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Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien has pledged to provide an additional 50,000 social-housing units over the next five years. Photograph: David Sleator

Groundhog Day policy on housing is getting us nowhere

Economy
Eoin Burke-Kennedy
July 8, 2020, 09:25

Schemes do not make homes more affordable; they just bridge the affordability gap

Deutsche Post DHL chief executive Frank Appel: ‘We have to live and accept that there will be other viruses’

DHL boss Frank Appel: ‘We’ll be back to normal sooner than people think’

Retail & Services
Peter Hamilton
July 8, 2020, 05:00

The world would be a worse place without globalisation, says the 58-year-old German

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What is Covid Tracker Ireland?

Technology
Ciara O'Brien
July 7, 2020, 16:01

The HSE’s contact tracing app is live: so what is it all about?

As Revenue always responds better when people with debts approach it rather than the other way around, I would advise your siblings that they do so before any inheritance is otherwise spent. Photograph: iStock

Will family’s tax debt stop me getting my inheritance?

Personal Finance
Dominic Coyle
July 7, 2020, 06:25

Q&A: Dominic Coyle answers your personal finance questions

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Stocktake: Top-performing funds become tomorrow’s flops

Personal Finance
Proinsias O'Mahony
July 7, 2020, 05:40

Having a ‘mere peek at track records’ isn’t going to help you beat the markets

Mindy O’Brien of the environmental charity Voice at an exhibition called “Plastic: can’t live with it, can’t live without it” at the Science Gallery at Trinity College Dublin last year. Photograph Nick Bradshaw

How to save money while helping to save the planet

Personal Finance
Joanne Hunt
July 7, 2020, 05:35

Budget-friendly green moves include using a e-bike and reducing food waste

The laurels did not go to the flashiest players; they went to those pension funds who charged – and paid – the lowest fees. Photograph: Getty Images

Pension funds play loser’s game in alternative assets

Personal Finance
Jonathan Ford
July 7, 2020, 05:30

High fees have morphed into a benefit-free annual donation to the finance industry

Step by step: Outlook for the economy remains unpredictable. Photograph: Alan Betson

Future likely to be two steps forward and one back

Economy
July 7, 2020, 05:30

Cantillon: Signs of rebound evident in Irish economy but still too early to call a recovery

The S&P 500 has enjoyed quarterly gains of at least 15% on only eight occasions since the second World War. File photograph: Getty

Stocktake: History augurs well for stocks in coming months

Personal Finance
Proinsias O'Mahony
July 7, 2020, 05:30

‘It is important to be aware that extreme strength usually begets more strength’

Darragh O’Brien: plans to increase the salary caps on the Government’s new affordable home purchase scheme, due in September. Photograph: Gareth Chaney

More promises from Minister for Housing but will they build change?

Economy
July 7, 2020, 05:04

Cantillon: Darragh O’Brien pledges more affordable homes and first-time buyer support

Since June 29th, when many restrictions were lifted, a visible gap has emerged between the official stance on face masks – wear one if you think it’s right – and business-enforced practice – you have to wear one. Photograph: Denis Lovrovic/AFP via Getty Images

Where is the creative, effective advertising for face masks?

Media & Marketing
Bernice Harrison
July 7, 2020, 05:00

A mask campaign would help ease confusion and reassure people already wearing them

Fewer than 1 per cent panicked and sold all of their stocks. Photograph: iStock

Stocktake: Dumb money does the smart thing in Covid crash

Personal Finance
Proinsias O'Mahony
July 7, 2020, 05:00

Of those who did trade, the vast majority opted to buy rather than sell stocks

Photograph: iStock.

Stocktake: Markets should not bet on a Covid vaccine in 2020

Personal Finance
Proinsias O'Mahony
July 7, 2020, 04:50

Only 26 per cent of super-forecasters expect a vaccine before April 2021

The company argues that it invented and built the App Store that now reaches 1.5 billion device users.

Apple should repay its cultural debt

Technology
John Thornhill
July 6, 2020, 13:47

The company needs to rethink its aggressive approach as regulators and rivals circle

As people gingerly prepare to return to the office, the latest advice to employers is clear: ‘Workstations should be assigned to an individual and not shared.’ Photograph: iStock

Can we finally say farewell to the scourge of hot-desking?

Work
Pilita Clark
July 6, 2020, 06:00

Pilita Clark: In the post-Covid office environment, sharing desks will be a no-no

Tens of thousands of people face a difficult time ahead and many face losing their home.

Mortgage arrears: Prevention is definitely better than cure

Financial Services
David Hall
July 6, 2020, 05:30

More than 9,500 families lost their homes during the recent recession, a statistic many have conveniently forgotten

Blackhawk Network senior director of content EMEA David Walsh.

‘I would never really have shopped online before Covid’

Personal Finance
Tony Clayton-Lea
July 6, 2020, 05:20

Me & My Money: David Walsh, Blackhawk Network

Photograph: iStock.

Why gift a son now if it eats into his tax-free inheritance threshold?

Personal Finance
Dominic Coyle
July 5, 2020, 16:30

Q&A: Dominic Coyle answers your personal finance questions

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