Cliff Taylor

Cliff Taylor

Cliff Taylor is an Irish Times writer and Managing Editor

US treasury secretary Janet Yellen and Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe had one-to-one meetings in the context of the proposed tax deal last month. Photograph: Stephanie Lecocq/EPA
Big Irish companies in firing line in plans to enforce global tax deal

Smart Money: If a deal is done, Ireland would face stiff penalties if it did not join in

A big row is coming about what the ‘return to work’ will look like. Photograph: iStock
Cliff Taylor: Three big clashes are coming as the economy reopens this autumn

Working from home, Covid measures and public spending will be the big flashpoints

An EU survey of consumers confirmed that, in general, fraud is big business with Irish people among those most affected. Photograph: iStock
Why are fraudsters blitzing us with scam phone calls?

Smart Money: Scam calls are a business – the economics explain the deluge of fake calls

‘How do we get homes – particularly apartments – built at a reasonable cost?’ File photograph: Getty
Cliff Taylor: No wonder the Government has the jitters about its housing plan

If the big new strategy is to work, then in time house prices will have to fall

Is the three-days-in, two-days-out model the way forward, or just company bosses and office owners trying to evolve to a model which does not shift too far away from the past? Photograph: iStock
Three big questions for your working life in the wake of Covid

Smart Money: When, and how, will those working from home go back to work?

US treasury secretary Janet Yellen and Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe have had one-to-one meetings in the context of the proposed tax deal. File photograph: Bloomberg
Cliff Taylor: Thumbscrews on hand if Ireland does not sign tax deal

Biden and Yellen must get Congress on side first for a deal to go ahead

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe: “Details really matter.”
Irish consultation process on OECD tax proposal starts

Paschal Donohoe says State will have to make call later this year or next

What is the deal about and will Ireland sign up? Photograph: Eric Piermont/AFP/Getty
Give me a crash course in . . . Ireland holding out on the OECD tax deal

Donohue objecting to global minimum tax for multinationals under agreement

It makes sense to have a housing strategy and to make this a national priority. Photograph: Getty Images
Cliff Taylor: The Government is about to go really big on housing

Byelection loss will increase pressure, but will the new housing plan deliver?

The Covid-19 Delta variant is likely to delay economic recovery but not significantly change it, according to Central Bank governor Gabriel Makhlouf. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Covid Delta variant likely to delay economic recovery – Makhlouf

Central Bank governor says ECB is paying close attention to UK after ‘remarkable’ decision to lift all restrictions

There is a strong political wind down to collect more from big companies and close off their opportunities to shift profits and cut tax bills.
Cliff Taylor: Three reasons why the big global corporate tax deal could still fall apart

Smart Money: Even if the OECD talks fall apart, Ireland still faces the danger of US legislation relating to its companies

The longer the pandemic goes on, the greater the damage to key sectors of the economy such as hospitality, retail, leisure and tourism.
Greek alphabet is holding economic recovery hostage

Delta variant has raised new questions about pace of recovery and longer-term prospects

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins
Ireland’s soaring public debt: How big a problem is it?

The State will soon owe €250bn, we learned this week. Barely an eyebrow was raised

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe said Ireland “broadly supported” the OECD package, but did not sign up “today”. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins
Hard to see Ireland staying out of OECD corporate tax deal if US signs up

Analysis: Clear reputational risks in holding out on deal to make companies pay fair share

Paschal Donohoe has expressed reservations about the OECD proposals. Photograph: EPA
Ireland one of 9 countries to hold out on signing OECD global tax deal

Some 130 states have accepted the outline agreement – Ireland will remain in the talks

Outdoor dining in Dublin this week. The key thing to watch in the months ahead how the core unemployment rate reacts as pandemic supports are wound down. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Delayed reopening will most hurt our young workforce, again

Smart Money: Younger workers have been the most exposed during this crisis

The consequences of the decisions are significant. The winding down of Covid-19 supports will take longer and the economic damage will be greater. Photograph: Eamonn Farrell/ RollingNews.ie
Cliff Taylor: Gradually reopening the economy in phased way for everyone seems off the table

Delay to hospitality brings knock-on burdens to economy and puts other returns in doubt

Michael McGrath: he says winding down emergency spending “is fundamental to the task of bringing our national finances to a safe place over the period ahead”. Photograph: Alan Betson
Phasing out Covid spending will bring practical problems and fights in Cabinet

Big economic departments want spending to fall into line, but there is huge political pressure to spend, particularly on health an(...)

