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Gross Domestic Product
Irish people know our GDP is skewed - but there’s a reason everyone pays attention to it
The GDP system works well enough for most countries. But not for Ireland.
Paul O'Donoghue
4 hrs ago
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Last week
31st May 2026 - 6th June 2026
AI stocks
How should Irish investors react to upcoming $1 trillion AI stock market listings?
Paul O'Donoghue
31 May
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45
Last month
May 2026
Breakdown
Why AI-fuelled job cuts at multinationals risk blowing a hole in Ireland’s public finances
Ireland’s deal with the tech giants is at risk of breaking down, as big companies appear keen to take an axe to their workforces.
Paul O'Donoghue
24 May
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Analysis
Why young Irish people have much worse pensions than their parents
Private or public sector, today’s young workers are not getting the generous pensions of the past, writes Paul O’Donoghue.
Paul O'Donoghue
17 May
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37
Flutter
Why the share price at Ireland’s biggest gambling company has crashed by over 60%
The stock price for Flutter, the firm behind Paddy Power, is currently tanking, and is down to a third of the price that it was at less than a year ago.
Paul O'Donoghue
10 May
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Analysis
Why one of Ireland’s biggest companies just rejected a €6bn takeover offer
Despite being one of the biggest companies the country has ever produced, DCC is almost entirely unknown to the general public.
Paul O'Donoghue
3 May
56.5k
1
This year
2026
Analysis
How Ireland’s affordable rent scheme delivered 30% price cuts - and how it could be improved
Cost rental is easing pressure for some, but it’s nowhere near big enough to fix Ireland’s rental crisis.
Paul O'Donoghue
26 Apr
10.6k
21
The Morning Lead
Are the fuel protestors right - should Ireland drill for oil?
Various bodies have previously estimated that there could be billions of barrels worth of the black stuff buried in the Irish seabed.
Paul O'Donoghue
19 Apr
34.5k
133
Commercial real estate
Beware talk of Dublin's office market recovery, multi-million price drops show it isn't here yet
With vacancy rates hitting 18.6%, the Central Bank warns the capital’s office market could face a “severe” slump until at least 2027.
Paul O'Donoghue
12 Apr
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Analysis
Why raising the Irish minimum wage is not bad for business
Studies suggest that increasing the minimum wage has very little impact on employment.
Paul O'Donoghue
5 Apr
8.4k
54
Analysis
Why young people are suffering the most from Ireland’s stuttering jobs market
There are some concerns that this could be the canary in the coal mine for a softening of the broader labour market.
Paul O'Donoghue
29 Mar
26.0k
44
bull-headed
Strong cultural forces cloud the debate on one-off rural homes, but the critics have a point
Paul O'Donoghue
15 Mar
10.9k
52
investment funds
There are clear reasons why Ireland's big corporate landlords are happy with the new rent rules
Ireland’s biggest landlord says new rent rules will allow it to hike prices by 25%, even as small landlords flee the market.
Paul O'Donoghue
8 Mar
31.8k
13
supply and demand
Fuel prices are soaring - how else will Ireland be affected by the deepening Middle East crisis?
The ‘ripple’ effect of the war is where the country would more closely feel any negative impacts.
Paul O'Donoghue
7 Mar
14.0k
38
Analysis
Ireland is planning a new savings scheme: How do they work elsewhere and how much could you earn?
Paul O'Donoghue
22 Feb
71.5k
54
Analysis
Why is Revolut so interested in the number of Irish social media users getting scammed?
An estimated 80% of payment fraud originates from social media – and banks are often the ones left to foot the bill.
Paul O'Donoghue
15 Feb
14.4k
22
Opinion
Ireland’s questionable relationship with social media giants and scam ads
A recent report showed that Facebook parent company Meta estimated it would make 10% of its revenue from scam ads and banned goods.
Paul O'Donoghue
2 Feb
8.8k
healthcare gaps
Analysis: Ireland has consistently failed to provide care for people with eating disorders
Paul O'Donoghue
25 Jan
3.5k
21
Analysis
With Penneys struggling to grow, why is its parent company thinking of separating it?
Despite delivering most of the group’s profits, the fast-fashion giant no longer fits neatly inside its food-focused parent.
Paul O'Donoghue
18 Jan
45.8k
29
a load of hot air
The inconvenient truth for opponents of carbon tax is that it actually works
On the the question of whether it actually reduces emissions – the verdict is a near-unanimous yes.
Paul O'Donoghue
Updated 11 Jan
15.6k
114
Last year
2025
Analysis
Ireland's true housing disaster emerges - renting into old age
The pension system works on the assumption that people have little ongoing housing costs by the time they retire. If that no longer holds true, it’s a major worry.
