Governments must act fast when the economic winds turn
A short, sharp shock is far more preferable than a prolonged slump
Patrick Honohan
There is one risk to Ireland’s future progress that dwarfs even pandemics, terrorism and tariffs
The ‘hidden curriculum’ of nod and wink in the civil service leads to widespread disregard for public money
Ireland surfed the wave of globalisation as long as we could. Here’s what we should do next
Donald Trump certainly poses a threat to the Irish economy but there is much the State can do to safeguard our economic welfare
Patrick Honohan: Ireland’s tax system might have been inspired by Alice Through the Looking Glass
What may have seemed a pragmatic way of simplifying tax assessment for Apple in the early days was leveraged into a huge tax-avoidance scheme
NTMA spends €37bn mopping up legacy of notorious IBRC promissory notes
State keen to close the door on the last of the debt used to prop up Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide whose failure triggered the financial crisis
Is the housing market about to turn?
There are signs globally that the Covid-induced surge in prices is abating
Cliff Taylor: Why is the State giving €200 to people with bulging bank accounts?
Idea State can protect us all from inflation is dangerous fallacy
Fintan Drury: Brian Cowen put country first, party second
The former taoiseach's friend and adviser on Cowen’s troubled final years in politics
Are Central Bank mortgage rules containing home prices or fuelling crisis?
Lack of supply and undeveloped rental market key factors in house price growth
The pricey isle? How standard of living in Ireland compares with EU
Smart Money: Headline GDP figures suggest that Irish people are well-off but are we?
Ireland ranks 13th in EU living standards survey
Figures focus solely on consumption and excludes multinational accounting which inflates Irish GDP
The Irish Times view on turmoil at Davy: symptoms of a toxic culture
The lack of introspection at the stockbroker is of a piece with other scandals in Irish finance
We’re not as rich as we have been told to think we are
Patrick Honohan shows how GDP inflates the value of Ireland’s economy
EU rankings wrong on Irish prosperity, says ex-Central Bank chief
Irish economy ranks between eighth and 12th in EU, says Patrick Honohan
Lockdown restrictions cast shadow over economic outlook
Disaster of no-deal Brexit for the food and drink sector has been averted
Chris Johns: Economies may enjoy ‘roaring twenties’
Pandemic has prompted a fundamental rethink of the fiscal rules
There was no vaccine for Anglo: Why the last crisis was different
Then and now: 10 years after an Irish government lost our economic sovereignty
Why Irish households are not, after all, among the best off in the EU
Smart Money: Headline data shows we are better off than our neighbours – but it is wrong
Government must hold its nerve on borrowing as it reboots economy
Merits of appeals from businesses for funds will need to be scrutinised closely
UK’s pandemic package could be a pointer to Ireland’s own stimulus plans
What both governments’ schemes have in common is that not everybody will be happy
Honohan urges Government to keep up spending once health crisis subsides
Expenditure needed to soften economic hit, says former Central Bank governor
Cold water poured on idea of ‘helicopter money’
Former Central Bank governor Honohan says free money from ECB is non-runner
Fintan O'Toole: Crisis management is what the State does best
Immense task of reconstruction will demand much more than frantic improvisation
Chopra warns coronavirus will have ‘deeper’ impact than financial crisis
Former IMF official says there may need to be ‘standstill on private debt repayments’
Coronavirus: Three things Government must do to save the economy
After crisis passes, there will be very limited resources to carry out pre-election promises
Patrick Honohan: Coronavirus is no excuse for repeating errors of financial crisis
In 2010, EU policymakers hesitated – with Covid-19, they must act decisively
2019 sees Brexit deliver new banking giant as domestic lenders quiver
Tracker scandal rumbles on as domestic banks move to sell off problem mortgage portfolios
Dishevelled Boris Johnson returns to face Commons rebellion
Business Week: also in the news was Budget 2020; ECB stimulus; and the Bernard Shaw
Donohoe listening to Honohan’s warning on corporation tax
Ex-Central Bank chief cautions that billions could disappear like a ‘supernova explosion’
New Central Bank governor faces bulging in-tray on first day
Key ECB meeting on rates and stimulus looms
Central Bank Commission discussed containing Makhlouf fallout
Group overseeing bank discussed if controversy could leave new governor vulnerable
Labour wants appointment of Central Bank governor to be reconsidered
Howlin says Government is ‘whitewashing’ issues raised by New Zealand inquiry
Two Central Bank ex-chiefs raise concerns over appointment of new governor
Philip Lane and Patrick Honohan spoke to Government figures on Gabriel Makhlouf
ECB raised concerns over new Central Bank of Ireland boss
Gabriel Makhlouf’s succession to top post triggered direct contact by Frankfurt officials
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