The CSO has just published the first quarter National Accounts. If you want to avoid the spin go straight to Michael Burke's cogent analysis on Progressive-Economy. Here I just want…
Adrian Weckler is doing what journalists should be doing – investigating stories rather than report press releases. We have, of late, been subjected to an avalanche of job-creation announcements. Take…
Will be taking a short break but will be back next week. In the meantime – have a read of this and tell me what you think. It is a…
Ah, a phrase we will be hearing throughout the next few weeks of wonderful, joyous (albeit, Ireland-less) World Cup football. It’s also an apt phrase for the reporting of economic…
Why did I think the Ernst & Young forecasts wouldn’t make big news? Did I really imagine that its key projections on the deficit and employment would provide a sobering…
Dan O’Brien from the Economist Intelligence Unit has been appointed economics editor of the Irish Times. He is someone whose opinion should be taken seriously, even if one doesn't agree…
Commentary on Irish Political Economy by Michael Taft, researcher for SIPTU