ESRI on house prices and corporation tax, Eirgrid warning, work from home overhaul – The Irish Times
ESRI’s latest report contains many fascinating details. On the one hand, the think tank believes house prices can be overvalued up to 7%, and it says plans to overhaul the global corporate tax system could result in companies pay more taxes here. This contrasts with the government’s projection of how the reforms could reduce state tax levies. Eoin Burke-Kennedy has both stories.
The energy crisis and the question of whether Ireland will suffer power cuts this winter does not go away. As Barry O’Halloran writes, a new report from Eirgrid warns of a power shortage in the coming months.
Aer Lingus executives told an Oireachtas committee the airline was looking for compensation from an IT supplier following a technology meltdown that affected thousands of passengers last month. Barry was there.
Still in aviation, Ryanair is object at Dublin Airport operator DAA’s plans to build a tunnel under a runway there, warning it could lead to increased passenger charges. Gordon Deegan has the details.
If it’s fall, chances are many of us are switching to the latest and smartest smartphone. Karlin Lillington says the leveling season damage extends far beyond people’s wallets.
The European Union has reached an agreement on a new punishments Russia package that includes a long-sought oil price cap, writes Naomi O’Leary.
The Construction Industry Federation is Attention rising costs will mean fewer homes will be built next year, and as Dominic Coyle reports, CIF says the announced new tax on concrete blocks under the mica repair program is “staggered” to a period of rising prices.
There may be changes coming in the proposed legislation regarding an employee’s right to request remote work, reports Cormac McQuinn. Tánaiste Leo Varadkar told a committee of the Oireachtas that the government was planning a review that “go far enough” of the originally proposed legislation.
Dermot Desmond and his companies are now from more than 30 million euros by its geomapping company, eSpatial Solutions. Mark Paul has the details.
The Section 481 tax credit aims to boost the film industry in Ireland, but as Laura Slattery reportsa committee of Oireachtas heard that potential flaws in the way it is constructed mean that actors and production staff do not always receive fair compensation.
Tesco has long been a behemoth of the supermarket industry, but as Ian Curran reports, its sales have plummeted in the past year.
Spotify has acquired the Dublin-based company Kinzen to help the Swedish streaming giant identify “emerging threats” on its platform. Laura has the story.
How is the Irish commercial property market doing? Is the boom of the last few years coming to an end? Ian Curran saw reports of three Dublin brokers who can help answer this question.
Unemployment remained at a 20-year low in September, but as Ian Curran reports, youth unemployment increased for the second consecutive month.
Cantillon asks if Ireland does better with Big Tech that if we were a real shareholder of companies such as Meta or Apple, the parent company of Facebook, while taking a look at the latest ESRI report on the state of the economy.
Ciara O’Brien reports how Bluetooth beacons – sold as a way to keep track of your keys or bag – and other technologies designed to make our lives easier have been used for many darker endings.
Neil Briscoe asks if a breakthrough has been found in battery technology for electric vehicles.
Finally, Ciara reviews the new Smartphone Reno8 Pro 5G of Oppo and the second generation of Apple which has just been released AirPods Pro. Are they all they’re supposed to be?
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