Rising interest rates, the housing crisis, and staff shortages among likely issues to affect Irish businesses in 2023

Accounting and auditing are hugely important in progress on climate change. What gets measured gets done.

The delay while Ireland waited for the EU to approve this key energy subsidy is a cost of international co-operation — but it's important to also notice the benefits of abiding by those rules

There is an unusually close integration in this country between the tax system and business activity. Not every country insists that individuals and organisations are fully tax-compliant before they can do business in the first place.

There is a difference between courage and recklessness when it comes to managing the national finances

Ironically, the Government will be able to fund tax reductions and direct assistance in part because of the hikes in fuel prices.

Tax privacy is an entitlement that can be withdrawn

The priority for next month's budget should be to increase existing targeted supports for individuals

The usual political mantra is that all politics is local, this time however, all politics is fiscal

In all likelihood we will see a balancing act on budget day between income tax reductions and reductions in Vat and excise