Paul O'Donoghue
14 Dec 2025
34.1k
Analysis
Why headlines of Irish household wealth ‘doubling' don’t tell the full story
If you were surprised at those headlines during the week and were looking for a simple answer … well, there is one.
Paul O'Donoghue
7 Dec 2025
13.7k
The Morning Lead
Ireland has 'struck oil' with corporation tax, but should learn from the UK about how to use it
The State can save or spend the ‘windfall’ taxes it’s received in recent years – but what should it do?
30 Nov 2025
21.5k
74
Analysis
Why is private investing so complicated in Ireland?
The vast majority of Irish people don’t invest at all, outside of their home or pension – and there’s an Irish-specific reason many don’t.
Paul O'Donoghue
23 Nov 2025
21.3k
30
Analysis
Why Ireland's most toothless housing crisis measure is finally getting an overhaul
Could we finally be doing something nationally about dereliction?
Paul O'Donoghue
16 Nov 2025
22.0k
31
Analysis
The Irish government still has no idea how it will fix the rent crisis
The country has set targets when it comes to the delivery of housing, but we haven’t defined the result we want. What does success mean?
Paul O'Donoghue
9 Nov 2025
23.6k
144
Analysis
In the middle of a housing crisis, why are Irish builders so unproductive?
With many Irish construction firms stuck in their ways, it’s unlikely new housing development will rise quickly any time soon.
Paul O'Donoghue
21 Sep 2025
45.2k
99
Analysis
Time to call it - there's no evidence of an Irish restaurant closure crisis
The government is expected to reduce the VAT rate for the food sector from 13.5% to 9% due to this ‘crisis’. But there’s very little evidence that it exists.
Paul O'Donoghue
31 Aug 2025
19.3k
69
help to buy
Why boosting the Help to Buy scheme misses the bigger problem with housing policy
Demands to raise the Help to Buy limit ignore one key problem: we still don’t know if the scheme actually works.
Paul O'Donoghue
6 Jul 2025
10.8k
40
Analysis
Ireland’s €550m hospitality VAT cut seems based on little evidence - other than lobbying
The government is pledging hundreds of millions to cut hospitality VAT — but where’s the evidence it’s needed?
Paul O'Donoghue
29 Jun 2025
14.1k
80
Analysis
Why interest rate cuts are good news for Irish homeowners - but likely no help for buyers
Paul O'Donoghue
8 Jun 2025
14.5k
Analysis
Growth, jobs, wages: there are plenty of positives on the sunny side of Ireland's economy
Paul O'Donoghue
1 Jun 2025
13.5k
62
Analysis
Ireland’s 'right to request' remote work law is useless - it should be overhauled
One prominent employer has called the law a ‘toothless tiger’. Frankly, that feels kind.
Paul O'Donoghue
18 May 2025
20.1k
Analysis
We're in a housing crisis. We need to double the height of Dublin's planned new town
Paul O'Donoghue
11 May 2025
39.5k
126
irlande douze points
Eurovision brings cash to host cities - but does it pay for national broadcasters to stage it?
The expense of broadcasting the trans-continental contest had been steadily rising.
Paul O'Donoghue
Updated 5 May 2025
10.4k
27
wind energy
Ireland's plans to become the 'Saudi Arabia of offshore wind' were dealt a major blow last week
Ambitious plans to meet the country’s electricity needs are at a tipping point.
Paul O'Donoghue
22 Apr 2025
52.3k
78
Analysis
How strong is Ireland's economy? Multinational companies make it almost impossible to tell
13 Apr 2025
20.5k
billion dollar question
Ireland’s potential crisis: Will Trump tariffs make US companies move their intellectual property?
If multinationals have to start paying 20% tariffs on profits they’re shifting to Ireland, they might find it less attractive to move that money here.
Paul O'Donoghue
3 Apr 2025
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RELATED
Big pharma not subject to US tariffs for now, but there's worry we're not out of the woods
3 Apr 2025
Explainer: What is a tariff and why has Trump just slapped a 20% one on EU goods?
2 Apr 2025
The Morning Lead
The US Commerce Secretary says Ireland runs a 'tax scam'. Does he have a point?
Tariffs could change the game for US firms on where to declare their profits – and pay tax, writes Paul O’Donoghue.
The top 10 corporate taxpayers in Ireland are all American.
Will the US do something to stop Ireland’s so-called ‘tax scam’?
Paul O'Donoghue
31 Mar 2025
25.9k
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Business Analysis
Why an Irish-listed ‘clean-tech’ firm's valuation plummeted from over €200m to under €10m
Paul O'Donoghue
23 Mar 2025
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