Economy
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Macroeconomics of public sector reform: Philip Lane
Philip Lane outlines the importance of public sector efficiency to Ireland’s economic recovery. Baumol’s disease is the one of the…
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Ministerial interview: Brendan Howlin
Minister for reform At the heart of the fiscal challenges facing the Government, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan…
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Pat McLoughlin
Delivering local government efficiency Pat McLoughlin, Chair of the Local Government Efficiency Implementation Group, discusses plans to reform the sector…
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Resolving Ireland’s crisis
The Government’s crisis resolution strategy is the correct one for a “treacherous” economic environment, writes Professor John McHale. The brief…
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Smart early moves in energy
Strategic leadership can deliver the energy element of Ireland’s smart economy aspirations, SEAI Chief Operations Officer Brian Motherway tells Owen…
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Ireland’s energy future
An ESRI report has reviewed the economic research on energy in Ireland and attempts to identify the full implications of…
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Getting the technology right
Wavebob CEO Andrew Parish discusses developing ocean wave energy technology with Owen McQuade. “Everyone has an opinion on ocean energy…
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Roadmap to a low-carbon economy
Investments in energy efficiency and Europe’s power network infrastructure would create a decarbonised power sector just as reliable as the…
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A new story about Ireland
ICTU’s Macdara Doyle outlines Congress’ attempts to improve Ireland’s image abroad by arguing that the austerity measures are too severe…
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Time to review energy
David Taylor calls for a re-think, nearly four years on from the Energy White Paper. “When the facts change, I…
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