The Family business: Stop using corporate jargon to describe drug gangs
‘It has not been a good week for the CEO … of the country’s biggest drug trafficking gang’
Darragh O’Brien falls into the urgency trap at Dublin Airport
Passenger cap is not a more important problem than housing or critical infrastructure
Web Summit case: Paddy Cosgrave was Steve Jobs. Daire Hickey and David Kelly were Steve Wozniak
Web Summit founders were unable to escape Rockefeller’s famous dictum about business and friendship
John McManus: Time to do a Trump on the planning process?
After a decade of tinkering around the edges, it must surely be time for more drastic measures to be considered, including emergency powers for government
Legislative pantomime to fix penalty points loophole is not as absurd as it seems
Government has no record of number of ancillary disqualifications given in lieu of penalty points
Project Eagle was far from Nama’s finest hour
The febrile post-Troika atmosphere contributed to the contentious decision to proceed with the sale of its Northern Irish portfolio after the leading bidder pulled out
The more Trump talks of tariffs the better it is for Ireland
As long as they are front of mind they prevent a more thoughtful approach being adopted to the Irish trade surplus
Jim O’Callaghan’s register of sex offenders would be a gift to vigilantes
Given the mileage online commentators got out of ‘unvetted males of military age’, it is terrifying to think where this might end up
Is Ireland backing the wrong horse with Intel?
Despite the chip maker’s many problems, we have little choice but to double down on our investment
Would you be happy to see your neighbours build a second home in the garden?
Given the ferocious opposition mounted to almost every development of scale, particularly in Dublin, the concept is unlikely to meet with widespread approval here
Idea that Dublin city is a lawless wasteland must be countered
Dublin businesses appear to have realised that banging on about the capital not being safe is counterproductive
The ‘give it a lash’ attitude of developers is contributing to Dublin’s dereliction problem
Long delays, failed projects and a city centre blighted by derelict sites – maybe it’s time for more realistic planning applications
Apartment money machine is broken but Government want a reboot by rising rent
An investor strike is forcing the Government to review rent pressure zones, but it could prove a retrograde step
Working from home: your rights on remote working, flexible working and work-life balance
There is no right to remote work, but a request must be considered by an employer
Peter McVerry scapegoating misses the bigger question about homelessness
How the State got itself into a position where it was so dependent on a voluntary organisation to provide a vital service is the real issue