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Darragh Ó Sé: Kildare’s opportunity to end Dublin’s Leinster domination

It’s a shame that Croke Park final is going up against Leinster’s European decider

Wed May 25 2022 - 06:00

‘Reforms to bring down insurance costs will take time to filter through’

Dubliner who never imagined working in insurance is now heading up Arachas – and he’s on an acquisition hunt

Fri Feb 04 2022 - 12:30

Compulsory retirement for teachers at 65 belongs in dark ages

‘I see wonderfully talented teachers forced into retirement, many with valuable experience’

Tue Feb 01 2022 - 00:00

Time to move from promise to delivery on housing and infrastructure

Opinion: Government strategies changing little on the front line of delivery

Mon Jan 03 2022 - 05:40

Will pandemic savings go the same way as SSIAs?

CSO draws parallel between Covid build-up of savings and fate of SSIA funds

Wed Nov 03 2021 - 06:39

Repairing the public finances requires drab and uneventful budgeting

Budget 2022: Pension and welfare increases reflect focus on cost of living

Tue Oct 12 2021 - 15:53

Fintan O’Toole: No faux ruins for us. We mass manufactured the real thing

Why is the taxpayer solely responsible for the failures of private builders and manufacturers?

Sat Oct 09 2021 - 06:00

Fintan O’Toole: Government cannot walk and chew gum at same time

Sláintecare debacle shows State lacks political will and sense of what to do

Tue Sept 14 2021 - 01:00

Des O’Malley obituary: Key political player thought by some as ‘best taoiseach Ireland never had’

Limerick politician split from Fianna Fáil to form influential Progressive Democrats

Wed Jul 21 2021 - 13:02

‘Noble’ retirement sees CJ Stander leaving behind €1.6m in potential earnings

Ireland forward in line for tax relief of about €500,000 – if 30-year-old remains retired

Thu Mar 18 2021 - 22:00

We continue to ignore massive pensions elephant in the room

The national debt is likely to go up by more than €40 billion within next two years

Mon Nov 23 2020 - 05:15

Miriam Lord: Kerry Senator Ned brings glad tidings as Santa cleared for travel

Ballybunion locals are on the ball as they fly the American flag for Joe Biden

Sat Nov 14 2020 - 00:36

The rise and fall of Phil Hogan: How his hard work was undone by arrogance

Many wonder how politician of proven ability could fail so badly to understand national mood

Sat Aug 29 2020 - 01:00

Matt Williams: Players’ sacrifice must outweigh the rest of society

The reward for this monastic existence? An economic boost and they get to play rugby

Sat Aug 15 2020 - 07:00

July stimulus: Surprise tax cut and help-to-buy scheme expanded

Covid unemployment payment to be extended until April 2021 but closed to new applicants

Thu Jul 23 2020 - 20:07

Whole New Ball Game: Rugby players could test public support over pay cuts

Good luck to any player earning €500k or €200k refusing a 20% pay cut in present climate

Fri Jul 03 2020 - 06:00

Corporation tax ‘article of faith’ may be about to unravel

The 12.5% rate is economic faith at home but controversial to the rest of the world

Wed Jun 24 2020 - 07:24

Will house bought for my parents land me with a tax bill?

Q&A: Dominic Coyle

Tue Apr 21 2020 - 05:50

Takeda overhauls Shire’s Irish structure to ease dividend payments

Pharma giant moves to make it easier for profits to be repatriated from State to Japan

Wed Jan 22 2020 - 18:28

Blame our troubles on the 1990s – the decade that never ended

The fallout from the decade of Blair and Clinton continues to shape today’s crises

Sat Dec 28 2019 - 06:00

Donohoe sets out budget surplus and debt-reduction targets

Minister warns of ‘clear and present danger’ of fall-off in corporation tax receipts

Tue Dec 03 2019 - 20:04

Planet Business: A world of pure reimagination

Singles joy, Disney pain and the politicians who turned company directors

Fri Nov 15 2019 - 05:35

You dodge capital gains but your son faces a big tax bill

Q&A: Dominic Coyle

Tue Nov 12 2019 - 05:40

Irish tax veteran joins football super-agent Jorge Mendes’s team

Former ITI president Michael Mullins appointed to boards of Gestifute’s Dublin cog

Sat Jul 27 2019 - 05:25

Mortgage switching, biotech vegan ice cream, and tales from the corporate restroom

Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

Mon Jul 15 2019 - 06:30

Insurance broker Arachas buys Galway-based Murray & Spelman

The financial services firm is chaired by former minister for finance Charlie McCreevy

Mon Jul 15 2019 - 04:02

Greyhound racing – is it running on borrowed time?

7,500 owners countrywide, yet last year just two fixed payment notices were served

Sat Jul 06 2019 - 01:00

Sean Dunne asked Bertie Ahern to help sell asset in 2010, US court told

Trial hears developer sought assistance from former taoiseach with S African resort sale

Thu May 16 2019 - 22:14

Former parliamentary assistant jailed for three years over €202,000 theft

Mark Dalton forged Ceann Comhairle’s name to steal money from housing association

Thu May 02 2019 - 16:09

‘Hey Ruby, hold her back’: An emotional Punchestown goodbye

Gold Cup win on favoured turf caps 24-year career for Kildare native Ruby Walsh

Wed May 01 2019 - 21:51

English close lead on Irish-trained horses at Cheltenham

The coarseness raging in the Brexit debates at Westminster had drifted up the M4

Thu Mar 14 2019 - 20:05

Ibec calls for new SSIA-type savings scheme

Complex trends in economy require fresh thinking, employers’ group chief says

Tue Feb 26 2019 - 11:46

Will I make a profit on the Greencore share buyback?

Rights issues and a share split complicate calculation of shareholding value

Sat Jan 26 2019 - 05:50

Fianna Fáil more in line with Labour than Fine Gael, says Howlin

Labour leader wants centre left alliance to negotiate future coalition as a bloc

Mon Jan 07 2019 - 01:00