Ireland Is Killing Its Entrepreneurs
Ireland is now officially the worst country in Europe for young entrepreneurs. Just 5.1% of our 20-somethings are building their own businesses, less than half the rate in Slovakia. So what the hell h...
30 Huhti 41min
Is America Losing Control?
The global economy runs on one thing: the US dollar. What happens when trust in that system starts to crack? In this episode, we go deep into the mechanics of global finance, from dollar “swap lines” ...
28 Huhti 44min
The Premature State: Why Ireland Can’t Build Itself
Ireland is one of the richest countries in Europe, so why does it feel like it isn’t? We sit down with economist and engineer Sinead O'Sullivan to unpack a deceptively simple but deeply uncomfortable ...
23 Huhti 44min
Subsidies, Strikes and the Coming July Clash
Ireland has bought itself three months of peace, but at what cost? This week, we unpack the fallout from the recent fuel protests and what they reveal about the deeper fragility of the Irish system. A...
21 Huhti 33min
Is Ireland the Worst-Run Rich Country in Europe?
Ireland looks like a success story on paper: booming tax revenues, record public spending, and a global reputation as a modern, wealthy economy. Yet on the ground, something feels deeply off. In this ...
15 Huhti 43min
The Housing Finale: Can Ireland Build Its Way Out?
After two episodes on how Ireland’s housing market became so brittle, we get to the only question that matters: how do you actually fix it? In this final part of our housing series with Ronan Lyons, w...
14 Huhti 37min
How The Housing Market Was Designed to Fail - Part 2
In this second episode with Ronan Lyons, we wonder how did a country that once struggled to keep its people end up unable to house them? The answer is a story of unintended consequences. Population bo...
9 Huhti 43min
The Brittle Housing Market: Why the System Is Worse Than You Think - Part 1
Housing is the biggest expense most of us will ever face, and across Ireland and much of the Western world, the system simply isn’t working. Is this another housing bubble, or something more dangerous...
7 Huhti 35min
