WWorld Read More Donald Trump’s global tariff takes effect at 10% – The Irish TimesFebruary 24, 2026 US President Donald Trump is implementing a new global tariff at 10 per cent rather than the 15…
BBusiness Read More Success of Eli Lilly’s weight loss drugs could fatten its Irish corporate tax bill – The Irish TimesFebruary 23, 2026 The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (Ifac) spent a lot of time this week not naming the elephant in…
WWorld Read More Chastened Trump takes to high moral ground after supreme court decision – The Irish TimesFebruary 23, 2026 Now that the third branch of government has explained to the second branch that the first branch matters,…
BBusiness Read More After tariff study, Trump loyalist wants Fed authors ‘disciplined’ – The Irish TimesFebruary 22, 2026 Kevin Hassett, the White House’s resident tariff optimist, has identified a new threat to the republic: a fairly…
EEconomy Read More New 15% US tariff likely to apply to Singapore, says DPM Gan Kim YongFebruary 22, 2026 Certain products are exempted from the new tariffs, including energy products, pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients, some electronics…
WWorld Read More Trump orders new global tariff, amid fears Ireland’s pharma sector could be in firing line – The Irish TimesFebruary 21, 2026 Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris said the Government was “closely monitoring the situation” after the US…
BBusiness Read More Why haven’t Trump’s tariffs caused a downturn in the US? – The Irish TimesFebruary 20, 2026 When Donald Trump famously announced his Liberation Day tariff assault on the world last April, economists, almost en…
EEconomy Read More Irish exports hit record high last year as companies rushed to beat Trump’s tariffs – The Irish TimesFebruary 17, 2026 The value of Irish exports went up by 16.4 per cent last year to a record €260.3 billion,…
EEntrepreneurship Read More Venture capital funding for Irish SMEs was down 23% in 2025, in first decline since 2018 – The Irish TimesFebruary 9, 2026 Irish small and medium-sized enterprises saw venture capital funding fall in 2025 for the first time in seven…
EEconomy Read More India eyes ‘global manufacturing powerhouse’ status with budget boostFebruary 2, 2026 India’s newly unveiled budget signals a bid to cement its status as a global manufacturing powerhouse through a…
EEconomy Read More EU economic growth belies talk of malaise – The Irish TimesFebruary 1, 2026 It seems that, for now at least, reports of the death of Europe’s economy have been greatly exaggerated.…
EEconomy Read More Economy grows by almost 13% in GDP terms last year – The Irish TimesJanuary 30, 2026 The Irish economy grew at an accelerated rate of 12.6 per cent in gross domestic product (GDP) terms…