New research offers a fascinating glimpse into Dublin’s shadow-banking, where tax avoidance and other dubious practices are the order of the day, writes Andy Storey.
Hosting large sports events bring risks as well as rewards for countries – both of which are likely to be distributed extremely unequally, writes UCD political economy lecturer Andy Storey.
The former taoiseach, as much as anyone, helped to drive the economy off a cliff. His reward? A seat on the board of Topaz, and now an honorary doctorate.
The rules around conflicts of interest and corruption may be there, but if they are not enforced in the most high-profile cases, then how useful are they? asks UCD lecturer Andy Storey.
We need to consider the needs of low-income families, and make sure that workers’ rights are protected and recycling is incentivised, writes UCD political economy lecturer Andy Storey.
For people at the lower rungs of the income ladder, Dublin’s high cost of living is more than an irritation – it is a full-blown crisis, writes UCD political economy lecturer Andy Storey.
Leaving the provision of housing to profit-making private-sector actors is bad enough, but charging them with the reception of those seeking refuge from persecution is unforgivable.
The plan to hand over the new national maternity hospital to the Sisters of Charity is just one more symptom of an ideological opposition to the state provision of services.
From shopping centres to agriculture, we’re beginning to see why it matters that vulture funds have such a presence here, writes UCD lecturer Andy Storey.
They made good money before and after the crash. But do such financial engineering services actually do more harm than good? asks UCD lecturer Andy Storey.
