Doherty says social welfare bonus and health overspend not included in calculations

Deloitte’s revelation over association’s accounts moves things on to a new plane

John FitzGerald: Government policies have seen better outcomes thanks to domestic expertise

Economist paid almost €25,000 for corporation tax review

HEA-backed report says the two institutions should form a ‘university of creative arts’

Fulfil row nears settlement and M&S braces for disappointing results this week

Results due from Apple, Merck, Pfizer, Aon and Tesla, McDonalds and Trinity Biotech

With a fourth night added, even Matt Cooper and Ivan Yates might not have enough to say

Brendan Dowling, Annette Hughes and John Lawlor to profit most from sale

Proposals included charging secondary pupils £200 and introduction of a property tax

Dukes puts the Fine Gael position on a more formal footing with the ‘Tallaght strategy’

Late musician’s favourite saying was ‘They won’t stop me singing till they put me in the ground’

Successive ministers sought to hand over routes despite union fears of privatisation

Economist Colm McCarthy says ageing system subjected to prolonged underinvestment

Forget the conjecture and take a look at the data - it suggests that while there might be some areas of concern, rising prices do not, in themselves, a bubble make.

Caveat: They are to be found all over the world, and today they will be donning the green

Also: Ireland should pull out of EU if corporation tax threatened, says Kingspan chief

Second phase of western corridor would be utter folly

Ireland is blessed with a priceless natural resource in tourism terms – its people

Ronan Lyons says tax relief for those struggle to buy property will only increase prices

Bill seeks to expand scheme that lets council tenants buy their houses at a discount

Minister insists Government’s new housing plan will not overheat property market

Economist Colm McCarthy says incentives will ‘add to the pressure of excess demand’

Director general says GDP figures, leading to ‘leprechaun economics’ claims, compiled correctly

Glenties crowd told working on Census 2016 showed ‘Ireland of Mary and Tom is gone’

Minister says election produced an inconclusive result, ‘a fairly messy parliament’

What is a youthful former private equity shark like Fergal Leamy doing running a forestry company?

With challenges on all fishery fronts, new CEO at BIM Tara McCarthy has a lot on her plate

Company says State-funded network should be operated on wholesale-only basis

Economist Colm McCarthy says proposals will give big players market dominance

Proponents argue it attracts foreign direct investment and makes graduates more employable

Some commentators had called for company to be sold during crisis

The semi-State is trying to stay ahead of the game through innovation and investment

‘Frank’ with Michael Fassbender and ‘Patrick’s Day’ with Moe Dunford top nominations

Reducing emissions in agriculture not an easy task, says UCC lecturer

The semi-State peat harvester intends to reinvent itself as a renewable energy provider

Colm McCarthy describes prospect of Britain leaving the EU as ‘remote but not entirely unlikely’

Economist Colm McCarthy says a British departure would hamper trade between the neighbours

With recovery underway, this was a year for comebacks as well as encouraging success for a new breed of entrepreneurs

Growth in profit partly due to three-month shutdown of generation plant in 2012