The stellar Irish economic figures we are seeing are likely to be as good as it gets for now

There may be scope for an agreement on drug exports to the US though in the other key area in dispute - regulation of digital services - room for compromise could be limited

A key risk is that Donald Trump seeks to isolate Ireland as one of his first targets, because of the huge trade deficit the US has with this State

The previous coalition claimed nearly 40,000 homes would be completed last year - it never looked likely and with the total coming in just over 30,000 the new Government’s targets are already under pr...

The US president has pulled out of the OECD tax deal and made threats which will worry the new Irish government

If compact living is really the goal of national policy, then Ireland really needs to get a lot better at this. Our planning system rarely acts in the interests of renters

The bluster would be designed to appeal to the wider electorate; the reality would keep the Dow Jones average heading higher, or so the theory goes

There is no political division on the issue of the Republic needing a bigger and more efficient State. The question is how to deliver it

Serious strategic thinking is needed to address the State’s infrastractural shortcomings and the Trump presidency’s real threat to Ireland’s economic model

When Labour is preaching prudence, you know we’ve got a problem

The intentions of the new administration are clear. If the promised heavy tariffs on goods entering the US from the EU are imposed, this is a big hit to our economic model