Cliff Taylor: Coronavirus means Ireland's economic outlook hangs in the balanceSupplies and health pose risks parallel to Brexit and require new financial forecastsSat Feb 29 2020 - 01:00
Suspicions rife as key Brexit trade talks begin in BrusselsChange is coming but its nature will depend on whether or not a deal can be reachedFri Feb 28 2020 - 15:00
How well paid do you think you are? Here’s how to work it outSmart Money: Wages are rising, but not everybody is feeling it in their pocketThu Feb 27 2020 - 10:40
Tax burden on Irish households among lowest in EUEurostat data shows over 20% of gross disposable income absorbed by taxes in 2015Wed Feb 26 2020 - 18:23
We need to avoid a fantasy programme for governmentCliff Taylor: The next programme must send a message by planning to do lessSat Feb 22 2020 - 01:00
How do you know if you are wealthy? It’s not straightforwardSmart Money: it’s a bit more complicated than counting yachts and housesThu Feb 20 2020 - 12:49
Cliff Taylor: Change is easy to talk about but hard to deliverTo have any chance of progress, a fair economic wind will be essentialSat Feb 15 2020 - 01:00
What does Sinn Féin’s election success mean for business?Investors are jittery over possible changes to tax and policy if the party goes into governmentFri Feb 14 2020 - 05:55
Sinn Féin wants Irish unity, but do the economics make sense?Smart Money: The key points in the economic debate are highly contentiousThu Feb 13 2020 - 10:50
Election 2020: Would the economic plans of Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil fit together?Sinn Féin’s targeting of multinationals and big business sets it apart from Fianna FáilMon Feb 10 2020 - 15:28
Dramatic election raises big questions about economic policyOld two party policy consensus now in question – but change will not be cheapSun Feb 9 2020 - 16:41
Cliff Taylor: Short-term crisis preventing long-term thinking on housingThe next government will need a longer-term vision for housing to underpin policySat Feb 8 2020 - 01:00
Sinn Féin surge driven by younger urban votersPromise of change as well as housing and taxation policies appeal to key demographicFri Feb 7 2020 - 00:47
Election 2020: Are we all socialists now? And six other big economic questionsSmart Money: The seven big economic questions raised by the campaignThu Feb 6 2020 - 10:25
IBEC warns of ‘grave’ impact of general election proposalsBusiness group criticises party tax plans and proposals to scrap parts of National Development PlanTue Feb 4 2020 - 17:30
Cliff Taylor: Fractious start to next phase of Brexit shows dangers for Irish economyThe three key points for the Irish economy and businesses as EU and UK set out their stallMon Feb 3 2020 - 13:55
Cliff Taylor: Next government faces pressure for major investment boostVoters demanding direct State action on housing – whatever government takes office will respondSat Feb 1 2020 - 13:16
What would the election tax promises really mean for your pocket?Smart Money: We cut through the manifestos to see how the parties’ plans would affect your bottom lineThu Jan 30 2020 - 13:55
Explainer: what is the row about SF’s multinational tax plan?Apple again in the spotlight as Sinn Féin proposes rule changeWed Jan 29 2020 - 14:19
Sinn Féin manifesto ‘goes big’ to set it apart from election rivalsChanges to tax and spending are striking and the challenges of implentation would be bigTue Jan 28 2020 - 20:00
Ireland’s housing crisis in five revealing graphsMore houses are being built, but not enough, while prices and rents are climbing too fastSun Jan 26 2020 - 05:00
Housing is Ireland’s biggest economic and social emergency. Can we fix it?Cliff Taylor’s 12-step plan of action on housing for the incoming governmentSat Jan 25 2020 - 06:00
Election 2020: Auction politics an added complication for electorateFoundation for Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil manifestos is €11bn of ‘unallocated resources’Sat Jan 25 2020 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: Brexit did, after all, mean BrexitWe will see where reality meets rhetoric when the talks get under way in earnestSat Jan 25 2020 - 01:00
Auction politics: Can we afford to pay for the parties' election promises?Smart Money: Cost of public pay and inflation could sharply cut scope for giveawaysThu Jan 23 2020 - 16:18
