Cormac Mcquinn

Where would the country be without big tech and big pharma? It is the question that surely fuels the nightmares of many of Ireland’s political leaders. The answer is an exchequer that would be missing out on many billions of euro in corporation tax receip... See more

Calls have been made for an urgent review of the law underpinning the office of Ireland’s only directly elected mayor in Limerick amid the row between the office holder, John Moran, and councillors. Meanwhile, Minister for Culture Patrick O’Donovan warned... See more

The pausing of a controversial review of special needs assistant (SNA) allocations after criticism from teachers, parents and unions has bought the Government some time to sooth tensions. So writes Jack Horgan-Jones in his analysis of the U-turn, where he... See more

John Moran has questioned whether there is a strategy by some to make his role as Limerick’s mayor “unbearable” to “create sufficient pressure that I might simply walk away”. Ireland’s only directly-elected mayor made the remarks in a lengthy post on his ... See more

Good morning. With rain interminably bucketing down in much of the country for weeks (more on the way), and many householders still mopping up from floods, our lead story today sets out how councillors tried to zone almost 300 flood-prone sites for develo... See more