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February 13th, 2017

'Tiny open economies like Ireland are more vulnerable than most to negative technology shocks'

Last week, Hewlett Packard announced it was removing 500 jobs from one of its Irish facilities. The move reminded many […]

February 6th, 2017

‘Trump’s not draining the swamp. He’s filling it up, and stoking another banking crisis'

Like many people, I wake up every morning and ask myself: what has Donald Trump done overnight? It’s hard to […]

January 30th, 2017

US economic model not best for Irish workers

Here’s where we are at the end of the first month of 2017. Theresa May is in London, trying to […]

January 25th, 2017

Brexit has thrown up the question that we, as a group of peoples, must answer

Like a train coming toward us through thick fog, the shape of Britain’s exit from the European Union is becoming […]

January 23rd, 2017

Ireland’s Brexit blues

Time to adapt or die in the post-Brexit world order Ireland’s response to Brexit will define our economic landscape for […]

January 15th, 2017

A month with the MacBook Pro

This is a quick update to the the previous post about getting a new MacBook Pro. So far three things […]

January 9th, 2017

Why can't we fix healthcare?

There are no beds. The sick and the dying are left outside while stressed-out healthcare professionals work round the clock […]

January 2nd, 2017

Economic Outlook 2017: The start of a new age of anxiety

On the advent of ‘Global Trumpism’, Stephen Kinsella, Ireland’s economic commentator of the year, reflects on its potential to destabilise […]

December 23rd, 2016

Some Thoughts on the New MacBook Pro

I’ve been working on Mac laptops since the early 2000s. I typically get a new one every 2-3 years. My […]

December 13th, 2016

Strange days indeed

We’re living through very strange times. Times when it’s a good thing that only 46 per cent of the Austrian […]

December 5th, 2016

Governing is about making decisions. Sometimes those decisions are life and death

Ultimately, governing is choosing the best option for society given many competing alternatives and scarce resources. What is best for […]

November 28th, 2016

Evincing the emotion of housing

Home ownership is the most emotive policy issue in the state. Not water charges, not public sector pay, not Travellers’ […]

November 23rd, 2016

Invested: 2017 An economic odyssey

We still live in the shadow of the global financial crisis of 2008. Investors need to be clear about this […]

November 22nd, 2016

Will robots eat your job? @ryanavent's snapshot of a global economy in flux

Review of 'The Wealth of Humans', By Ryan Avent, Penguin, €19 Will robots eat your job? Will your kids have […]

November 21st, 2016

The government doesn’t have the cash, so why are we talking pay

The government is trying to hold the line on public sector pay. It is currently politically convenient for Fianna Fáil […]

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