Colm McCarthy

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Colm McCarthy: urban sprawl rather than urban concentration

On past experience, the first response to budget pressures will be a go-slow on State capital spending.

VIEWPOINTS 2 September 2026

Colm McCarthy: urban sprawl rather than urban concentration

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Colm McCarthy: just how democratic are US elections?

Colm McCarthy: just how democratic are US elections?

VIEWPOINTS 26 August 2026

Colm McCarthy: football kicks off betting habit for gamblers

Colm McCarthy: football kicks off betting habit for gamblers

VIEWPOINTS 19 August 2026

Options within M50 for low-density Dublin

Options within M50 for low-density Dublin

Options within M50 for low-density Dublin

VIEWPOINTS 12 August 2026

Colm McCarthy: Ireland’s tiny contribution to global emissions

Colm McCarthy: Ireland’s tiny contribution to global emissions

Colm McCarthy: Ireland’s tiny contribution to global emissions

VIEWPOINTS 5 August 2026

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Colm McCarthy: reality check for Ireland’s EU presidency turn

Colm McCarthy: reality check for Ireland’s EU presidency turn

Ireland’s six-month role is confined to chairing meetings of ministers, for example ministers for transport or for agriculture, and liaising with the European Parliament.

VIEWPOINTS 17 June 2026

Colm McCarthy: corporation tax bonanza not guaranteed

Colm McCarthy: corporation tax bonanza not guaranteed

Contractors who bid fixed sums for construction jobs are operating in a very precarious business unless they protect themselves from sources of cost which are outside their control.

VIEWPOINTS 17 June 2026

Colm McCarthy: can all Ireland's racecourses survive?

Colm McCarthy: can all Ireland's racecourses survive?

HRI provides generous grants for prize money from the Horse and Greyhound Fund, split 80/20 in favour of horse racing and the destination of the tax on betting.

VIEWPOINTS 17 June 2026

The PM has financial mountain to climb

The PM has financial mountain to climb

Burnham has been reluctant to name his choices for key cabinet posts, the most important of which is Chancellor of the Exchequer, Minister for Finance in plain English.

VIEWPOINTS 17 June 2026

Colm McCarthy: Venezuela suffers double misfortune

Colm McCarthy: Venezuela suffers double misfortune

It is highly unusual for the IMF to stand aside as it has done, or been forced to do, in Venezuela, and long-term observers of financial crisis management are suspicious.

OPINION 17 June 2026

Colm McCarthy: why we have too much local democracy

Colm McCarthy: why we have too much local democracy

Dublin’s gifts to the rest of Leinster have included lengthy car commutes and public transport congestion.

VIEWPOINTS 17 June 2026

Colm McCarthy: struggling Starmer's sea of troubles

Colm McCarthy: struggling Starmer's sea of troubles

Politicians in the Republic would be foolish to imagine that they are immune to the impact of populist inclinations in their electorate.

VIEWPOINTS 17 June 2026

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