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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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Nine in 10 believe Irish farmers deserve more recognition

Nine in 10 believe Irish farmers deserve more recognition

NEWS 1 September 2026

Letter: ‘Fivemiletown cannot be viewed in isolation’

Letter: ‘Fivemiletown cannot be viewed in isolation’

NORTHERN IRELAND 19 August 2026

Colm McCarthy: football kicks off betting habit for gamblers

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

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Colm McCarthy: Ireland’s tiny contribution to global emissions

Colm McCarthy: Ireland’s tiny contribution to global emissions

Success on a national level makes a trivial contribution if others do too little.

VIEWPOINTS 8 July 2026

Teagasc incomes contrast with farming

Teagasc incomes contrast with farming

Farmers shouldn’t begrudge Teagasc staff their decent wages, but we need to find a way to pay producers as well as advisers and researchers.

DEALER 8 July 2026

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 8 July 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 8 July 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 8 July 2026

Sequestering carbon could be more viable than drystock farming - professor

Sequestering carbon could be more viable than drystock farming - professor

There could be very strong economic drivers to sequester carbon in the future and drystock farmers should look into this, David Styles of University of Galway suggested.

NEWS 8 July 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 8 July 2026

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