If the rules had been loosened sooner or, worse, not adopted at all, house prices would now be even higher with many borrowers in bigger trouble as rates rise
Caveat
A working group has told the Government that employers should be forced by court order to deal with trade unions. But turning that into a reality is still some way away
Leo Varadkar’s intervention after the budget this week seemed calculated to keep the issue on the table
It is as wrong to spend tomorrow's public cash today as it is to leave future generations the job of fixing the planet
The Commission on Taxation and Welfare’s eye-catching proposals push the boundaries of what the public will accept
The spending phoney war will soon be over and retail and hospitality had better watch out
AIB’s U-turn and recent Aviva chaos are two examples of why cash may still be some kind of king
Cutting alcohol excise or raising alcohol levies will make it harder to judge if MUP has actually worked
Ireland is playing both sides by importing oil and gas from despots while refusing to drill it from our own backyard
Standards and staffing were hit in the pandemic but companies must stop using the disruption as an excuse
The chaos around travel is emblematic of how the sector is viewed by those in power
It remains in the public interest for the State to keep a grip on institutions that continue to show signs of rot
Hoteliers claim room prices are up because refugees are occupying much of their stock. But taxpayers pay them for these and sector is profiteering on remaining supply
Less of the wage-price spiral doom-mongering. Employers can't hold off on pay rises with inflation above 8% and, as the IMF says, they could always accept lower profits
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