Dublin and Cork look to lead on climate action in ambitious pilot project
Plans for Dublin and Cork show sweeping changes needed in transport, housing and energy sources
Organisation For Economic Co-Operation And Development (OECD)
Ireland’s tax figures are so remarkable that the world is noticing, and this brings danger
Ireland has no credible strategy for paying the big bills coming down the track from investment, climate change and an ageing population
Strong tax returns of €50bn strengthen Government’s budgetary position
Latest half-year exchequer numbers indicate State collected €7.5bn in corporate tax last month
Denying our dependence on US firms is like saying Tony Soprano worked in ‘waste management’
As a country we need to be honest about how important American companies are to our economy
People ‘have more trust in individuals than in political parties, civil service or media’
CSO report finds older people are more likely to trust government, while younger people have more faith in electoral system
Private healthcare and public hospitals
We need a single national health fund if we want to create a health system based on need not income
OECD warns of ‘dark scenario’ if Gulf energy crisis drags on
Growth rates would tumble to levels rarely seen outside of big global events such as the Covid-19 pandemic, report says
Food security must be made a priority of Ireland’s EU presidency
Global conflicts, climate change and a looming El Niño threaten worsening food shortages in 2026
Ireland needs to wean itself off fossil fuels and start to unhitch its wagon from the US
In a volatile world we can’t take continued Irish economic success for granted
Do Irish people pay more income tax than elsewhere? The answer may surprise you
What are implications behind the political promises to lower the income tax burden in the budget
Taxes on wages hit 10-year high across OECD countries but Ireland bucking the trend
Report says governments are tapping labour income as ‘easy’ revenue raiser but risk undermining incentives to work and hire
Three years of war in Sudan has failed to persuade international community to act
There are now 33 million people who need humanitarian assistance
Education needs bigger thinking as well as tighter budgeting
Chronic underfunding means spending overruns are inevitable
IMF chief says oil shock is testing a world with little fiscal buffer
IMF which had been on track to hike its world economic forecasts before Iran war now saw it will cut its outlook next week
Long Covid to cost OECD economies up to €115bn a year
New research predicts impact of lower productivity and workers quitting because of long-term illness after Covid-19
Toxic overconfidence is on the rise
Unhealthy kind of confidence is on the rise - an arrogance that tips into hubris
Gender pay gap agenda is contrived, pointless and ignores the reality of women like me
What about the professional Irish women who, when their household income allows it, quit work or reduce their hours to look after their children?
US inflation will surge to 4.2% on energy shock, warns OECD
Middle East war to push American price growth to ‘highest in G7’
How Irish healthcare compares with other countries: you might be surprised
Global index ranks healthcare in Ireland sixth best in the world
Deal sought to improve tax arrangements for cross-Border workers
Details of move expected at UK-Ireland summit in Cork
Having to reveal how voluntary contributions are spent is insulting to schools
The Minister for Education has chosen not to address the funding deficit, which is the essence of governance by distraction
Bullying intensity in Irish schools increased over eight years, study shows
Immigrant backgrounds linked with greatest increase in bullying intensity, OECD report finds
Crackdown on crypto tax evasion comes into force
Ireland among first wave of countries to collect digital currency transaction records and share information
The cause of the great reading crisis is unknown. But the solution is obvious
Someone, somewhere, has spent years, perhaps their whole life, pulling a book together. The reader gets to spend weeks reading it, and perhaps their whole life thinking about it
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
Recent income tax changes ‘echo’ pre-2008 financial crisis budgets, Central Bank warns
‘Little change’ in average tax rates across the income distribution since 2013, new research finds
Revenue will get details of property Irish people hold abroad under new deal
Information exchange deal with other OECD countries to tackle tax evasion will disclose details of income coming for foreign property
Half of Early Learning and Care staff expect to leave job within five years – OECD report
Survey found 97% of workers in Irish sector have high qualifications but low level of job satisfaction
Rate cuts will end in leading economies next year, says OECD
Paris-based group signals major central banks have scant room to loosen policy further
Why community ‘fulfils our basic need to belong’ and how to find yours
Loneliness is not a one-dimensional experience, nor is it always bleak or even permanent, despite results of recent data
Cold comfort at Athens forum on democracy in face of threats and rising tide of populism
Organisers express hope for ‘rule by the people’, but speakers take more pessimistic line
Maynooth University officially launches new school of nursing
Nursing school currently has 27 undergraduates, with number of students due to rise to 100 within four years
How the Irish income tax system hits middle earners
Analysis by the Tax Foundation ranks State’s personal taxation system poorly
Young people report higher levels of loneliness than their elders do
Those aged 16 to 24 felt ‘lonely most or all of the time over past four weeks’, says OECD report
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