Business This Week: results, indicators and meetings

Ryanair’s full-year results expected to meet positive forecasts despite roster fiasco

Competitive boost needed to lessen impact of external threats on economy - report

National Competitive Council warns of dangers from Brexit and shift in tax policy in US

The political pulse: Brexit pessimism and post-austerity choices

MacGill Summer School had intense, informed debates on these two big themes

Flow of new jobs remains constant despite Brexit

IDA Ireland announces investments of more than €300m and about 620 additional jobs

Housing crisis having ‘adverse effect’ on Irish economy

Competitiveness council warns of threat to recovery from rising rents and house prices

Brexit shows need for Republic to improve cost competitiveness

Weaker sterling and higher oil prices provide ‘timely warning’ on exposure to shocks

Brexit poses a serious threat to economic prosperity

National Competitiveness Council warns of pressing need to plan for sustainable growth

Many ‘overestimate’ distance of homes from flood zones

About 300 parts of Ireland need mitigation measures due to house building on floodplains

Ireland’s huge childcare costs stopping people going to work

Cost of returning to work amounts to 90% of potential earnings, report notes

Erosion of competitiveness threat to economic recovery

National Competitiveness Council highlights costs of rents, borrowing and childcare as Ornua sets poor example on pay

Competitiveness must be at the heart of a new Programme for Government

The same urgency and commitment that went into stabilising the economy must now go into maintaining and improving Ireland’s competitiveness

Competitiveness Council recommends new site value tax

Tax would replace the current system of commercial rates and vacant site levies

‘Urgent’ action needed to boost Ireland’s competitiveness

Efforts at national level will stop repeat of mistakes, says Competitiveness Council chief

New climate council to oversee Ireland’s transition to low carbon society

11-member expert group includes some of the State’s top academics

Competitiveness Council calls for investment in infrastructure

To keep pace with competing jurisdictions Ireland must increase its capital spending Council says

Climate Change Bill commits Ireland to emissions cuts

Phil Hogan rejects criticism that Ireland has failed to meet its environmental targets

Clinch to lead research programme on emerging from financial crisis

Economist stepping down as UCD’s vice-president for innovation and corporate partnerships

Talk hears of ‘lack of thoughtfulness’ in modern discourse

Senator John Crown among speakers at inaugural talk at new UCD debating theatre

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE...
The Irish Times ePaper

Food Month

Celebrate the best of food with The Irish Times

Stardust

Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people