Colm McCarthy

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Colm McCarthy: McGrath right to question big tech

The strong influence of Silicon Valley on the US administration is not new.

VIEWPOINTS 5 November 2025

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Colm McCarthy: looking at the economics of Atlantic wind

Colm McCarthy: looking at the economics of Atlantic wind

VIEWPOINTS 29 October 2025

Colm McCarthy: Restaurant VAT cut should give us all food for thought

Colm McCarthy: Restaurant VAT cut should give us all food for thought

VIEWPOINTS 22 October 2025

Colm McCarthy: spending our way out of boom not bust

Colm McCarthy: spending our way out of boom not bust

Colm McCarthy: spending our way out of boom not bust

VIEWPOINTS 15 October 2025

Colm McCarthy: rosy revenue projections may trap Sir Keir Starmer

Colm McCarthy: rosy revenue projections may trap Sir Keir Starmer

Colm McCarthy: rosy revenue projections may trap Sir Keir Starmer

VIEWPOINTS 8 October 2025

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Colm McCarthy: Fuelling the cloud

Colm McCarthy: Fuelling the cloud

Data centres must be mainly an export business – purely domestic demand cannot credibly exceed the European norm.

VIEWPOINTS 27 August 2025

Colm McCarthy: carbon emissions calculations

Colm McCarthy: carbon emissions calculations

The measurement of each nation’s carbon emissions is problematic – if based on the location of production.

VIEWPOINTS 27 August 2025

Colm McCarthy: time to rethink MetroLink

Colm McCarthy: time to rethink MetroLink

The proposed MetroLink, for which not even a firm cost estimate is available, could cost €16bn or €17 bn.

VIEWPOINTS 27 August 2025

Just how free is Ireland's free trade?

Just how free is Ireland's free trade?

On the neutrality issue, it is clearly in Ireland’s economic interest to avoid a huge and recurring military budget.

VIEWPOINTS 27 August 2025

Colm McCarthy: little comfort in being outside NATO

Colm McCarthy: little comfort in being outside NATO

There could be pressure on Ireland to join NATO from the continental countries, as their overall defense capability ramps up.

VIEWPOINTS 27 August 2025

Colm McCarthy: dodging costs of tackling climate change

Colm McCarthy: dodging costs of tackling climate change

Failure to meet targets could trigger fines from the EU, especially if only a few small countries are in breach.

VIEWPOINTS 27 August 2025

Colm McCarthy: adjusting the electoral boundaries

Colm McCarthy: adjusting the electoral boundaries

Trump lost heavily in California, but the Republican party was entitled, without gerrymandering, to expect far more seats in the House of Representatives than they won.

VIEWPOINTS 27 August 2025

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MSD Animal Health worms go under the radar

The Teagasc pig conference earlier this month was an excellent event, well attended by farmers and most I spoke to afterwards wanted to talk about worms,” said Aidan Byrne, MSD Animal Health.

MSD Animal Health worms go under the radar

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