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2025
Analysis
Ireland’s minimum wage will rise above €14 per hour - will this cause inflation?
A rise in the minimum wage could ruffle prices, but the effect is likely smaller than you think.
Paul O'Donoghue
2 Nov 2025
25.7k
Analysis
Dumb move on mortgage interest relief shows how hard it is to stop ‘temporary’ spending
Paul O'Donoghue
26 Oct 2025
29.2k
12
gazumped
Why Ireland’s property bidding system drives prices and FOMO - and how it could be fixed
19 Oct 2025
20.5k
59
Analysis
Let’s be clear: Ireland’s hospitality VAT rate will not be passed onto consumers
Once more for the people at the back: lower prices are neither the aim nor the likely outcome here.
Paul O'Donoghue
12 Oct 2025
25.9k
72
no giveaways
Analysis: Here's why Irish workers will be worse off after Budget 2026
As always on budget day, a choice was made. This time out, the decisions went against workers.
Paul O'Donoghue
8 Oct 2025
24.3k
a solemn promise
Workers face higher taxes as government set to cave into hospitality industry lobbying
The measure will cost the state several hundred million euros per year in foregone tax revenue.
Paul O'Donoghue
4 Oct 2025
36.2k
44
Analysis
Ireland's Central Bank governor wants to raise the retirement age - why are politicians so quiet?
Ireland’s pension system is heading for trouble as the population ages, but politicians are reluctant to raise the retirement age — leaving the country’s finances on a ticking time bomb.
Paul O'Donoghue
28 Sep 2025
27.4k
127
Rivals
Ireland's banks are finally challenging Revolut - why has it taken them so long?
AIB, Bank of Ireland and Permanent TSB are teaming up and finally getting with the times – but why now?
Paul O'Donoghue
14 Sep 2025
24.2k
66
Analysis
No need to wait for Ireland’s pensions timebomb - it’s just gone off
Ireland’s ageing population and falling birth rate are pushing the state pension system to the brink.
Paul O'Donoghue
7 Sep 2025
82.7k
The Morning Lead
Analysis: How Ireland’s Central Bank avoided making a decision on the sale of Israel’s ‘war bonds’
No-one usually pays much attention to bonds – but people took notice once the protests started.
Paul O'Donoghue
5 Sep 2025
10.0k
PetroNeft
Inside the demise of mysterious oil company which was once the best performing stock in Ireland
24 Aug 2025
22.3k
Metrolink
This key point is always missed in MetroLink debates - it isn’t just for Dublin Airport
Billionaires, commuters and planners are still at odds as Dublin waits on a decision for the long-delayed MetroLink.
17 Aug 2025
15.6k
64
Analysis
Ireland’s hospitality VAT cut aims to help small restaurants – but chains like McDonald’s gain the most
The government plans to cut VAT by 4.5%, but it may not reach the small businesses that need it.
Paul O'Donoghue
10 Aug 2025
19.5k
50
Stamp Duty
An Post sales just topped €1 billion - so why does it want to cut services?
Paul O'Donoghue
27 Jul 2025
19.5k
36
Yes I will Yes
Why Ireland's YIMBYs are having a moment
Recent submissions on a new development in Dublin show that perhaps we’re not a nation of NIMBYs after all.
Paul O'Donoghue
26 Jul 2025
23.7k
Analysis
Ireland’s young people need guarantees the state pension isn't about to get cut
The government needs to ensure auto-enrolment won’t be used as an excuse to ultimately cut the state pension, writes Paul O’Donoghue.
Paul O'Donoghue
20 Jul 2025
57.3k
63
The Morning Lead
Never mind the spin - Ireland isn't close to ‘breakeven’ on the €21 billion  AIB  bailout
The government is trying to spin the return on the bank bailouts – but it’s not so simple
Paul O'Donoghue
22 Jun 2025
56.0k
8
luas upgrade
Ireland is wasting a golden Green Line opportunity to appease misguided south Dublin fears
25 May 2025
47.4k
60
Analysis
Ever wonder about your co-worker's salary? New laws are set to bring wages right into the open
The EU has introduced a new directive on pay transparency in salary scales.