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe said the Summer Economic Statement would include an “anchor” for the public finances. Photograph: Olivier Matthys/EPA
Cabinet faces defining battle over how to handle the public finances

Ministers need to settle the row over what limits to put on government spending

The pricey isle? How standard of living in Ireland compares with EU

Smart Money: Headline GDP figures suggest that Irish people are well-off but are we?

A previous analysis by former Central Bank governor Patrick Honohan based on 2019 figures estimated that Ireland might be around 8th to 12th place in terms of the EU prosperity league, when distortions to GDP data are factored out. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins
Ireland ranks 13th in EU living standards survey

Figures focus solely on consumption and excludes multinational accounting which inflates Irish GDP

Loyalists take part in an anti-protocol rally in Portadown, Co Armagh, earlier this month. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire
North set to blow economic opportunity created by Brexit

DUP chaos leaves stability vital for economic progress hanging in the balance

NTMA chief executive Conor O’Kelly was appointed in 2015 on an initial five-year term, which was extended in 2020. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
National debt agency hunts for new boss as Conor O’Kelly due to step down

O’Kelly’s successor faces task of managing enlarged debt pile due to Covid crisis

US treasury secretary Janet Yellen referred to aspects of the plan which would put pressure on countries to adopt a new agreed minimum rate. Photograph: Justin Tallis, WPA Pool/ Getty
US raises stakes in drive for agreement on minimum corporate tax

Irish companies with US operations could be hit if Ireland does not fall into line

Facebook’s Dublin headquarters. The group has decided to allow some of its employees to work from overseas permanently. Photograph: iStock
Varadkar says high Irish tax rates are a problem – is he correct?

Smart Money: Tax rates are only part of the story

US treasury secretary Janet Yellen (left) meets with President of the Eurogroup and Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe on the second day of the G7 Finance Ministers Meeting, at Lancaster House in London on June 5th, 2021. Photograph: Alberto Pezzal/AFP via Getty Images
Cliff Taylor: The era of using tax as a lure for foreign investment is drawing to a close

International tax reform: Deal or no deal, there is a lot on the line for Ireland

The Government has made some welcome moves – on the right to disconnect and request remote working. But if it wants to put in place policies to push this in certain directions, now is the time.
Cliff Taylor: Post-pandemic decisions needed on working from home

Government policy must look beyond short term and kill commutes to ease working lives

Pubs, restaurants and retail have reopened but some sectors of the Irish economy never stopped growing during the pandemic.
As reopening rolls on, there is a hidden boom in the Irish jobs market

Smart Money: big manufacturing and service sectors are continuing to grow

Japan’s finance minister Taro Aso with Minister for Finance and Eurogroup president Paschal Donohoe at the G7 finance ministers meeting in London at the weekend. Photograph: Rob Pinney/PA
G7 agreement means Ireland’s 12.5 per cent corporate tax rate is under threat

Cliff Taylor: Low corporate tax will in future be a much less powerful tool to attract investment into State

US treasury secretary Janet Yellen meets President of the Eurogroup and Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe at the G7 meeting in London on Saturday. Photograph: Getty
Explainer: G7 tax deal – what was agreed and what does it mean for Ireland?

In what could be the biggest corporation tax reform in years, Ireland stands to lose €2bn

Minister for Finance and Eurogroup president Paschal Donohoe at a G7 meeting of finance ministers in London today. Photograph: Getty
Global tax rate: Ireland could lose €2bn a year under proposed reforms, says Donohoe

G7 backs 15% corporate tax rate in move which threatens Ireland’s 12.5% rate

Only one-third of 30 year olds own a property, leaving the rest depending on a hugely expensive rental market. Photograph: Alan Betson
Cliff Taylor: Young people not on board Varadkar’s economic rocket

Resources must target jobs and housing as high rent and low hope haunt generation

Boards are increasingly seeing core sustainability experience and expertise as vital and not just as a ‘nice to have’.
Corporate Ireland moves to embrace green agenda

UK Institute for Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability opens an Irish hub

British chancellor Rishi Sunak (R) greets Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the IMF, during the first day of the G7 summit in London. Photograph: Hollie Adams/EPA
G7 ministers to discuss far-reaching deal on corporate tax

Donohoe to meet with US treasury secretary at bilateral meeting on Saturday

Recent US research estimates that 20 per cent of full-time hours will be working from home after the pandemic, versus 5 per cent beforehand, an extraordinary level of change. Photograph: iStock
Working from home – will it stick after the pandemic?

