The world has put too many financial eggs in a country run by a basket case
Concentration of global risk in one country – the US – is a source of enormous jeopardy
David McWilliams
David McWilliams columns
David McWilliams: In a trade war between the EU and the US, what happens to a city like Galway?
Donald Trump may have made a U-turn on Greenland, but the rupture between Europe and the US is permanent
Who do you trust more with your money: Jerome Powell or Donald Trump?
Although it might seem arcane, issuing criminal proceedings against the head of the Federal Reserve is a huge move of global significance
More than 80 Irish festivals to watch out for in 2026
Here’s our round-up of cultural showcases to catch this year, from TradFest and Electric Picnic to West Cork Literary Festival and more
We are witnessing a change that may be as dramatic as the end of the Cold War
Donald Trump is rupturing the world order and replacing it with something else but what that may be, we do not yet know
David McWilliams: What a shortage of Ireland jerseys at Christmas tells us about the economy in 2026
Until we see someone in government joining the dots, it is highly likely 2026 will feel like a slightly more asphyxiated version of 2025
Here is how Ireland could become Europe’s renewable Norway
We have the opportunity, but do we have the ambition and know-how to harness the power of the Atlantic?
In Ireland, the ‘working poor’ will determine future elections
Life in Ireland today looks nothing like it did when benchmark metrics were defined
Ranelagh’s latest MetroLink objection highlights bananas nature of hyper-minority rule
Ireland is moving from a democracy to ‘vetocracy’, where governance is paralysed because someone, somewhere holds a veto
To get things done, Ireland needs more engineers and fewer lawyers
A country run by engineers will build and accelerate into the future, while one run by lawyers will litigate and decelerate
David McWilliams: What is behind the anti-Americanism on the Irish left?
The Irish-American bond, our enduring and rewarding friendship, is bigger than any politician
Ireland’s focus should not be pensions for the old but homes for the young
Relying on more immigration to pay the bills might come at a heavy cost
Look out Ireland, our economy could go the way of Argentina
Ireland acts as if the good times will last forever
David McWilliams: Australia’s housing crisis looks very like Ireland’s, but it’s not the same
The more people believe property prices can only rise, the more recklessly they behave
As Ireland has become richer, more Irish people are heading to Australia
There’s barely an Irish family that doesn’t have a cousin, sibling or friend who has headed Down Under in recent years
A gap has emerged between the Irish establishment and the Irish street
This sort of gap is being filled by populists across the Continent
Where does the political aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s killing leave Maga and US liberals?
Walking along Fifth Avenue: the UN really messes with moody New Yorkers’ already volatile heads
Trump’s party at the royal castle did nothing to change shift of power towards China
US president appears to be back on good terms with Indian leader, which tells its own story
The GAA could solve a more pressing problem for Ireland than the presidency
Imagine if the associations’s existing network were pressed into service to implement a proven Danish model of co-operative housing
‘A vicious, unrelenting scam’: David McWilliams on the fraudsters using him in fake ads
Radio: Newstalk host Pat Kenny urges listeners to be cautious, while Simon Harris sounds the alarm about violent threats on Morning Ireland
Could France go bust? One of Europe’s biggest economies has pimped itself out to the world
The question haunting the EU: could France be a huge Greece at the heart of the bloc?
A panic in Washington DC will have untold consequences throughout the global economy
Juan Perón turned Argentina into an economic basket case with the kind of meddling now embraced by the US president
Houses are being built in Ireland, so why can’t ordinary people buy them?
Prices are rising because the biggest buyer in the market is pushing them up. Who will benefit?
State’s population grew by almost 90,000 last year, EU figures show
Republic’s annual population growth of 1.64% stands at about seven times higher than EU average
The more US tax money we get, the more dysfunctional the Irish economy becomes
Apart from the Apple tax money, Ireland collected a total of €28.1bn in corporation tax receipts last year
Ireland’s massive problem with ‘in-your-face’ crime is feeding fear
Despite people’s perceptions, violent crime has rarely been lower in Ireland, but a rise in ‘in-your-face’ crimes made viral by social media is feeding our fear
An answer to Ireland’s housing crisis is right behind us
Yimbyism: in North America, families taking the housing crisis into their own hands and building in their gardens, so why not here?
A lesson from The Godfather as Wall Street backs crypto assets it once dismissed as a ‘fraud’
Bitcoin is backed by nothing except hype but early adopters made vast wealth. Now they want to protect their own interests
This is what we need to do in Ireland if we want stable, affordable house prices
An honest discussion on population, underpinned by data, not emotion, is the only sensible way forward
David McWilliams on how ‘big incentives’ to build could save Dublin city
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Ireland needs immigrants. But our economy can’t accommodate an infinite number
Ireland has a management problem as well as a demographic dilemma
How Silicon Valley became the new Tír na nÓg
Venmo founder Bryan Johnson and other tech billionaires have set their sights on immortality. Is this as risible as it seems?
What’s stopping us converting Dublin’s O’Connell St into a residential neighbourhood?
Incentives to developers do work. Take the example of Parliament Street, in the heart of the city
Why is Donald Trump messing with America’s most potent weapon?
United States president Donald Trump is undermining the world’s reserve currency: the US dollar
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