Comment Shane Coleman: For too long, the health service has served the people who work in it and not patientsHeartbreaking case of Aoife Johnston’s death in University Hospital Limerick will for many confirm the narrative that our health service is fundamentally broken
Analysis Colm Lauder: Why there are new signs of life for investors in UK property British real estate investment market conditions improving in early months of 2024
Defence Looming threats of war in Europe demand we put our defences on a war footingCommitting to spend almost £90bn a year on defence from 2030 is a big decision, but the government is clear that it’s necessary, given the threat posed by Russia
Electric Vehicles Analysis: Calls grow to reverse 2035 ban on fossil fuel cars as EV sales stagnateThe European Court of Auditors was the latest body to raise concerns about the proposed 2035 EU ban on internal combustion engine cars
Business Post's View Donnelly and HSE must explain why outcomes so poor in health despite record spendingDespite concerns, the question of why record investment was not producing commensurate improvements in the health service has never really been answered
Comment Shane Coleman: For too long, the health service has served the people who work in it and not patientsHeartbreaking case of Aoife Johnston’s death in University Hospital Limerick will for many confirm the narrative that our health service is fundamentally broken
Politics Red C poll: Kite flying fails to reap rewards, with Independents on the riseThe government has started making election promises early this year but so far its not resonating with voters
Stock Take Kingspan’s warning on input costs suggests the ECB’s war on inflation may not be overThe Cavan-based insulation giant issued an upbeat trading update for the first quarter of 2024 but warned input costs may rise again
Public Finances Daniel Murray: Government has to put the brakes on runaway spending trainThe government has consistently spent more than announced in its budgets over recent years
The Last Post Matt Cooper: Helen McEntee’s car crash week sees confidence drain away from herJustice Minister’s performance at the Oireachtas committee was baffling, given questions were flagged in a Sunday newspaper two days before
Business Post's View Editorial: Arrival of a new entrant to the banking sector for the first time in almost 20 years is good newsFor a country with one of the youngest and wealthiest workforces in Europe it has long been a source of curiosity why international retail banks are so put coming here
Comment Ten questions savvy shareholders should be asking of their chief executives and chairsWith AGM season upon us, such meetings present a rare occasion for shareholders to hold their company bosses to account
Comment Lucinda Creighton: Ireland ‘easy prey’ as true motives of malign foreign actors emerge across EU The arrests in Germany of Chinese spies may seem like a slightly fantastical scene from a John le Carré spy novel, but the operations are very real
Comment Maples: Despite supply shortages aircraft lessors are set for a bumper 2024 - here’s whyWith airlines and lessors waiting up to a decade for the delivery of new aircraft, this year is likely to see further M&A deals in the aircraft leasing sector
Post Script Post Script: Unsociable Patrick Collison, Dermot Desmond gives a fright, Helen McEntee’s new-new adviserBusiness Post deputy editor Aaron Rogan takes a look at the scenes behind the stories
Letter from Strasbourg Sarah Collins: Long goodbyes, avian high jinks and spy scandals as the European Parliament breaks upAs some MEPs faced the final curtain, others girded themselves for June’s elections
Banking Lorcan Allen: Bankinter has its work cut out to bring real competition to Ireland’s mortgage marketThe Spanish lender will need time to grow its market share in Ireland as it seeks to erode the dominance of the two big pillar banks
Analysis Colm Lauder: Why there are new signs of life for investors in UK property British real estate investment market conditions improving in early months of 2024
Analysis Analysis: Revolut has talked the talk on mortgages - but can it walk the walk?Fintech’s claim that anything Irish banks can do, it can do better, will be put to the test in its ambition to enter the mortgage market
Letter From America Marion McKeone: America’s homeless find themselves in supreme court’s crosshairsAn upcoming decision could effectively criminalise those with nowhere to go
Electric Vehicles Analysis: Calls grow to reverse 2035 ban on fossil fuel cars as EV sales stagnateThe European Court of Auditors was the latest body to raise concerns about the proposed 2035 EU ban on internal combustion engine cars
Comment Anton Savage: Misinformation is about to be turbo-charged, and we need to be ready for itThe crowdsourcing of truth may be popular with the likes of Elon Musk, but it will be a disaster for the rest of us
Banking Analysis: As rate cuts loom will AIB’s net interest income hold up or ‘sink like a stone’?State officials warned ECB rate cuts could hurt AIB’s profits. We asked experts how the bank is faring as the prospect of interest reductions draw near
Housing Analysis: Can stats outweigh lived experience in the housing crisis optics war? Government can now point to positive trends in housebuilding, however, it’s unclear if data alone will curry public favour for the coalition