Columns - Irish Examiner

Paul Mills

The customer always pays when regulators impose fines on firms

One of the issues that continue to annoy us is the variability of the quality and the speed of internet connections, writes Paul Mills. 

Thu, 30 Mar, 2017

Without reform, the road is running out for State firms

It was fascinating last week to read of the Labour Party and Sinn Féin’s solutions for solving the problems in Bus Éireann. It was ‘back to the future’ writ large.

Thu, 09 Mar, 2017

Taxpayers are forced to pay for the failures of others

As citizens of this State, we should not accept the current status quo, writes Paul Mills

Thu, 02 Mar, 2017

Comment: Getting a grip on pay awards

Much has been written in the last week about TK Whitaker, who died this month and who is recognised by many as a major architect of the modern Irish economy.

Thu, 19 Jan, 2017

Poor value in public and private health

It’s ‘Groundhog Day’ in the HSE every year.

Thu, 12 Jan, 2017

Paul Mills: Amid the risks, our leaders need to up their game

As the events of 2016 have already shown, 2017 seems already spoken for.

Sat, 31 Dec, 2016

Paul Mills: The ‘who will pay for our water’ furore rumbles on

The water charge issue confirms that Irish streets are very long indeed.

Thu, 08 Dec, 2016

Paul Mills: Need to save pricey water

The problem with kicking the can up the street is that sooner or later you arrive at the end of the street. The political instinct is to try and find another street to kick the can up again.

Thu, 24 Nov, 2016

Public sector unions are stretching credibility, again

Our public sector unions, despite their repeated claims that their members are more educationally qualified than their private sector comparators, still haven’t grasped that they do not generate the wealth that this country needs to sustain its economy, writes Paul Mills.

Thu, 17 Nov, 2016

Public sector needs to get a grip on harsh financial reality

We’ve heard many times over the last few weeks that we must not do anything that will result in a return to the ways of the bad old days that preceded the crash in 2009.

Thu, 10 Nov, 2016