As U2 prepare to launch their new album, this week Irish global justice campaigners will be challenging the band to put their money where their
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Prime Time: Ireland is a tax haven
That was the message I delivered on Irish television last night. You can see it here. The message is a blunt one: Ireland chose to
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No wonder Ireland’s a mess
The Irish Times has a feature today in which it is said: In some cultures failing to pay one’s taxes is regarded as a disgrace,
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The Tiger needs state aid
The Guardian has reported: Brussels lumped Ireland together with Greece and Latvia yesterday on a hit list of countries with “excessive” government deficits, in the
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Conflicts of interest are destroying our economies
There’s a classic in the Irish Times this morning: IT IS probably unfair to pick just one example of the conflicts that are rife among
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Ireland’s going bust
This was in Bloomberg on Friday: Ireland led a surge to record levels in the cost of hedging against losses on European government bonds on
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Liechtenstein on the Liffey
The Guardian concentrates today on UK companies tax dodging in Ireland. It will be a familiar theme to those who read this blog. And as
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KPMG want the UK to be a tax haven
KPMG has published its latest survey on the UK’s tax competitiveness. It’s message is clear: it says the UK is slipping behind. But look who
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Holding Irish auditors to account
Pat Costello, CEO of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland had a letter in the Irish Times last week. To put his argument in
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