Arthur Beesley

Arthur Beesley

Political News Editor

Arthur Beesley is Political News Editor with The Irish Times.

Ash Ireland, the anti-smoking group, said it was surprised the Taoiseach had met the industry chiefs. Photograph: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News
Taoiseach heavily criticised for meeting tobacco lobby

Martin says talks show ‘lack of judgment’ from Kenny

Roll-your-own tobacco products could be banned
Taoiseach holds formal talks with tobacco industry

Industry figures call on Government to reject proposals to ban menthol and roll-your-own products

British foreign secretary David Miliband argued that the real problem in Europe was “delivery deficit”. Photograph: PA
David Miliband warns that British weakness in Europe could hold back Ireland

“On a whole range of issues where Britain and Ireland have common interests and common cause, we get left behind. This is the more(...)

European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Olli Rehn. Photograph: Yves Logghe/AP
Government still obliged to cut public pay bill by €300 million this year, says troika

EU commissioner Rehn says requirements on Government for savings absolute

Apple chief executive Tim Cook arrives to testify at a Senate subcommittee hearing on offshore profit shifting on Capitol Hill in Washington yesterday. Photograph: Jason Reed/Reuters
Ireland labelled a ‘tax haven’ as US Senate investigates Apple’s offshore strategies

Maker of the iPhone and iPad accused of sheltering profits in Irish ‘ghost companies’

People walk past the Apple logo near an Apple Store at a shopping area in central Beijing. Photograph: Petar Kujundzic/Reuters
Scrutiny of Ireland begins to bite in Apple tax inquiry

Analysis: The spotlight on Ireland and other low-tax jurisdictions might yet make it more difficult to attract big firms into the (...)

Germany calling: Enda Kenny at a press conference in Berlin. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty
The Enda effect

Enda Kenny came late to power, but so far he has wielded it well. Will instinct, energy and affability be enough to see the Taoise(...)

Taoiseach sets priorities for final weeks of Ireland’s EU presidency

Minister for Energy Pat Rabbitte is initiating a formal review of the fiscal terms for oil and gas exploration but he has rejected demands from an Oireachtas committee for a Norwegian-style regime with very heavy taxation.
Oil, gas field fiscal terms under review

Rabbitte says he is looking to reposition exploration tax to similar level as the UK

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