They were pitched as unambiguously good, regardless of what they help do to the very sustainability of life on earth, writes a UCD political economy lecturer.
It makes no sense to give hundreds of thousands of euro in sports grants to wealthy colleges, and golf and yacht clubs, writes UCD political economy lecturer Andy Storey.
Some critics of Direct Provision highlight the potential economic contribution that is being wasted, but that is not the main reason the system is wrong, writes UCD lecturer Andy Storey.
The moral relativism applied to bankers goes missing in other areas of public policy, writes UCD lecturer Andy Storey. Would Leo Varadkar have run a campaign with the slogan “banking cheats cheat us all”?
Irish crime correspondents could use a wider definition when they discuss the nefarious activities of organised drug gangs – one that includes Big Pharma, writes a UCD political economy lecturer.
It was satisfying to see European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly fire a shot across the bows of the European Central Bank last week, writes a UCD political economy lecturer.
The EU has left Ireland off its list of tax havens, but it shouldn’t have. After all, Ireland allows corporate revenues to flow through in a way that denies tax rightfully due to other jurisdictions, writes Andy Storey.
Imposing a minimum price on alcohol would enrich big drinks companies. Upping taxes on all alcohol would achieve the same public-health aims, but steer the cash to state programmes instead, writes Andy Storey.
A recent government report noted that Dublin is doing much better than the rest of the country. That’s true, but not everyone in the city is benefiting equally, writes UCD political economy lecturer Andy Storey.
We don’t need European intervention to adjudicate in the tracker-mortgage scandal. The Irish government just needs to do its job, says UCD political economy lecturer Andy Storey.
The ambition of making Dublin “the most playful and child-friendly city in the world” runs up against the structural inequalities and political choices that ensure much greater opportunities for some than others, writes Andy Storey.
While it might seem attractive to individual employers, reliance on low wages and poor working conditions is not a recipe for broad-based economic success, political economy lecturer Andy Storey writes.
