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Irish Independent Columns (Q2 2025 Roundup)

Links to columns in the Irish Independent

Jun 24 •

David W. Higgins

April 2025

Irish Independent: Trump’s trade war may make Irish housing more affordable – even if it doesn’t lower prices

Instead of wishing for property prices to fall, wish for €50,000 graduate salaries and €85,000 average incomes

Apr 15 •

David W. Higgins

Irish Independent: Hello tariffs, goodbye full employment – why we should be more worried about the coming recession

Ireland’s reprieve from pharma tariffs is worth little when Donald Trump is targeting almost all the world’s main exporters

Apr 7 •

David W. Higgins

March 2025

Irish Independent: Ireland’s economy is heading for a tariff-shaped iceberg, but here’s why we can stay afloat

The Titanic sank because too many of its compartments flooded – but the impact of Trump’s tariffs on Ireland should be limited enough to prevent…

Mar 31 •

David W. Higgins

Irish-US trade is as much in our hands as it is in theirs

We're not powerless in this crucial moment in Irish economic history.

Mar 11 •

David W. Higgins

November 2024

Primary School Running Costs - A Budget Change You Might Have Missed

Inflation for running a school isn't the same as a household

Nov 22, 2024 •

David W. Higgins

The Acorn Savings Idea

Perhaps the only manifesto idea of any party that gives nothing today, but could mean everything tomorrow?

Nov 20, 2024 •

David W. Higgins

October 2024

Australia's Economic Fairytale Can't Last Forever

The young Irish making Australia their home could regret it

Oct 15, 2024 •

David W. Higgins

August 2024

The Elephant in the Manifesto Writing Room

The main Irish political parties are in the process of forming their manifestos for the 2024 (presumably) general election.

Aug 24, 2024 •

David W. Higgins

Is Irish Economic Growth Just Net Migration?

It isn't, thankfully

Aug 2, 2024 •

David W. Higgins

July 2024

How Many Rent Privately in Ireland?

Census 2022 raised a red flag.

Jul 30, 2024 •

David W. Higgins

Ireland's New Welfare Society

A new study caught my eye on the topic of social mobility.

Jul 29, 2024 •

David W. Higgins

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