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Reducing Ireland’s beef herd makes more sense than a huge reduction in profitable dairy cattle
Ireland is at full employment, but building industry now falls in number of Irish workers
EU tax on aviation fuel will incentivise airlines to be more environmentally friendly while retaining links with families
Playing around with the books won’t get Europe’s biggest economy out of its downturn
Compared to the Republic, Northern Ireland has actually reduced greenhouse gas emissions by almost a quarter since 1990
Officials on both sides of the Border have been complicit in failure to deliver the necessary but controversial overground interconnector
On the Government side, the agreement will not break the bank
French study shows economic costs of change to green fuels would be limited, but there will be costs
Ireland doesn’t have enough workers with the skills to turbocharge badly needed construction
The Irish economy is a puzzle that takes some unravelling, but despite blips many of the signs are positive
Privatisation can work in competitive markets, but can it preserve public services?
Splitting the finance function of Government into two departments runs the risk of discordant budgetary policy
By 2026, aviation will be paying the same substantial price for its carbon emissions as industry rather than its current free pass
Starting point must be a functioning Executive and a working Assembly
Tax revenue generated in Northern Ireland goes nowhere near covering the cost of its public services