Politics
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We are under-taxed
Patriotic wealthy people should push for higher taxes. by Mark Lonergan As the impending day of Fiscal Judgement arives in the form of the Budget, many Irish workers have resigned themselves to both increased taxation and significant cuts in Health and Education. The gap between Governmental expenditure and tax revenue is edging close to almost €18 billion […]
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Comparing Obama to Cowen is probably unfair but Cowen could at least learn from him the benefits of a Vision By Michael Smith Brian Cowen and Barack Obama have an extraordinary amount in common. Both are in their late forties, both are lawyers educated at elite law schools, both are articulate – much more articulate […]
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Only the allegiance to the personal over the political kept us – relatively – sane. Frank Callanan One of the least-considered characteristics of Irish politics is that which has most defined it: the ascendancy of Fianna Fáil. This asserted itself between 1932 and 1973, broken only twice, gave way to a pattern of alternance (rotation) […]
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Increase Corporation Tax
Multinationals mostly assess their operations on their pre-tax profits anyway by Mark Lonergan There has been uniform acceptance among advisers and policy-makers that Ireland’s low corporate tax (CT) rates have been a major stimulus to industrial investment since the 1950s and a cornerstone of the Celtic Tiger. 580 US multinationals located in Ireland and close […]
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Interview Miriam Cotton I recently spoke to David McWilliams in his Volvo Estate in a church car-park in Dalkey. In case that sounds intriguing, the purpose of our meeting was to conduct an interview – on recording equipment that does not cope with background noise in public spaces like the coffee-shop we had just left. […]
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Interview Niall Crowley Illustration Peter Hanan Baking sunlight, little dinghies bobbing on sparkling blue water, people in short sleeves taking a leisurely look at the shops. Dun Laoghaire is like another world in the surprise heat wave. The function rooms of the Royal Marine Hotel are tall and cool. The bar looks out over a […]
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Social justice Ireland
The new, campagning side of the formerly religious alliance, CORI. You know: Sean Healy.