Reliance on multinationals leaves Ireland open to US president Donald Trump's volatility

The short-term commitment and long-term vision and commitment are lacking in Irish policy making circles, writes Jim Power

Despite much upheaval elsewhere, Ireland has witnessed stability 

In the period from 2000 up to 2007, the European Central Bank's interest rate policy was totally inappropriate for Ireland, writes Jim Power

The ongoing crisis in housing costs will continue to have the most visible impact on popular sentiment

While the ECB rate cuts already delivered and those yet to come will help Irish mortgage holders, one must be concerned about the impact on the housing market

I fail to see evidence that the economy is overheating, as evidenced by the deceleration in the inflation rate to 0.2% in September, writes Jim Power

The latest Fáilte Ireland Tourism Barometer, which showed that 53% of businesses are reporting fewer customers than last summer, probably did not get the attention it deserves.

Housing has always been a national obsession in this country and garners saturated coverage regardless of what direction prices are moving.

We have a dangerous dependence on the foreign-owned multinational sector, and there are challenges around infrastructure, particularly water and energy