Category: Europe
Ireland and EU Corporate Tax Reform: Part II
James Stewart 13/05/2018
Ireland and EU Corporate Tax Reform: The Sovereignty Argument. As noted in a previous blog, the Irish Governments maintains that tax reform proposed and agreed upon on a worldwide basis (effectively by the OECD) would be acceptable, but reforms proposed by the Commission would not, because of the diminution of Irish sovereignty. However, many …
Ireland and EU Corporate Tax Reform
James Stewart 03/05/2018
Corporate tax reform is a key objective of EU policy. Examples include proposals for a harmonized corporate tax system (Common Corporate Tax Base …
Many Lessons from the Carrillion Collapse
Paul Sweeney 23/01/2018
Many Lessons from the Carrillion Collapse. The collapse of the huge construction and outsourcing company, Carrillion, in Britain, has many lessons …
The new European Pillar of Social Rights should help address Inequalities
Paul Sweeney 30/11/2017
On 17 November, A European Pillar of Social Rights was declared in Gothenburg by the European Parliament, Council and Commission. This Pillar …
Should Ireland Stay in the EU?
Nat O'Connor 04/07/2017
Former Irish ambassador Ray Bassett has written a detailed report for the UK think-tank Policy Exchange entitled After Brexit, Will Ireland be Next …
Ireland's Multi-interface Periphery Development Model
David Begg 15/06/2017
Theresa May’s election failure and Corbyn’s unexpected success have undermined the case for a hard Brexit. Her gamble to increase her majority in …
Public Investment Good, Financialisation Bad
Paul Sweeney 14/06/2017
An interesting speaker at this Friday’s TASC conference in Croke Park will be Ṏzlem Onaran, Professor of Economics, University of Greenwich. She …
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Sinead Pembroke
Dr Sinéad Pembroke is a research fellow at the School of Nursing and Midwifery Trinity …
Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He is a …
Nat O'Connor
Nat O’Connor is a member of the Institute for Research in Social Sciences (IRiSS) and a …