Paul O'Donoghue
Updated 4 May 2025
41.4k
52
sharing the burden
Analysis: The best way to reduce the gender pay gap is for fathers to have more paternity leave
Paul O'Donoghue
27 Apr 2025
10.0k
67
Analysis
Cork's Luas is ambitious and not without problems, but there's no excuse to keep pushing it out
The city recently ranked as one of the worst in the world when it comes to road traffic.
Paul O'Donoghue
20 Apr 2025
8.9k
29
Analysis
What is the future of Ireland’s property tax?
Paul O'Donoghue
18 Apr 2025
30.6k
88
history lesson
Ireland has its own history with imposing tariffs, it's bleak to say the least
After becoming largely independent in the 1920s, the Irish state used tariffs up until around the 1960s.
Paul O'Donoghue
5 Apr 2025
27.8k
21
global tax
Irish companies helped Pfizer reduce corporate tax bill, claims US investigation
The report said Pfizer significantly lowered its tax bill by routing profits through Ireland and other jurisdictions.
Paul O'Donoghue
1 Apr 2025
28.9k
RELATED
US tariffs could halve Irish pharma exports over five years, Tánaiste warns
1 Apr 2025
Tariff threats: Taoiseach says fallout 'could very well' impact Budget calculations
31 Mar 2025
supply and demand
Prospective Irish housebuyers take note - it will take a long time for supply to dent prices
15 Mar 2025
16.3k
The Morning Lead
Trump's US-Ireland trade deficit obsession is part of a wider battle, but how hurt could Ireland get?
This obsession seems to ignore the difference between goods and services.
Paul O'Donoghue
14 Mar 2025
14.1k
38
RELATED
'Taking back what was stolen': How Trump is selling yesterday's Oval Office meeting to his followers
13 Mar 2025
'Trump ranted as Martin sat awkwardly next to him': What the world is saying about the US visit
13 Mar 2025
Hamas welcomes Trump's 'nobody is expelling any Palestinians' comment during Taoiseach visit
13 Mar 2025
Up
Here's why Ireland’s stock exchange has finally surpassed its 2007 Celtic Tiger all-time high
Paul O'Donoghue
2 Mar 2025
14.9k
11
lack of treatment
Ireland needs 23 beds for eating disorders - but seven years on, there's still no sign of them
More than 20 new beds were due to be made available since 2018 – but none were.
Paul O'Donoghue
25 Feb 2025
14.6k
48
Analysis
Avoiding the pensions timebomb may mean making retirement older - but exactly how old?
23 Feb 2025
31.0k
119
Analysis
The only thing certain with Trump 2.0 - Ireland has to reduce its reliance on corporate tax
Paul O'Donoghue
9 Feb 2025
14.8k
112
Analysis
Last chance for Irish consumers to get easy money as banks cut savings rates
Paul O'Donoghue
12 Jan 2025
32.0k
26
Analysis
The unspoken assumption with Ireland’s pension system is that you own a house
Paul O'Donoghue
5 Jan 2025
66.8k
87
Analysis
Two years ago, we were told Irish houses were overvalued - here’s why prices kept rising anyway
Paul O'Donoghue
1 Jan 2025
28.3k
51
All time
Analysis
How are we doing? Why the world’s most important economic statistic is almost useless in Ireland
Paul O'Donoghue
29 Dec 2024
25.8k
64
Analysis
Irish politicians love 'giveaway' budgets, but stealth taxes mean we're often left no better off
Paul O'Donoghue
22 Dec 2024
10.4k
28
Analysis
The Central Bank governor thinks people should be pushed to work after 65 - is he right?
Paul O'Donoghue
8 Dec 2024
23.3k
155
GE2024core vote
Here's how Ireland's political parties have said they'd spend the Apple Tax billions
23 Nov 2024
10.7k
windfall cash
Is expanding Help to Buy the worst possible use of Ireland’s Apple tax windfall?
Paul O'Donoghue
22 Nov 2024
12.5k
22
Brain Drain
Portugal is introducing 0% income tax for under 35s - should Ireland do the same?
Paul O'Donoghue
15 Nov 2024
49.9k
america decides
The real risk of a Trump presidency to Ireland - the end of our corporate tax bonanza
A re-working of US tax law could eventually lead to a major drop in Ireland’s corporate tax take.
Paul O'Donoghue
5 Nov 2024
20.8k
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