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2023

Cost of Living

Analysis: Weekly shop increases aren't driven solely by higher costs - what about company profits?

Victor Duggan

7 Jun 2023

7.7k

Global Economy

Analysis: Housing in Ireland won’t look any better before the next general election

Victor Duggan

22 May 2023

12.7k

Finances

Analysis: Is the global economy resilient enough to handle its high levels of debt?

Victor Duggan

1 May 2023

11.7k

Sponsored

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Christmas Decorative Figurine

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Christmas Tree Baubles

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Lidl Wooden Christmas Train

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Cost of Living

Analysis: We know of 'shrinkflation' but what role is 'greedflation' playing in our economy?

Victor Duggan

26 Mar 2023

17.7k

Inflation

Analysis: Government supports are welcome but will they improve living standards long-term?

Victor Duggan

26 Feb 2023

7.0k

All time

Irish Economy

Analysis: Are we headed for recession? Does it matter?

Victor Duggan

31 Dec 2022

31.7k

ECB

Analysis: We can expect to see interest rates continue to march higher this week

Victor Duggan

26 Oct 2022

17.8k

Sponsored

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Lidl

Nov 21

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Ladies' Winter Jacket

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Men's Winter Trousers

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Ladies' Fleece Jacket

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Kids' Winter Boots

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Ladies' Winter Trousers

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Kid's Winter Trousers

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budget 2023

Analysis: ‘Giveaway’ budget can’t gloss over collapsing living standards

Victor Duggan

28 Sep 2022

13.8k

budget 2023

Analysis: Minister Donohoe, this is what you should and shouldn't do tomorrow

Victor Duggan

Updated 26 Sep 2022

32.4k

Cost of Living

Analysis: Dysfunctional housing policy is failing a generation of renters

Victor Duggan

Updated 19 Sep 2022

25.1k

Cost of Living

Analysis: Governments must act before energy prices break consumers' backs

Victor Duggan

Updated 6 Sep 2022

21.9k

Inflation

An economist: Debunking the myths of Ireland’s cost of living crisis

Victor Duggan

3 Jul 2022

54.8k

Cost of Living

Opinion: The government's temporary measures are doing nothing to tame inflation

Victor Duggan

18 Feb 2022

16.6k

Opinion

Opinion: As we gradually return to normal, we need to stop the creeping Amazon-ification of our economy

Victor Duggan

20 Jul 2021

19.5k

Opinion

The deeper lesson from GameStop: Let's look at taxing the speculators who gamble for financial gain

Victor Duggan

7 Feb 2021

32.3k

Opinion

Opinion: How you see the Irish economy depends on if you're a glass half-full or half-empty kind of person

Victor Duggan

24 Mar 2019

16.3k

Opinion

Previewing Ireland's economy in 2019: The stats don't lie - Ireland is doing well right now

Victor Duggan

28 Dec 2018

48.2k

Housing

'The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results'

Victor Duggan

10 Oct 2018

14.9k

Opinion

'That’s insane… did they guarantee everything?': Reliving the night of the bank bailout

Victor Duggan

30 Sep 2018

33.5k

column

Womenomics: 7 steps to make gender equality the new normal

Victor Duggan

18 Apr 2018

19.5k

Opinion

The lost decade is over: Our 7.8% GDP growth last year was comfortably the highest in Europe

Victor Duggan

26 Mar 2018

33.0k

Read Me

Previewing Ireland’s economy in 2018: It’s gonna get better, before it gets worse

Victor Duggan

22 Dec 2017

35.8k

budget 2018

Government's populist practice of buying off grey vote has damaged the young

Victor Duggan

1 Oct 2017

7.1k

leo-nomics

Opinion: Twelve simple steps to tackle our housing crisis

Victor Duggan

29 Jun 2017

13.0k

Chavismo

'Maduro's Irish supporters don’t see any problem with him crushing rights'

Victor Duggan

12 May 2017

454

100 days of Trump

'It isn't sustainable for our tax revenues to be so dependent on Washington'

Victor Duggan

27 Apr 2017

276

leprechaun economics

Column: The Leprechauns are at it again in the latest GDP figures for Ireland

Victor Duggan

10 Mar 2017

863

Opinion

Irish jobs: Unemployment is down again but we shouldn't be complacent

Victor Duggan

23 Nov 2016

248

Money Money Money

Analysis: The Exchequer returns came out yesterday - but two figures are flattering the public finances

Victor Duggan

3 Nov 2016

173