Smart Money: Employees will have more flexibility, but just how much remains open to question

Homes built since 2013 will now be subject to the local property change. File Image: The Irish Times
Councils should be allowed vary property tax by more than 15%, Varadkar says

Property tax net to include buyers of new-build homes in coming years

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe said that from November of this year all homes would be revalued. File photograph: iStock
Property tax reforms will increase many homeowners’ bills

Cabinet to cut rate and broaden bands, but 33% of homeowners to see increase in charges

Reform of the Local Property Tax has been widely been long expected but will prove still unpopular with those who end up losing out. File photograph: Yui Mok / PA
Q&A: What will the changes mean for your property tax bill?

Full details of new changes as owners of newer and most valuable homes to be hardest hit

In economic terms trying to support sustainable jobs and incomes as the economy reopens also involves difficult choices. File photograph: iStock
Government starts the treacherous job of unwinding pandemic supports

Analysis: New plan promises billions in extra spending to try to ease path out of pandemic

Taoiseach Micheál Martin announced the plan shortly after noon on Tuesday outside Government Buildings with the other Coalition party leaders. Photograph: Julien Behal Photography
Economic recovery plan ‘the opposite of austerity’, says Taoiseach

PUP rate cut, 50,000 new training places and 9% VAT rate extended under €3.6bn stimulus package

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe may well have a talk with Janet Yellen at next week’s G7 gathering, which he will attend in his position as president of the Eurogroup of finance ministers. Photograph: Antonio Cotrim/EPA
Big decision looms for Paschal Donohoe over Ireland’s 12.5% corporation tax rate

Big countries likely to push for global consensus on minimum rate for big multinationals

The big changes so far have hit companies importing from Britain.
The Brexit squeeze on the Irish economy is only just starting

Smart Money: From sliced pans to fishing, there are more flashpoints ahead

Paschal Donohoe arrives for an informal meeting of the Eurogroup in Lisbon: The Minister for Finance says removing Covid supports now ‘would be akin to falling at the final hurdle’. Photograph: Carlos CostA/AFP via Getty
No 'dramatic changes': Withdrawal of Covid supports to be phased in from late in year

Government will outline plans to phase out payments from the fourth quarter

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe: ‘I do anticipate that there will continue to be a place for a rate such as this and for low rates.’ Photograph: Julien Behal
Donohoe says 12.5% corporate tax rate to remain in place for years to come

US leading calls for imposition of minimum global tax rate for big corporations

Minister for Finance and president of the Eurogroup of finance ministers Paschal Donohoe has signalled Ireland’s support for the OECD process, but also his reservations. Photograph: Antonio Cotrim/EPA
G7 nations set to back reform deal on international corporate tax

Plan has major implications for Ireland’s ability to use low tax rate to attract investment

Paschal Donohoe: The Government’s tactic is to push the discussion on what happens to tax and welfare to a new commission on the subject. This is due to report in summer 2022. Photograph: Julien Behal
They aren’t going to raise income tax again – are they?

ESRI points to big gains from increasing income tax rates – close to €1 billion annually

Illustration: iStock/Getty
No quick fixes: Eight ways to solve Ireland’s housing crisis

It’s been brewing for years, with lack of supply at its core. The solution lies in targeted strategies

A statement issued this week stated that the Irish dairy sector was committed to to making a positive contribution to the green agenda, but said that reducing dairy production in Ireland was not the answer. File photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times
Transition to a greener economy needs to accelerate – but how?

Key pressure facing businesses and governments is the pace of required action

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is now a key player in OECD tax talks. (Erin Scott/The New York Times)
US makes new offer on setting global minimum corporate tax rate at 15%

Offer could pave way for shake-up of taxation of multinationals with big implications for Ireland

The supports have been vital in keeping people in work and keeping businesses going, thus limiting the long-term damage of the pandemic. Photograph: iStock
How will the Government wind down the PUP and wage subsidy scheme?

