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Leaving Cert ‘too narrow and rigid’, OECD review finds
- Education
- November 30, 2020, 00:00
The Leaving Cert is “too narrow and rigid” and its main focus seems to be acting as a filter for entry into higher education, according to a review by(...)

OECD proposes global minimum corporate tax rate
- Business
- November 8, 2019, 16:56
Technology giants such as Facebook and Apple, and other large multinationals, could soon face a global minimum level of corporate taxation under new p(...)

Leaving Cert ‘should have greater focus’ on work experience
- Education
- October 16, 2019, 06:00
The Leaving Cert should have a more rigorous vocational focus and give real work-based experience to students, according to a review of senior cycle b(...)

No-deal Brexit: OECD warns Ireland will be worst hit outside UK
- Economy
- September 19, 2019, 11:52
Ireland will suffer the biggest negative shock from a no-deal Brexit outside the UK, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)(...)

Why we should ban autonomous cars now
- Innovation
- August 22, 2019, 04:15
I’m not a Luddite. I would not have been among the angry mob throwing their wooden shoes (known as sabos, hence saboteurs) into the workings of weavi(...)

Is the Irish economy overheating?
- Economy
- May 31, 2018, 05:56
Overheating is a nebulous concept. In broad terms, it refers to an economy that is expanding at an unsustainable rate, but what environmentalist would(...)

Alexandra Basin redevelopment would attract more cruise passengers, report says
- Transport & Tourism
- February 2, 2017, 20:44
Redeveloping Alexandra Basin in Dublin Port would aid it in bringing more cruise ships to the city, according to a new report. An Bord Pleanála grant(...)

OECD downgrades Irish growth forecast but global economy boosted
- Economy
- November 28, 2016, 10:15
The OECD has downgraded its growth projections for the Republic next year to just 3.2 per cent. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Develop(...)

OECD criticises State for lack of bribery law reforms
- Construction
- October 11, 2016, 12:02
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has berated the State for failing to update laws to help an international effort to combat(...)

The morning business briefing: tax avoidance on agenda
- Economy
- December 16, 2014, 08:39
Some key elements of the tax structures used by tech companies based here are in the sights of the OECD. In an update on its project to combat aggress(...)