France is likely heading towards ECB support and a Marine Le Pen presidency
The country is being pushed closer to the once-unthinkable possibility of bankruptcy
From dereliction to Airbnb, the Gaeltacht is being destroyed by the housing crisis
Young families make communities – and if they have no place to live, the community dies
We have just seen a perfect example of Ireland’s fiscal incontinence
The Irish State has become a monstrously bloated organisation that has lost all sense of value for money
Irish house prices are simply too high, and potential buyers have hit a price ceiling
The current easing is not driven by new supply - buyers have reached the limit of what they can afford and the homes available don’t match what people want
Ireland is experiencing a surge in immigration. This raises questions for our tax and welfare system
If we want to take in lots of low-skilled migrants – to do the jobs the Irish won’t do – financial realities must be addressed
Students are screen hostages. They’re losing the ability to switch off and knuckle down
By our own high standards, educational results in Ireland are slipping. But not all the problems are technology-related
Death of Ireland’s nightlife is yet another reason for young people to leave
Ireland is Europe’s most dynamic economy yet our young people are locked out of experiences and opportunities readily available elsewhere
The US’s financial position is deteriorating rapidly. This is bad news for Ireland
Foreign investment in US bond market has been a boon for Americans, but they are vulnerable to a change in sentiment
Huguenots’ legacy written across fabric of Ireland, including Waterford’s famous ‘blaas’
August 24th marks anniversary of massacre of Huguenots in France
Socialism is happening in Ireland under a so-called centre-right Coalition
The Irish banking system is not functioning because there is not enough lending
People who already have homes are denying them to others
In the biggest housing crisis in peacetime Europe, residents are intent on obstructing a solution to the housing shortage
AI will bring bankruptcies, bank failures and chaos in international financial sector
We are facing an era of mass deflation. If prices fall across the board, how will we repay all the debt we have accumulated?
There’s a reason the State gets away with wasting so much of our money
The power of data is transparency. It is the power of the future
Is the US AI bonanza a fundamentally secure investment or an old-fashioned bubble?
Could China – as it has done with cars, drones and phones – simply undercut the Americans, providing better AI models more cheaply to the world?
Norway the clear economic winners after England’s own goal with North Sea oil
Scandinavian nation’s mature political system in stark contrast to greed, cronyism and economic mismanagement