Smart Money: Huge complications lie ahead as the economy reopens

Agriculture, responsible for a third of emissions, will be a key focus with varying signs from Government on whether a freezing or reduction in the size of the national herd will be needed. Photograph Nick Bradshaw
Climate conference to highlight challenge of turning pledges into action

Cliff Taylor: There will be opportunities here, but also really difficult political trade-offs

Glanbia and a Dutch partner propose to develop a cheese plant at Belview in Co Kilkenny to make soft cheeses for continental markets.
Why does it take so long to build anything in Ireland?

Cliff Taylor: Row over cheese plant hints at environmental battles to come

Ireland’s tax authorities have rejected an offer from consumer healthcare group Perrigo to settle an outstanding €1.64 billion tax bill. Photograph: Adam Bird/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Revenue rejects settlement offer on €1.64bn Perrigo tax bill

Consumer healthcare group hit with largest tax assessment ever issued by commissioners

Less well-off people have struggled to get into the market for years – and typically are renters – while the wealthiest , also owning houses, usually have other assets.
The other side of the housing crisis: rising wealth for many

Smart Money with Cliff Taylor: Less well-off people have struggled to get into the market for years

The NCPC report referred to a number of international studies reporting improved productivity due to working-from-home policies.
State needs to address barriers to working from home, study says

Reform required to attract skilled employees, national competitiveness council says

Perrigo has made an offer to settle a disputed €1.64 billion tax bill levied by Revenue. Photograph: Adam Bird/Bloomberg via Getty
Perrigo makes offer to Revenue on disputed €1.64bn tax bill

Amount is second-largest in the history of the State, behind only high-profile Apple case

Late last month Taoiseach Micheál Martin told the Dáil ‘the target is still the target’. File photograph: The Irish Times
Explainer: Will 82% of adults really be vaccinated by end of June?

Just under 3.1m will be needed to hit that target – so, another 1.77m first doses required

Part of the European Commission’s recommendations in relation to Ireland’s application for the recovery fund was a crackdown on aggressive tax practices. Photograph: iStock
Cliff Taylor: Ireland is set to be a member of the awkward squad in Brussels

With our limited payout from the recovery fund, the EU has less leverage with Dublin on this one

The shared equity scheme will be for new-build houses and apartments, with limits on the property price that qualifies. Photograph: iStock
How the new Government scheme will operate for first-time buyers

Smart Money: A step-by-step guide to how the shared equity scheme will work

Citywest vaccine centre: There are signs the vaccination programme is accelerating and moving to more than 200,000 a week. Photograph: Enda O’Dowd/The Irish Times
Cliff Taylor: Reopening plan leaves no margin for error on vaccines

The vaccine rollout is accelerating – but the next six weeks are crucial

The message from some other countries – including some parts of the US and Chile is that if you move too quickly, case numbers can rise even as vaccines reach more of the population. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill/The Irish Times
Vaccines and reopening: the 40% rule could be vital for Ireland

Smart Money: Little room for error in inoculation roll-out if reopening targets are to be met

Ireland’s policy of using a low corporation tax rate to attract investment is now threatened by the US proposal to tax the overseas earnings of its corporation at 21 per cent.
French and German support for corporate tax reform underlines pressure on Ireland

Cliff Taylor: Government may face key decision on proposed 21% rate later in year

Joe Biden: he has proposed an increase in the main US corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%. Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP
US Congress negotiations over proposed corporate tax may take until autumn

Global tax expert says Congress make-up means compromise is needed in whatever legislative process is used

Minister for Finance Pascal Donohoe has said there will be no ‘cliff-edge’ withdrawal of Covid supports. Photograph: Julien Behal. No Fee
As Ireland reopens, the Government faces a treacherous balancing act

Cutting the emergency Covid-19 supports presents a huge political challenge

The new commission on tax and welfare will recommend changes in the taxes we pay and the entitlements we receive. Photograph: iStock
Your tax bill is set to rise: what is likely to change?

Smart Money: The new commission on tax and welfare will consider sweeping changes

Pascal Saint-Amans: “Ireland is not a tax haven, it is an investment hub.” Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
OECD tax chief says Ireland will need to decide on sensitive issue of 12.5% tax rate

Talks on global tax reform under direction of OECD get new impetus by proposals from Washington

KBC is following NatWest, Ulster Bank’s owner, out the door. And we are left with a semi-State banking sector. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire
Cliff Taylor: To lose one bank is unfortunate; to lose two is careless

Why pull out of a market with some of Europe’s highest mortgage rates and fees?

Danger here: The Biden administration has proposed increasing a tax rate currently imposed on the overseas earnings of US multinationals and set at 10.5 per cent. Photograph: AP
Is Ireland’s 12.5% tax rate running out of road?

