Analysis
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Summer Economic Statement 2021
In mid-July, Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe TD and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath TD published the…
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OECD tax proposals: Ireland an outlier
In July 2021, Ireland became one of eight countries, out of a total of 139, which did not endorse an…
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Vaccine rollout changes to age-based system
Amidst heavy criticism of the Government’s vaccine rollout policy, a change to an age-based system was announced by Minister for…
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Global minimum corporation tax
The Biden presidency has reinvigorated efforts to reform the international corporate tax regime which could have significant repercussions for Ireland.…
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Brexit: Progress and process
The EU Commission will continue its legal action against the UK over its unilateral action on the Northern Ireland Protocol…
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Donnelly: An ignominious start to 2021
A slower than promised vaccine rollout, a lack of north/south health cooperation almost a year since Covid-19 reached Ireland and…
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OECD BEPS Inclusive Framework latest
The global economy has become increasingly globalised and digitalised, creating challenges for the international tax system. Consensus agreement on the…
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Budget 2021
Budget 2021 established a sense of cohesion between the government parties, as personified by the constructive working relationship between Minister…
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The Government’s first 100 days
Despite enlisting a legion of special advisors and communications experts, the historic coalition Government of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and…
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EU coalitions and cleavages
The geopolitical disruption heralded firstly by Brexit and secondly by Covid-19 has altered the power dynamics within the EU. Brigid…
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