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PREMIUM Fiona Hslop MSP argues the figures show Scotlands councils would be better off as an independent nation, while the UK Government say they have provided billions in support and funding to Scotland throughout the pandemic. COUNCILS could have as much as £6100 more per person if the UK’s GDP levels matched those of their European neighbours, new analysis has revealed. Data from the House of Commons library research, analysed by the SNP, has shown that the UK is the poorest of all 1...

Many home buyers feel aggrieved by the restrictions brought in by the former Central Bank governor six years ago – but the ESRI sees it differently

Following the disastrous failure of management and supervision in the Irish banking system in the years leading up to the 2008 collapse, a referendum in October 2011 proposed extended powers for Oireachtas inquiries, the better to investigate what happened and to allocate corporate and personal responsibility. It was defeated narrowly. An issue at the referendum was the level of confidence that could be placed in elected representatives to employ extra powers with restraint. Over the last few ...

The lack of introspection at the stockbroker is of a piece with other scandals in Irish finance

Munster becomes second wealthiest region in European Union as its economy soars above Paris, Brussels and Prague Sean McCarthaigh Updated: 5 Mar 2021, 18:01 MUNSTER is the second-wealthiest region across the entire EU, according to new figures published by the European Commission. A Eurostat report reveals that the GDP per capita in Ireland’s Southern region which incorporates the six counties of Munster as well as Carlow, Wexford and Kilkenny is almost three and a half times the EU average. ...

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Workers’ Rights Louise O’Reilly TD has welcomed the publication of a research paper by the Unite Trade Union, Hungry Bellies are not Equal to Full Bellies, which explores inequality and deprivation in Ireland. Speaking today, Teachta O’Reilly said that while the paper made for sobering reading, it was also an important piece of work that laid out the facts and tackled some misleading claims which had been allowed to surface recently. Teahcta O’Reilly said: “...

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Economics Correspondent Just before Christmas, the UN Human Development Index 2020 ranked Ireland joint second in the World across a range of indicators which measure quality of life, just below Norway. There was a minor kerfuffle on Twitter. Hurrah, shouted some. Bah, shouted others. Quality of life means many things to many people. Some aspects are measurable; some not. One aspect is prosperity. And normally, income is used to measure that. Economists can make a stab at guessing what that is....

Economics Correspondent Just before Christmas, the UN Human Development Index 2020 ranked Ireland joint second in the World across a range of indicators which measure quality of life, just below Norway. There was a minor kerfuffle on Twitter. Hurrah, shouted some. Bah, shouted others. Quality of life means many things to many people. Some aspects are measurable; some not. One aspect is prosperity. And normally, income is used to measure that. Economists can make a stab at guessing what that is....

Disaster of no-deal Brexit for the food and drink sector has been averted