Smart Money: Six ways multinational tax talks could end – and what they mean for Ireland

As the Department of Finance’s chief economist, John McCarthy said at Wednesday’s briefing on the latest forecasts,as well as these supply issues, just how well vaccines will work remains uncertain.
Government forced to forecast through the fog of Covid-19

Cliff Taylor: Latest predictions set a baseline for public finances, but battles lie ahead

Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe said that stronger growth could help return the budget to close to balance by 2023 or 2024, on the basis of no policy changes.
Rebound in economic growth forecast to close budget deficit

State factors in €2 billion reduction in annual corporation tax revenues

Coronavirus has led to some of the biggest economic calls ever made by an Irish government. Photograph: Alan Betson
Cliff Taylor: There is a reckoning coming and big decisions lie ahead

Challenges loom for Government over domestic sector support and global tax reform push

US president Joe Biden has outlined plans for a big increase in taxes on US businesses, including – crucially for Ireland – on their offshore earnings. Photograph: Amr Alfiky/New York Times
Crunch point awaits Ireland in global corporate tax debate

Ireland has limited leverage as US aim for higher tax has support in large EU states

‘Are We There Yet?’ street art in the Grand Canal Basin area of Dublin: a phased reopening of the economy is expected to begin in May, but no dates have been set. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw for The Irish Times
Vaccine passports to new variants: the big reopening questions

Smart Money: There is still so much we don’t know about our economic restart

US president Joe Biden speaks at a virtual meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin: He has proposed a 21 per cent minimum tax on international earnings of US companies which would render our 12.5 per cent rate redundant. Photograph: Erin Scott/New York Times
Cliff Taylor: When Joe Biden hits out at tax havens, he’s talking about Ireland

Taxation warning shot from Washington must spur State to renew economic model

US president Joe Biden speaks to the press in the East Room of the White House on April 1st, in Washington, DC. Photograph: Drew Angerer/Getty Images
US Congress will determine impact of Biden tax plan on Ireland, experts say

President’s proposal carries dangers for the State, PwC managing partner asserts

Sgt Mick Ronayne, Sgt John Carroll and Gunner Mark McCarthy of the Defence Forces helping to set up the vaccination centre in Páirc Uí Chaoimh. As well as GPs, hospitals and pharmacies, the major vaccination centres and the online booking portal are central to the plan to ramp up vaccinations. Photograph: Darragh Kane
Vaccination system to face significant test in next few weeks

Numbers vaccinated will need to build quickly to nearly 250,000 people a week

A hopeful-sounding message on Chatham Street in Dublin: there are reasons for economic optimism. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times
Reasons to be cheerful:five reasons the Irish economy can rebound

Smart Money: Ireland’s lockdown has been long – but the economy has some hidden strengths

Danny McCoy: ‘At a time when strong EU support is required on a range of issues, it appears very unhelpful for Ireland to pursue a regime without any co-ordination with other member states.’ Photograph: Alan Betson
Ibec warns hotel quarantine extension could undermine Irish support for single market

Inclusion of EU countries in list would disrupt ‘significant amounts of essential business travel’

Defence Forces personnel at Dublin Airport await flights in order to escort passengers to their mandatory hotel quarantine. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins
Covid-19: Government row erupts over plan to expand mandatory quarantine

Anger in Department of Foreign Affairs in relation to Department of Health plan

US president Joe Biden has proposed a new 21% minimum tax rate to apply on the global profits of US companies. Photograph: Getty Images
Ireland’s low corporate tax regime will be undermined if Biden proposals pass

US president is pushing for 21% tax on global earnings of American companies

The latest US policy move is likely to signal support for a high global minimum corporate tax rate at OECD talks now under way. Photograph: iStock
Biden’s ‘global minimum’ tax rate carries big dangers for Ireland

Cliff Taylor: Republic’s biggest investment calling card could be under threat

A bus leaves the Crowne Plaza hotel after dropping off airline passengers to hotel quarantine in Dublin earlier this week. Photograph: Donall Farmer/Getty Images
Concern plans to extend hotel quarantine could breach EU citizens’ rights

Attorney General warns Government over plans to add 43 countries to high risk list

Mask-wearing mannequins in Monaghans on Anne Street South: The arrival – and apparent potency – of the vaccines has changed the debate. Photograph: Alan Betson
The long goodbye to one of the world’s harshest lockdowns

Analysis: Ireland in a race against time to vaccinate enough people to allow reopening

A mural by Emmalene Blake in Dublin city centre. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire
Cliff Taylor: Little early relief from lockdown, but will we see a plan?

