Long-fingering the switch to EVs is potentially disastrous for EU car manufacturers
Faced with challenges from US and China, the EU is currently acting like a rabbit in the headlights with no appropriate strategic response
John FitzGerald
John FitzGerald columns
Ireland has second highest emissions per head in EU and must do more to reach net zero by 2050
We have made good progress on decarbonising electricity and in retrofitting buildings but are moving too slowly on transport
We need Britain to get real about Brexit
Budgets in both Britain and Ireland have postponed difficult decisions in a manner that will reduce their room for manoeuvre when the next election looms
John FitzGerald: The North must deal with its economic and social failings before unity
While many Northern nationalists see unification as a solution to poor governance, that is a fallacy
Nama’s asset strategy was ‘broadly successful’ - report
Bad bank, which is to be wound up later this year, has been accused to paying too much for assets and not maximising profits on their sale
John FitzGerald: Curbing skilled immigration from outside the EU would be a serious mistake
Calls to reduce such immigration to ease pressures on infrastructure would only makes things worse
Coming AI revolution needs a serious Government response
Luddite approach to AI won’t serve anyone as workplace is revolutionised
Scrapping water charges was a mistake that has contributed to the housing crisis
Uisce Éireann left relying on budget funds is the wrong model
Lessons for Ireland from German unification
Any move to unity in the near future could prove serious for an unprepared Northern Ireland economy
Ireland needs to support reforms necessary to boost EU’s competitiveness
Ireland has benefited hugely from its EU membership and now needs to play a constructive role in its reform
Cutting the entire cattle herd to reduce emissions makes no economic sense
Limiting methane emissions is a good thing but agriculture is producing other, more damaging, greenhouse gases
Budget delivers for today but may hold seeds for future regret in Ireland
Very unwise to use up what may be ephemeral corporation tax receipts on long-term tax and spending commitments
Sale of Energia, and all eyes on Budget 2026
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The economy is red hot. Tax cuts in the budget are the last thing it needs
We hear a lot in the media about a cost-of-living crisis. This is seriously at odds with the facts
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