As part of a drive to bring a little bit of democratic accountability over multi-nationals, the EU Commission is proposing that multi-national country-by-country reporting be made public.  This refers to…

There’s been a lot of commentary so far on the 10th anniversary of the Great Recession:  jobs, income, consumer spending, growth.  One aspect that has been over-looked, however, is public…

Is the Government going to introduce an affordable housing scheme?  There are reports they will do so.  One of the problems is how do we define affordability?  Deputy Eoin O’Broin’s…

Today, just seven working days into the New Year, the average remuneration for CEO’s in the top 21 Irish companies (which represent 95 percent of the market value of the…

Want to reduce inequality?  Raise living standards for low and average income earners?  Increase productivity and give the 1 percent a bit of a kick (that is, reduce their share…

The Taoiseach is worried these days: ‘The Government is concerned that wages will grow too fast next year, damaging Ireland’s competitiveness and undermining future economic growth, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has…