Last year the CSO introduced an innovative measure of national output in order to remove the distorting effects of multi-national activity (re-domiciled companies, R&D and aircraft leasing).  It was called…

What great fun following President Donald Trump’s global tutorial on how to win friends and influence people.  Particularly intriguing is Trump’s claim that European members of NATO are not spending…

Billy Kelleher, TD, has done a service by asking each Minister the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.90 per hour for all employees directly employed in his/her Department,…

Put the cat out, pop the popcorn and pull up a chair:  the great pre-budget tax debate is commencing.  For the past few years we have heard that our income…

The Living Wage Technical Group has today produced the hourly Living Wage for 2018:  €11.90 – a 20 cents rise over last year.  Since the Living Wage was first launched…

The Government in its Summer Economic Statement has confirmed what they set out in the National Development Plan – a substantial increase in public investment.   The Government intends to increase…