairs on how much of a role model Ireland should be for Greece, you […]
I was a rapporteur for the National Economic Dialogue, the report is included here.
I live a charmed life in many ways. I belong to a generation that was well educated, essentially for free. […]
Today I launched a report commissioned by Early Childhood Ireland called Footsteps for the Future, looking at appropriate and well costed […]
Together with Dan O'Brien and Constantin Gurdgiev I gave evidence to the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and […]
Last week, Greece became the first developed country to default on the IMF. Greece’s debt is 180 per cent of […]
Ministers for finance often have no idea just how powerful they are until they leave office. When they get the […]
Iceland and Ireland were both rocked by the fallout of the Global Crisis. This column argues that differences in currency […]
Greece will have a referendum seven days from now. Its people will decide, via vote, whether or not to accept […]
Would you give a lot of food to someone really hungry, or give everyone with a stomach a morsel? Will […]
Governments aren't the most logical of organisations at the best of times. When election season rolls around, any pretense at […]
Take one hundred economists. Punch each of them. Now that you’re feeling better, stick your hand in some ice and […]
The big questions never change in economics. That’s why it is so interesting to study. The context shifts constantly, which […]
Today I spoke at the IIEA on the theme of Consolidating Ireland's Recovery – What Next?, with EU Commissioner Pierre Moscovici, […]
I gave a talk last Wednesday at the Websummit's offices on Energy, Patterns, and Consumption, and enjoyed myself immensely. My […]
