Economy

Ireland has two housing problems

There are not enough homes for people and too much wealth is tied up in housing.

NEWS 3 December 2025

Ireland has two housing problems

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Colm McCarthy: predictions for future population growth

Colm McCarthy: predictions for future population growth

VIEWPOINTS 3 December 2025

Colm McCarthy: interconnectors supplementing our energy needs

Colm McCarthy: interconnectors supplementing our energy needs

VIEWPOINTS 30 November 2025

Farm machinery sector contributes €4.76bn per year to Irish economy

Farm machinery sector contributes €4.76bn per year to Irish economy

Farm machinery sector contributes €4.76bn per year to Irish economy

NEWS 26 November 2025

Ireland needs to diversify from US – Mulhall

Ireland needs to diversify from US – Mulhall

Ireland needs to diversify from US – Mulhall

NEWS 21 November 2025

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Colm McCarthy: public spending code needs teeth

Colm McCarthy: public spending code needs teeth

Finance ministries share a common nightmare, the day you must tell the Minister for Finance that the Government has run out of money.

VIEWPOINTS 5 November 2025

NI considers cutting bills for homes near wind farms

NI considers cutting bills for homes near wind farms

Northern Ireland Department for the Economy are considering discounting electricity bills for people who live close to wind farms in a bid to win community support

RENEWABLES 5 November 2025

Inflation hits Irish agri-food sales in US

Inflation hits Irish agri-food sales in US

US-based David Henkes notes that US government policies around tariffs and immigration are causing concern within the American food service sector.

NEWS 5 November 2025

Colm McCarthy: Problems of perception around agriculture

Colm McCarthy: Problems of perception around agriculture

Statisticians are able to calculate the contributions of each of the twelve main groups (food, energy, restaurants and hotels, housing and the rest) to the overall change in the price index.

VIEWPOINTS 5 November 2025

Colm McCarthy: McGrath right to question big tech

Colm McCarthy: McGrath right to question big tech

The strong influence of Silicon Valley on the US administration is not new.

VIEWPOINTS 5 November 2025

Dates announced for hazardous waste collection

Dates announced for hazardous waste collection

Six collection dates have been announced for the counties of Clare, Meath, Cork, Tipperary, Mayo and Kerry

SCHEMES 5 November 2025

AD plant will 'solve slurry storage' problems

AD plant will 'solve slurry storage' problems

Former IFA president Tim Cullinan plans to provide a slurry separation service to local farmers, where solid fraction is taken as feedstock and farmers would be left with liquid nitrogen to spread.

NEWS 5 November 2025

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ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments

ESB Networks has released its updated farm safety booklet, a practical guide designed to help farmers, contractors and rural communities stay safe while working around electricity.

ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments

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