Any loosening will be minor for now, but a wider reopening may be possible late in May

What can the UK’s reopening plan tell us about when restrictions will loosen in the Republic? Photograph: Collins
When will the economy reopen if our plan is like the UK’s approach?

Smart Money: UK’s plan providers pointers on how reopening may be phased in Ireland

US president Joe Biden in the White House during his virtual meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin on St Patrick’s Day. Photograph: Bloomberg
Cliff Taylor: Threats to Ireland’s FDI tax regime are quietly building

It hasn’t hit the headlines yet, but a big push is on for international corporate tax reform

It is important to recognise that current borrowing rates are extraordinary low and relying on them continuing would be unwise.
Are the terrible twins of inflation and higher interest rates on the way back?

Cliff Taylor: Leo Varadkar raises issue and bonds edge higher

Post-crisis idyll? Martina Lawless, research professor at the ESRI, believes savings will fuel ‘a strong boost in consumer spending’ once restrictions lift.
Pay down debt? Invest? Splurge? Seven ways to use Covid-19 savings

Smart Money: Savings are at record levels – if you are lucky to have some, what are your options ?

The offices of Davy stockbrokers in Dublin. Davy was for many years the central player in stocks and shares and in corporate finance. Its competitors did not like it – and it did not care. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire
‘You first, Davy second, client third. Fellas wore those phrases as a badge of honour’

How Davy’s me-first culture and intransigence towards the Central Bank brought it to its knees

The Government will hope that whoever takes on Davy takes it as one business, rather than buying just the wealth management side. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins
Davy controversy smacks of proxy battle between Old and New Ireland

The crucial difference to other financial scandals is that the decision-makers were immediately identifiable

Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus plan is a vital support, or risks setting off inflation and eventually higher interest rates. Photograph: Getty
Here’s why you need to watch the effects of Biden's stimulus plan

Smart Money: What happens to US inflation will provide vital clues for the world economy

Stockbroker Davy is expected to hire an overseas investment bank to manage the sale of the firm. Photograph: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie
Former Davy executives poised to back sale of crisis-stricken firm

Stockbroker expected to confirm before weekend that business is on the market

Any potential buyer of Davy would be conscious of the need for extensive due diligence. File photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins
Bank of Ireland approaches crisis-stricken Davy

No evidence of suspected criminal activity in broker inquiry, according to Central Bank

Davy Stockbrokers: the risk for Davy from this censuring and fine by the Cental Bank is of a damaged reputation and business slowly slipping away, Photograph: Aidan Crawley
Cliff Taylor: Davy story will not blow over with a bit of corporate box-ticking

Why did nobody stop for a second and say ‘Remember Greencore’?

The crunch factor in the Irish housing market is lack of supply – around 20,000 new homes were built last year, but we need 30,000 plus. Photograph: iStock
Will the new first-time buyer plan push up house prices?

Smart Money: Plan for shared equity scheme proving controversial

People enjoying the fresh air at Portobello Harbour in the Grand Canal in Dublin last Monday. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times
Cliff Taylor: Finding an Irish solution to our Covid-19 problem

Ireland should be in a position to meet – or beat– the new vaccination targets

Janet Yellen, the new US treasury secretary, has signalled that the US wants a deal on corporate tax in talks underway at the OECD. Photograph: AFP via Getty
Yellen signals it’s ‘game on’ for global corporate tax reform

Cliff Taylor: Coming weeks will bring lasting consequences for Republic

Derek Moran in 2013. Photograph: Alan Betson
Derek Moran to leave post at helm of Department of Finance

Secretary general will depart in July, with his successor facing big economic challenges

New research s shows how the Covid-19 income supports were vital in maintaining incomes as many employers’ businesses remained closed. Photograph: iStock
Cliff Taylor: Some have done a lot better than others during Covid

Smart Money: The economic hit has been unequal and this will become apparetn as supports wind down

A protest against sharp increases in the cost of motor insurance, 2016. Photograph: Dave Meehan
Personal injury guidelines could pave way to cheaper insurance

Judicial Council considering move, although some judges are thought to have reservations

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