Smart Money: Majority of Irish people live in homes too large for their needs

Support being provided to offest effects of Britain leaving bloc on exports and sectors such as fishing

Collapse of German property investment scheme has left many SMEs with losses

We face a difficult interim period as we wait for the slow roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine

Smart Money: Ireland sold €5.5bn debt this week at a negative rate. What does this mean for the State’s finances?

Rules of origin also affect imports of UK flour

Growth will be lowered initially but the long-term impact may be more subtle

Speed of the vaccine rollout is now the key economic variable for this year

Q&A: From shopping costs to fishing, here is your guide the EU-UK deal

A rocky road lies ahead in early 2021, but beyond that the outlook is improving

2020 in review: You can’t turn an economy off and on again without massive damage

Trade deal between the EU and UK means damaging tariffs will be avoided

Up to 250 lorries stuck in England because of measures to halt new coronavirus strain

In many cases you are really just putting money into the pockets of those selling

Smart Money: Prices resilient so far, but next year could bring a different story

A guide to what you need to know about the rising cost of the State’s pension liability

Neasa Hourigan and Patrick Costello said they would vote against ratification of CETA

Consumers will quickly feel the impact of Brexit, deal or no deal

Government looking to repurpose schemes set up to help businesses cope with Covid-19

As the final deadline looms what is at stake for the economy, businesses and jobs

‘If there are delays in France, you’ll see it sooner or later on the M50’

Smart Money: Our tax rules meant this country was a vital link in the chain of tax avoidance

Failure to reach agreement between UK and EU would hit trade and hurt consumers

Eleventh hour brings us face to face with hard Brexit, disruption and high costs

Smart Money: More flexible working is likely, but what will it mean for your life?

Seemingly intractable problem of fisheries will require pragmatism and imagination

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

Smart Money: Whatever happens the economy will be hit

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

Toxic three-way relationship between Government, Nphet and business is not helping

Irish operation central to case relating to 2007-2009 tax assessment

Smart Money: Will Oscar Traynor houses be delayed for years? Or is there a way forward?

Both sides aware that failing to reach deal would cause huge damage

Government must intensify its help for businesses as science moves to beat virus

Smart Money: A new ESRI report points to where tax here is high – and where it might rise

Biden victory and Pfizer coronavirus vaccine announcement see share prices surge

Covid-19 curbs on behaviour have built up levels of personal saving never before seen

Smart Money: Massive exports to the US from the Irish pharma sector in the spotlight

After a nervy winter, focus will be on reducing long-term economic damage from Covid

Rhetoric of bringing American investment back to the US is key to Biden campaign

Cliff Taylor: We are starting from a position of what can stay open rather than what must close

Smart Money: How do we calculate the likely economic cost of ongoing lockdowns?

Call for Government to show how successive waves of opening and closing the economy can be avoided

If our economic strategy is open and close and wait for a vaccine, then the dangers are obvious

Four to six weeks of Level 4 or 5 restrictions could quickly add €1 billion or more to deficit

State has leeway, but the cost of another Covid-19 lockdown would be significant

The amounts of cash being put into businesses forced to close or severely restrict activities due to Covid is unprecedented

Smart Money: It is different to the last crisis – but a huge debate lies ahead on public finances

Budget 2021: Government ‘may be trying to limit’ further flow of IP assets into Ireland

Budget 2021: Economic outlook on a knife edge due to pandemic uncertainties

Major shake-up in VRT and rise of up to €50 in motor tax for cars with high emissions

International corporate tax regime could cost State up to €2bn in lost revenue annually

Shutting industry would hit delivery of housing and infrastructure, lobby group claims

Damage limitation, jobs, cohesion and hope are backdrops to Ministers’ tasks

Deficit for 2020 expected to be €21bn, considerably less than had been feared

Talk of more restrictions makes Budget 2021 a much more difficult job

Figures drawn up on basis of no further increase in public health restrictions

Updated forecasts suggest a figure of €21–€22 billion – less than 7 per cent of GDP

Smart Money: We need to decide which businesses need to close at Levels 4 and 5

Figure is €16bn higher than revised estimates published earlier this year

Cliff Taylor: Could the Government say no a second time to NPHET in a few weeks’ time?

Export sector remains strong but budget faces key challenge of building confidence across economy

Tax revenues beat expectations but forecasts see lower growth and higher unemployment

Smart Money: Many staff prefer the option of remote working but can employers facilitate it?

Cases at appeals commission at end 2019 on average had been in that process for at least two years

New official forecasts show GDP hit less than expected, but unemployment crisis looms

Tánaiste says ex-minister should have contacted Sipo before taking private sector role

Incoming chief of association of investment managers says he is in compliance with rules

Michael D’Arcy to resign Seanad seat for Irish Association of Investment Management post

Uncertainty has gripped the economy. Here’s where we’re at in this strangest of recessions

The more restrictions and the longer they last, the bigger the economic hit

Government must move now to help those whose jobs have been upended by pandemic

Smart Money: New Central Bank analysis of State’s wealth has key lessons

Cliff Taylor: Ecosystem of life in the city centre set to take another big blow

Smart Money: A new era of super-low mortage rates – and pressure on banks to charge for your savings

‘Brexit has changed the debate and put the whole issue in the melting pot,’ says expert

In some cases the Government is going to have to ‘play God’ and decide which businesses survive

Smart Money: Payments by higher earners support exchequer for now – but tax bills could rise

Influence of Irish commissioner in looking after specific national interests is limited

Businesses need to know what the overall strategy is. We can’t be waiting to find out every Friday

Smart Money: The situation is unprecedented and much remains unclear

Government urgently needs to persuade furious citizens it can operate competently

Smart Money: Will working from home remain the norm?

Maybe Heather Humphreys was right and some jobs will never return

Smart Money: Brexit is back – here are the five things you need to know

Government has to give clear advice on returning to work

Smart Money: A viable vaccine could change everything for the global and domestic economies

Jobs will be saved – but the coming autumn will be marked by an economic reckoning

This amounted to around 12% of economic output, according to an analysis published by the Department of Finance

Vat cut that will 'benefit everyone' is big surprise

Pump priming and jobs targeted but fear of second wave makes confidence scarce

Smart Money: Headline data shows we are better off than our neighbours – but it is wrong

Plan will include new employment scheme to support wages of those temporarily put on short-time working

Cash gains limited for State but fallout from a summit collapse could have been costly

Supporting businesses and jobs is the right path for now but unpopular decisions await

Smart Money : Vital decisions on wage subsidy, grants and VAT in the balance

Cliff Taylor: Cupertino, not Cork, clearly called the shots in tech giant’s Irish business

Cliff Taylor: Key question is will the State contest the decision again?

European court decision due this week will put corporate tax policy back under spotlight

Smart Money: The path of borrowing costs is vital for households – and for the State