The new Taoiseach can bring fresh energy, but has he new ideas that can improve the lives of the younger voters the party is desperate to attract ?
Cliff Taylor
Cliff Taylor columns
If Trump returns, the risk will be of a more extreme presidency, featuring aggressive policies on trade and investment with unpredictable consequences for the Irish economy
The lights are not flashing red — but they are now on orange
Many homeowners want to move, but the most severe lack of supply seen in many years is making it impossible for most of them to find a property
When the board is having emergency meetings seven months into a controversy, you know things are not good
Ireland needs to invest massively – in housing, infrastructure, public transport, climate change. But as the public finances tighten this will require better delivery and tough decisions
Red flags are being raised about the Republic’s ability to provide basic services to large employers
Last week’s DUP deal underlines the North’s links to the British market and casts doubts on its willingness to follow EU rules - this puts a big opportunity at risk
State supports like the Help-to Buy and First Home schemes are helping people buy their first home, but there can be risks here for buyers
Government policies are piling extra costs on Irish companies, adding to problems post-Covid - domestic businesses are facing a difficult 2024
There could hardly be a worse time, from the Government’s perpsective, to try to do a public sector pay deal. The surge in taxes has created a mood that pretty much anything can be afforded
The party’s politics works by setting ‘outsiders’ against home-owning ‘insiders’. But fixes demand complex trade-offs
The financial markets gambled — and bet heavily — against the mantra from the central banks that interest rates will have to stay ‘higher for longer’ to reduce inflation. What if they’re wrong?
Ireland has thrived from its openness. If this changes it will be hugely costly
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