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Analysis: Weekly shop increases aren't driven solely by higher costs - what about company profits?
Victor Duggan
7 Jun 2023
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Analysis: Housing in Ireland won’t look any better before the next general election
Victor Duggan
22 May 2023
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Analysis: Is the global economy resilient enough to handle its high levels of debt?
Victor Duggan
1 May 2023
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Analysis: We know of 'shrinkflation' but what role is 'greedflation' playing in our economy?
Victor Duggan
26 Mar 2023
17.7k
21
Analysis: Government supports are welcome but will they improve living standards long-term?
Victor Duggan
26 Feb 2023
7.0k
6
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Analysis: Are we headed for recession? Does it matter?
Victor Duggan
31 Dec 2022
31.6k
16
Analysis: We can expect to see interest rates continue to march higher this week
Victor Duggan
26 Oct 2022
17.7k
5
Analysis: ‘Giveaway’ budget can’t gloss over collapsing living standards
Victor Duggan
28 Sep 2022
13.8k
13
Analysis: Minister Donohoe, this is what you should and shouldn't do tomorrow
Victor Duggan
Updated 26 Sep 2022
32.4k
28
Analysis: Dysfunctional housing policy is failing a generation of renters
Victor Duggan
Updated 19 Sep 2022
25.1k
49
Analysis: Governments must act before energy prices break consumers' backs
Victor Duggan
Updated 6 Sep 2022
21.8k
34
An economist: Debunking the myths of Ireland’s cost of living crisis
Victor Duggan
3 Jul 2022
54.7k
41
Opinion: The government's temporary measures are doing nothing to tame inflation
Victor Duggan
18 Feb 2022
16.6k
24
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
42
The deeper lesson from GameStop: Let's look at taxing the speculators who gamble for financial gain
Victor Duggan
7 Feb 2021
32.2k
54
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
56
Previewing Ireland's economy in 2019: The stats don't lie - Ireland is doing well right now
Victor Duggan
28 Dec 2018
48.2k
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'The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results'
Victor Duggan
10 Oct 2018
14.9k
29
'That’s insane… did they guarantee everything?': Reliving the night of the bank bailout
Victor Duggan
30 Sep 2018
33.5k
66
Womenomics: 7 steps to make gender equality the new normal
Victor Duggan
18 Apr 2018
19.5k
77
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
87
Previewing Ireland’s economy in 2018: It’s gonna get better, before it gets worse
Victor Duggan
22 Dec 2017
35.8k
41
Government's populist practice of buying off grey vote has damaged the young
Victor Duggan
1 Oct 2017
7.1k
86
Opinion: Twelve simple steps to tackle our housing crisis
Victor Duggan
29 Jun 2017
13.0k
55
'Maduro's Irish supporters don’t see any problem with him crushing rights'
Victor Duggan
12 May 2017
440
24
'It isn't sustainable for our tax revenues to be so dependent on Washington'
Victor Duggan
27 Apr 2017
268
15
Column: The Leprechauns are at it again in the latest GDP figures for Ireland
Victor Duggan
10 Mar 2017
841
17
Irish jobs: Unemployment is down again but we shouldn't be complacent
Victor Duggan
23 Nov 2016
237
23
Analysis: The Exchequer returns came out yesterday - but two figures are flattering the public finances
Victor Duggan
3 Nov 2016
166
16