EU sets out plans to built the power of the euro Europe is too vulnerable to the global power of the dollar and must ensure the international standing of its euro currency to challenge US dominance, ... Business • 19 Jan
Ireland to be EU budget net contributor for some time Ireland is expected to be a net contributor to the EU budget for some time to come thanks to our relative economic strength and the ... Europe • 09 Nov 20
Dynamite and prizes: Who was Alfred Nobel? Swedish inventor and scholar Alfred Nobel, who made a vast fortune from his invention of dynamite in 1866, ordered the creation of the famous Nobel ... World • 05 Oct 20
Rules temporarily cast aside in the quest for stability The publication of the Government's Stability Programme Update 2020 shows us that the course the pandemic takes through the world and our society makes it ... Business • 22 Apr 20
Are we facing the second Great Depression? As we face into a huge period of uncertainty across the globe, parallels are being drawn between the financial impact of Covid-19 pandemic and the ... Coronavirus • 15 Apr 20
Trump urges fairer trade with Japan on state visit US President Donald Trump urged Japanese business leaders to increase their investment in the United States while he chided Japan for having a "substantial edge" ... World • 26 May 19
Grey matters - how our brains can cost us money You may not realise it, but your everyday behaviour could be hurting your financial health. Business • 07 Aug 18
Facebook decision puts multinationals under pressure So Facebook has cracked. The first of the online giants has folded in the face of public pressure over its tax arrangements. Tax arrangements that ... News • 12 Dec 17
Leprechauns stole my health budget! What on earth happened to health spending in Ireland in 2015 - the year of 'Leprechaun Economics', asks Sean Whelan, Economics Correspondent Analysis and Comment • 20 Jun 17
Contract theory earns pair Nobel Economics Prize British-born Oliver Hart and Finland-born Bengt Holmstrom won the 2016 Nobel Economics Prize for their contributions to contract theory. Business • 10 Oct 16
Angus Deaton wins 2015 Nobel Prize for Economics British economist Angus Deaton won the 2015 economics Nobel Prize for "his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare," the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said ... Business • 12 Oct 15
Tirole wins Nobel Economics Prize French economist Jean Tirole has won the Nobel Economics Prize for his analysis of market power and regulation. News • 13 Oct 14
Ireland 'important partner' for Japan - Shinzo Abe Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said that Ireland is an extremely important partner for Japan. Business • 19 Jun 13
Central Bank economist calls for 'fair' austerity The burden of austerity should be spread fairly in order to make it more acceptable to the public, according to the Central Bank's Chief Economist ... Business • 12 Dec 12
Two US economists win Nobel prize US economists Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley have won the 2012 economics Nobel prize. News • 15 Oct 12
Roth and Shapley win Nobel economics prize Americans Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley have won the Nobel economics prize. Business • 15 Oct 12