Election 2020: Which party can get things done?Cliff Taylor: Voters will have to reach a judgment on who is best able to deliver on promisesSat Jan 18 2020 - 05:35
The economy and the election: Why everyone isn’t feeling the recoverySmart Money: How inflation is affecting your personal standard of livingThu Jan 16 2020 - 11:19
Election 2020: It’s the economy, stupid – or is it?Fine Gael to play up positive economic numbers and how they handled BrexitTue Jan 14 2020 - 12:07
Boris Johnson’s Brexit will push Ireland towards economic unityNorth’s economy will be closer to Republic’s in terms of rules, regulations and practicesSat Jan 11 2020 - 05:20
Is your house one of those facing a higher property tax bill?Smart Money: Why the property tax is a key factor in election timingFri Jan 10 2020 - 14:37
Opportunity to take further step away from cycle of boom and bustSelling fiscal prudence will be politically difficult, especially in an election yearSat Jan 4 2020 - 05:15
Five key things to watch for the Irish economy in 2020Irish business faces another year of living dangerously due to a number of factorsFri Jan 3 2020 - 05:00
Climate action will cost us – that’s why it is difficultWind turbines and keep cups are fine – but the consequences are much widerSat Dec 28 2019 - 06:00
Four graphs show how key economic trends affected people in Ireland in 2019Smart Money: we assess what happened to Ireland’s economy this year and what to expectThu Dec 26 2019 - 08:00
2019: The year Brexit didn’t biteThe strategy of carrying on and ignoring Brexit has turned out to be correctSat Dec 21 2019 - 06:00
Will living in the country make you richer or poorer?Smart Money: CSO figures give a new insight into earnings and lifestyles in different parts of the StateThu Dec 19 2019 - 10:04
Q&A: What does Johnson’s latest proposal mean for Ireland and Brexit?PM plans for legislation to stop MPs extending Brexit transition period beyond 2020Tue Dec 17 2019 - 11:26
Cliff Taylor: Brexit will be done – Ireland needs our election soonWe need a new government by April or May when EU–UK trade talks will be in full swingSat Dec 14 2019 - 06:00
UK election result: What the Tory win means for Brexit and IrelandAnalysis: Result is likely to the clear way for an early general election in IrelandFri Dec 13 2019 - 08:08
What Irish house prices say about the regional economic divideSmart Money: New research also shows how affordability differs for first-buyers around countryThu Dec 12 2019 - 10:33
Brexit explainer: Why are border checks back in the news?Tánaiste Simon Coveney says Johnson’s deal means checks on goods will be requiredTue Dec 10 2019 - 12:32
Cliff Taylor: Time to shout WTF on Dublin’s white-water rafting projectReal social and spending priorities appear to have drowned in a swirl of swift box-tickingSat Dec 7 2019 - 06:00
M50 traffic between 6am and 7am increases by 86% in five yearsCommuters in Dublin and Cork suffer as congestion grows and rings roads near capacityFri Dec 6 2019 - 10:01
How much does sitting in traffic every day cost you?Smart Money: The graphs that show how traffic congestion on the M50 and elsewhere eats into your finances, and your timeThu Dec 5 2019 - 10:55
Cliff Taylor: It is time for us to take the corporate tax medicineOECD reforms should be seen as challenge for Ireland rather than looming catastropheSat Nov 30 2019 - 06:00
Boost for public finances as State’s debt rating upgradedStandard & Poor’s raises Ireland’s debt rating to pre-bailout levelFri Nov 29 2019 - 21:33
What you need to know about the three key Brexit dates in 2020Smart Money : Prospects for Irish economy vitally reliant on timetable for next yearThu Nov 28 2019 - 12:47
Cliff Taylor: Why Brexit-in-name-only is a likely outcome‘Let’s get Brexit done’ is an empty slogan, especially if the UK opts for the hard versionSat Nov 23 2019 - 06:00
Wage rates: Are you paid above or below the average?Smart Money: Where you live has a direct impact on the wage you take homeThu Nov 21 2019 - 08:26
Cliff Taylor: President Higgins is at least asking the right questionsHousing crisis requires new approaches in order to deliver for the younger generationSat Nov 16 2019 - 06:00