Why Apple's €14 billion is bad timing for Govt's budget planning Public knowledge that Ireland is set to receive a tax windfall will increase pressure to loosen the purse strings in Budget 2025 Budget 2025 • 12 Sep 24
Why Apple's €14 billion is bad timing for Govt's budget planning Public knowledge that Ireland is set to receive a tax windfall will increase pressure to loosen the purse strings in Budget 2025 Budget 2025 • 12 Sep 24
How to save cash on your energy bills Reducing energy use is the most immediate measure we can do to reduce our exposure to high energy bills Energy • 29 Aug 24
How to save cash on your energy bills Reducing energy use is the most immediate measure we can do to reduce our exposure to high energy bills Energy • 29 Aug 24
Would you really pay €500 for an Oasis ticket? We don't always rationally and objectively evaluate our willingness to pay a high price for a ticket in advance of doing so Oasis • 03 Sep 24
Would you really pay €500 for an Oasis ticket? We don't always rationally and objectively evaluate our willingness to pay a high price for a ticket in advance of doing so Oasis • 03 Sep 24
Is increased funding for sport good value for money? Given the benefits and future returns from increased spending on sport, this is one Budget 2025 demand the Government should run with Sport • 26 Aug 24
Is increased funding for sport good value for money? Given the benefits and future returns from increased spending on sport, this is one Budget 2025 demand the Government should run with Sport • 26 Aug 24
Here are 5 issues that might decide the US presidential election These key issues have particular resonance in the swing states which will have a huge impact on the outcome in November US presidential election • 22 Aug 24
Here are 5 issues that might decide the US presidential election These key issues have particular resonance in the swing states which will have a huge impact on the outcome in November US presidential election • 22 Aug 24
How healthy Kerry sand dunes are worth €9 million a year Despite the value of the Irish coastal ecosystem, there is no coherent national investment policy for communities along the Wild Atlantic Way Marine • 08 Aug 24
How healthy Kerry sand dunes are worth €9 million a year Despite the value of the Irish coastal ecosystem, there is no coherent national investment policy for communities along the Wild Atlantic Way Marine • 08 Aug 24
Grand Slam: how economics shed light on champions' performances The astronomical prize money on offer attracts the biggest tennis stars, but it also ensures they bring their A game Tennis • 12 Jul 24
Grand Slam: how economics shed light on champions' performances The astronomical prize money on offer attracts the biggest tennis stars, but it also ensures they bring their A game Tennis • 12 Jul 24
Are concerts and festivals good for the Irish economy? It's good news if the event takes place in your town, but the benefits of the bounce are short-term at best Live Music • 04 Jul 24
Are concerts and festivals good for the Irish economy? It's good news if the event takes place in your town, but the benefits of the bounce are short-term at best Live Music • 04 Jul 24
Why the real economic effects of Swiftonomics are hard to measure We need to establish if the money spent in Dublin this weekend is 'new money' or cash which would have spent elsewhere in the economy Taylor Swift • 26 Jul 24
Why the real economic effects of Swiftonomics are hard to measure We need to establish if the money spent in Dublin this weekend is 'new money' or cash which would have spent elsewhere in the economy Taylor Swift • 26 Jul 24
What would Rational-Economic-Man say about timewasting on Insta? We should all take a lead from this economics superhero to help us think rationally about how we are spending our time Economics • 12 Jun 24
What would Rational-Economic-Man say about timewasting on Insta? We should all take a lead from this economics superhero to help us think rationally about how we are spending our time Economics • 12 Jun 24
How age, income and where you live affect the impact of inflation Increased prices for consumer goods and services have contrasting impacts on different groups of people Inflation • 11 Jun 24
How age, income and where you live affect the impact of inflation Increased prices for consumer goods and services have contrasting impacts on different groups of people Inflation • 11 Jun 24
How does the area you live in affect your mental health? Research on Irish neighbourhoods show positive perceptions of safety, service provision, and cleanliness are associated with better mental health Mental Health • 02 Apr 24
How does the area you live in affect your mental health? Research on Irish neighbourhoods show positive perceptions of safety, service provision, and cleanliness are associated with better mental health Mental Health • 02 Apr 24
What do council budgets tell us about public services and taxes? Ahead of the local elections, it is important to inform ourselves of the key spending and tax decisions at local authority level Local Authorities • 26 Feb 24
