Cliff Taylor: Government would need to embark on a major programme of assistance for the companies affected

Smart Money: why do lotto players ignore the odds? Economics has a surprising answer

Reliance on UK market combined with tariffs and bureaucracy represent nightmare scenario

Euro-zone slowdown makes a Brexit extension more likely to be accepted by Europe

Smart Money: public pay bill under pressure and looks set to remain that way

The health system swallows money without delivering any necessary improvements

Smart Money: All the classic project overrun mistakes are evident in this debacle

From Bino to Remoaner, we give you the essential tools to hold a Brexit pub conversation

UK government establishes special group to look at alternatives to proposed backstop

Smart Money: There are four key economic questions behind the nurses’ strike

Cliff Taylor: Brexiteers see border issue as technical, for Ireland it is much more

Industry figures trash Tories’ reheated idea of technology plus checks away from Border

Failure to reach agreement would reduce growth sharply, with rural Ireland exposed

Four main strategies are being proposed - some more attractive to Ireland than others

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar faces ultimate political call on Brexit

Smart Money: Is now a good time to make a big sterling purchase or should you wait?

If UK imports chlorine-washed chicken from US, what stops it entering Irish and EU markets without checks?

The UK must provide the EU with a reason to extend article 50 and delay the exit date as working out a way forward in 10 weeks loo(...)

Smart Money: Slowing growth outlook could prompt the ECB to delay its expected rate rise

Ten weeks left, the Commons is in chaos and the range of possibilities remains wide

Political stakes are high as Varadkar seeks to avoid no-deal Brexit while keeping the backstop

A legitimate question on the implications of an investment's temporary effects

European Commission clarifications unlikely to sway minds of DUP

Preparatory work seen as prelude to increasing capacity at Co Kildare plant

Smart Money: Water charges fiasco has focused government minds

The final desperate efforts to avoid a crash-out Brexit are about to get underway.

Smart Money: Brexit, world economy wobbles and interest rates are vital signs for 2019

Move would meet strong opposition from the Government and from Irish businesses

The first part of a series examines the trade-offs made in joining the single currency

The outlook for 2019 brings uncertainty to a new level as the world economy hits a turning point

Cliff Taylor: Contrasting approaches to tax bills show the delicate balance Ireland must strike

Cliff Taylor answers all your questions

Claim relates to a row over the amount of tax paid on the sale of a stake in a major drug

Smart Money: Controversy in Roscommon puts focus back on how rules work in Ireland

The Government has taken the first steps in no-deal planning, but there is a lot still to do

Revenue makes plans to avoid disruption to supplies after UK’s exit from the EU

Latest competitiveness analysis is notable for its blunt conclusions

Developments must be ‘viable for the housebuilder and affordable for the consumer’

HPRA waives relabelling requirements as industry steps up no-deal preparations

Border checks would be essential in some capacity if the UK crashes out of the EU

Smart Money: Who would pay for a united Ireland economy and might other gains help pay the bill?

Cliff Taylor: UK prime minister is to seek ‘reassurances’ on Irish border, but no-deal risk is rising

Trump policies and Brexit lurk as threats to Ireland while boost from global growth will weaken

Exploiting shortages for political gain will ensure ‘starvation of British people’, Hogan says

Irish market now down 24% on 2018 high point

Smart Money: New figures list Ireland as one of the lowest-taxed economies. But it’s not that simple...

British attorney general’s view in line with Irish analysis of how withdrawal agreement would operate

Cliff Taylor: Latest legal document highlights reality of the Irish Border backstop

No one can say what happens next if Theresa May loses vote on her exit plan

Smart Money: the three key insights from the latest Central Bank report on affordability and house prices

Latest analysis highlights the huge cost for Ireland of a disorderly, no-deal Brexit

Helter-skelter months ahead for Brexit with significant uncertainty and turbulence likely

Smart Money: Employees on average wages can’t afford to buy or rent, so is the jobs boom sustainable?

EU, UK agree deal on ‘future relationship’. Sorry, what now?

Belfast could market itself as a unique destination for foreign direct investment, allowing a free flow of goods into both the EU (...)

Smart Money: As sterling swings and uncertainty rises, what does it mean for consumers and business?

There are positives to the proposed Brexit deal for the Irish economy if it goes through

Foster says NI trade rules being set in Brussels would be ‘democratically unacceptable’

Paschal Donohoe hopes other countries will stay the course in opposing the French push for a new tax on big tech

Assurances involve prospect of UK staying in customs union for post-Brexit period

Smart Money: are we seeing a temporary slowing in mortgage borrowing or something more fundamental?

Decision due shortly on whether there will be a November summit on UK withdrawal

Frustration at bank salary caps ignores fact sector smaller than era of boom-time folly

Smart Money: Leo Varadkar’s tweet raised eyebrows, particularly as we stil owe the UK €4m

The transition period only kicks in if there is a Brexit withrawal deal

There is no magic solution to the Border issue and it is not clear whether there is any route to a compromise either

Cliff Taylor: Businesses have faced uncertainty since the vote in the summer of 2016

Smart Money: ECB will start to raise rates in 2019. What will this mean for mortgage borrowers?

Donald Tusk has warned a no-deal Brexit is‘more likely than ever.’ But if it happens it could be chaotic

The Government has to make a call – it can’t let this broadband saga drag on and on

Smart Money: A typical PAYE single worker got €16 a week from last three budgets - many self-employed couples have got €40

With extra resources to be poured into housing and health, overall in 2019 the tax burden on the economy will rise – with plenty o(...)

Move will restrict big companies transferring IP assets to other parts of their operations

Cliff Taylor: Basic gains for taxpayers come in below €5 a week, though some will gain more

Bulk of additional money in 2016 came from 149 taxpayers earning more than €400,000

Ministers are playing up tax reductions, but the extra cash is going to higher spending

Exchequer benefits from late corporation tax surge this year, but needs new revenues for 2019

Smart Money: High income PAYE taxpayers pay at a higher rate than the wealthiest

Irish firms face the prospect of rising business and economic uncertainty in the months ahead

Cliff Taylor: We must start managing our economy in defensive mode and hold on to gains

C&AG report shows huge variation in tax paid by 334 high net worth individuals

Political agreement expected by year end on interim arrangement, says head of tax directorate

The political decision has been made to hike spending – so the tax burden will not fall

Cliff Taylor: Quangoland is back in business

Smart Money: Everything you wanted to know about the Border question, but were afraid to ask

Cliff Taylor: Strategic thinking about the North’s economy is absent in Brexit debate

As Brexit withdrawal talks reach a crunch phase, the UK currency is firmly in the spotlight

Land agency may trap State between private and public house provision

Smart Money: The Irish model of wealth generation is tied up in boom-and-bust Irish house prices

End of unanimity voting on tax would be hugely dangerous to Ireland

Doing nothing is not an option with revaluation of properties due in November 2019

A no-deal Brexit is a very real risk and would bring chaos across a range of areas

Smart Money: Read Varadkar’s letter to Martin closely and you can calculate what the budget will mean for your pocket

Taxes were below expectations in August and so there won’t be much leeway on budget day

Department of Finance points out that national debt per head of population is €42,000

Smart Money: big gap emerging between new tenants and those with an existing lease

Cliff Taylor: Promised extra spending will take up most of our room for manoeuvre

Smart Money: Budget tax relief is to be aimed at ‘middle earners’. But what does this mean?

Cliff Taylor: The country faces huge challenges and targets it will struggle to meet

Cliff Taylor: Health plan must be given a real chance despite the demands of our system