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Some current accounts now offer digital payment solutions such as Apple or Google Pay. Photograph: iStock

With fees on the rise, is it time to switch current account?

Personal Finance
Fiona Reddan
December 1, 2020

Customers rarely change accounts, but as costs go up here are the options if you do

Basic income for all: Has the Covid crisis given us a new economic model?

The Green Party proposes a system of UBI in Ireland for all citizens in 2024, pending a successful trial. Photograph: Getty

Work
David Gorman
November 28, 2020

Programme for Government promises trial of universal basic income in next five years

There was no vaccine for Anglo: Why the last crisis was different

The former offices of Anglo Irish Bank on St Stephen's Green, Dublin. File photograph: Frank Miller

Economy
Cliff Taylor
November 28, 2020

Then and now: 10 years after an Irish government lost our economic sovereignty

Columnists

Fiona Reddan

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Will income taxes have to rise to pay for Covid-19 crisis?

Dominic Coyle

Dominic Coyle - Deputy Business Editor

Will nursing home care put tax charge on family home?

Proinsias O'Mahony

Proinsias O'Mahony -

Stocktake: Betting against Robinhood users is profitable

Laura Slattery

Laura Slattery -

Retailers need to find their ‘theatre’ for town centres to survive

The Topshop store on Princes Street, Edinburgh, part of the collapsed fashion group Arcadia. Photograph: PA

Arcadia: What is going on at the Topshop fashion empire?

Worrying times for employees as administrators Deloitte search for a buyer

Speed of essence for vaccines but so is clarity around data

Health & Pharma
December 1, 2020

Cantillon: Many questions remain on how Covid-19 vaccines work

Union of BT and Arnotts will make impact of Covid difficult to calculate

Retail & Services
December 1, 2020

Joining both stores into a single company means just a single set of financial accounts

Irish early-stage start-ups suffering funding crisis

Technology
Brian Caulfield
November 30, 2020

Cautious investors focusing on companies in high-demand during Covid-19 pandemic

RTÉ board should not tune out from digital expertise

Media & Marketing
November 28, 2020

Cantillon: Industry change must be key as Oireachtas committee fills vacancies

Musk’s money, Santa’s immunity and Blinken’s Brexit analogy

Economy
Laura Slattery
November 28, 2020

Planet Business: Jay-Z is to become ‘chief visionary officer’ of a cannabis company

White knights or loan book cannibals – what will happen at Ulster Bank?

Financial Services
Joe Brennan
November 27, 2020

Yet another review likely to decide if lender has a future in Irish market

Cliff Taylor: Deal or no deal we are now heading for a hard Brexit

Economy
Cliff Taylor
November 26, 2020

Smart Money: Whatever happens the economy will be hit

Is Coveney the right man to lead Greencore out of Covid-19 crisis?

Agribusiness & Food
November 26, 2020

CEO insists he has right formula to bring convenience food company forward again

Ireland must beware as digital tax reform enters critical phase

Economy
November 26, 2020

US companies will pay more tax on their international profits

Sunak struggles to tighten Covid belt after decade of austerity

Economy
Denis Staunton
November 25, 2020

Analysis: UK chancellor causes political waves with cuts to international aid

French move highlights dangers for Ireland in brewing tax war

Economy
Cliff Taylor
November 25, 2020

France demanding tax payments from US tech groups including Facebook and Amazon

Europe needs to tackle economic fallout of Covid hard and fast

Economy
November 24, 2020

Governments are struggling to deal effectively with the health crisis, as they dither between keeping economies open and imposing new restrictions

Vaccine take-up will determine success in Covid-19 battle

Health & Pharma
November 24, 2020

Cantillon: With vaccine scepticism rising, the key challenge is whether people can be convinced to get inoculated

Twitter’s terrible fleets must be stopped

Media & Marketing
November 24, 2020

Not-so-new way to ‘join the conversation’ should be resisted at all costs

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