IRELAND Inc must prepare for a massive fall in the value of the US dollar against the euro which could see the US currency fall by 30% or more.

THE head of the civil service believes the private sector provides a clear and attractive option for the recruitment of skilled personnel for top-level posts with the service.

THE rigidity in some of Europe’s biggest labour markets is a major reason European economic growth has fallen behind most of the world, European Commissioner Charlie McCreevy said last night.

IRELAND’S business and employers organisation IBEC did its members a great disservice by signing up to benchmarking, a leading economist claimed at the Dublin Economic Workshop in Kenmare this weekend.

CARBON tax must be introduced and modelled on the highly successful plastic bag levy.