41 h. ago John McManus: Government had to choose tenants over investors

Housing is increasingly taking on the characteristics of a public good such as health or education in voters’ minds

Politics

8 d. ago John McManus: Kenny Jacobs’ €374,830 salary is a soft target; the problem lies elsewhere

The justification offered for chief executive salaries is a chain of relativities leading back to Elon Musk, Tim Cook and the other titans jostling for the title of the world’s highest paid CEO

Economics

1 week ago John McManus: There’s a reason Ryan Tubridy’s €150,000 is getting more attention than ‘staggering’ climate fines

Ireland might be preparing to hide behind three biggest EU economies, which are set to miss emissions targets

Politics

3 w. ago John McManus: The idea of roadblocks to keep people from their holiday homes sounds fantastical, but is it?

A Mayo County Council manager has called for a boycott of holiday homeowners

Politics

3 w. ago John McManus: Government can kiss goodbye to its plan for lifting the rent cap

Lifting controls to encourage international investment is arguably the biggest gamble this Coalition will take

Politics

3 w. ago Denis Staunton: Donald Trump sounds more like a Chinese leader as he rejects the liberal world order

China’s view, echoed by Trump, is that states should govern themselves as they choose and other countries should mind their own business. This leaves the EU with a problem

Politics