What do council budgets tell us about public services and taxes? Ahead of the local elections, it is important to inform ourselves of the key spending and tax decisions at local authority level Local Authorities • 26 Feb 24
How Taylor Swift's football romance has won over female fans Taylor Swift's appearances at the Superbowl-bound Kansas City Chiefs' games this season has helped the sport attract more female fans Taylor Swift • 11 Feb 24
How Taylor Swift's football romance has won over female fans Taylor Swift's appearances at the Superbowl-bound Kansas City Chiefs' games this season has helped the sport attract more female fans Taylor Swift • 11 Feb 24
Why has Ireland shown a striking reluctance to plan its future? Ireland has shown an unwillingness for decades to produce and enact coherent economic, social and spatial plans Ireland • 05 Dec 23
Why has Ireland shown a striking reluctance to plan its future? Ireland has shown an unwillingness for decades to produce and enact coherent economic, social and spatial plans Ireland • 05 Dec 23
Is it possible to make housing in Ireland more affordable? Right now, the policy focus in this country appears to be on helping people to pay for unaffordable accommodation Housing • 02 Nov 23
Is it possible to make housing in Ireland more affordable? Right now, the policy focus in this country appears to be on helping people to pay for unaffordable accommodation Housing • 02 Nov 23
Why this is probably the best bottle deposit scheme in the world Lessons from more than 100 years of return culture in Denmark shows us why giving waste a value could work for Ireland Brainstorm • 27 Sep 23
Why this is probably the best bottle deposit scheme in the world Lessons from more than 100 years of return culture in Denmark shows us why giving waste a value could work for Ireland Brainstorm • 27 Sep 23
What if inflation doesn't go down despite interest rate hikes? The ECB has increased interest rates for the 10th time in 18 months to combat inflation Economics • 14 Sep 23
What if inflation doesn't go down despite interest rate hikes? The ECB has increased interest rates for the 10th time in 18 months to combat inflation Economics • 14 Sep 23
How much is inflation taking from your salary? Inflation can eat away at our salaries until we're earning double what we used to, but only able to buy half as much Cost of Living • 11 Sep 23
How much is inflation taking from your salary? Inflation can eat away at our salaries until we're earning double what we used to, but only able to buy half as much Cost of Living • 11 Sep 23
Accommodation price hikes for gigs - fair or robbery? There's a logic behind price hikes when big artists come to town, but it should be treated with a degree of scepticism Economics • 30 Aug 23
Accommodation price hikes for gigs - fair or robbery? There's a logic behind price hikes when big artists come to town, but it should be treated with a degree of scepticism Economics • 30 Aug 23
TK Whitaker's policies and Ireland's 1960s' economic awakening While Whitaker's economic ideas were important, analysis suggests much of Ireland's fiscal policy was shaped by earlier initiatives History • 11 Jul 23
TK Whitaker's policies and Ireland's 1960s' economic awakening While Whitaker's economic ideas were important, analysis suggests much of Ireland's fiscal policy was shaped by earlier initiatives History • 11 Jul 23
Why three day weekends are good for you - and the economy Three day weekends and four day working weeks highlight both wellbeing benefits and positives for the economy Work and careers • 01 Jun 23
Why three day weekends are good for you - and the economy Three day weekends and four day working weeks highlight both wellbeing benefits and positives for the economy Work and careers • 01 Jun 23
How would income tax cuts affect the economy? Income tax cuts would increase spending, prices and inflation yet some Government members are proposing them for political reasons Tax • 01 Jun 23
How would income tax cuts affect the economy? Income tax cuts would increase spending, prices and inflation yet some Government members are proposing them for political reasons Tax • 01 Jun 23
Do businesses in Cork create businesses in Kerry? Counties bordering economic hotspots in Ireland seem to enjoy more entrepreneurial activity than other regions Business • 23 May 23
Do businesses in Cork create businesses in Kerry? Counties bordering economic hotspots in Ireland seem to enjoy more entrepreneurial activity than other regions Business • 23 May 23
Is Ireland heading for a recession? ECB interest rate rises to try to curb inflation are fuelling fears that Europe could see a recession so what could that mean? Economics • 11 May 23
Is Ireland heading for a recession? ECB interest rate rises to try to curb inflation are fuelling fears that Europe could see a recession so what could that mean? Economics • 11 May 23
