David McWilliams is an economist, author, podcaster, journalist, documentarian and broadcaster. He hosts The David McWilliams Podcast, which aims to make economics uncomplicated and accessible, and is the founder of the world's only economics and stand-up comedy festival, "Kilkenomics" — described by the Financial Times as "simply, the best economics conference in …

David McWilliams, a contributor to The Irish Times, is an economist, writer and journalist.

Dec 6, 2024 · After all, the objective of economic prosperity is to improve the day-to-day life of the citizen. That’s the name of the game. This means dramatic changes to planning and financing of homes, plus an equally significant and rapid change to planning and transport policy.

The CSO confirms that the average price paid for a home in the Republic in October was €429,212, up from €382,510 in October 2023. Even the ESRI, the forecasting institute that completely missed the 2008 crash, won’t be caught napping this time; it warns of overvaluation.

David McWilliams is an economist, author, podcaster, journalist, documentarian and broadcaster. He is the founder of the world’s only economics and stand-up comedy festival Kilkenomics described by the Financial Times as "simply, the best economics conference in the world”. He also co-founded the Dalkey Book Festival, Ireland’s largest literary and ideas festival.

Aug 30, 2024 · These are only two examples of how our legal framework allows for objections on a wide variety of grounds – ranging from procedural missteps to environmental concerns – which can easily lead to protracted legal disputes, creating a situation whereby critical housing projects, even those deemed necessary by national and local authorities, are delayed for years or sometimes abandoned altogether.

Sep 20, 2024 · Top of the pile is, of course, Dublin’s MetroLink, which has been in the proverbial pipeline for years. The latest cost estimate for the project sits at €9.5 billion, which would eat up a large chunk of the Apple dosh.However, the benefits would be immense.

Jul 19, 2024 · Labour won 34 per cent of all votes but now commands about 64 per cent of the 650 seats. Meanwhile, the Tories with 24 per cent of the vote secured just 121 seats – their worst result since 1761. Only the Liberal Democrats – with 12 per cent of the vote and 11 per cent of the seats – look representative. The story that no one really wants to talk about is the re-emergence of Ukip in the ...

Nov 22, 2024 · In another world we would describe this as bad parenting. In a way, the money from American multinationals, which should make us more productive and strong, is making us juvenile and weak, rendering politics – which should be serious – worryingly immature.

Oct 18, 2024 · Thirty years ago, the Israeli economy was beginning to transform itself from a quasi-socialist, inward-looking, second-rate entity, traumatised by hyperinflation, into the high-tech, high finance, trading machine it is today.