Sport Horse Industry in Ireland
In 2018, I produced a report assessing the economic contribution of the Sport Horse Industry in Ireland. Read the article.
Entries by Ian Jackson
Economic contribution of the bookselling sector in Ireland.
In 2018, I produced a report assessing the economic contribution of the book selling sector in Ireland.link to PDF. Read the article.
POLITICAL RISK FACTORS STARTING TO BE HIGHLIGHTED
THIS ARTICLE APPEARED IN IRISH EXAMINER MARCH 20th 2015 The exodus of Irish government ministers overseas for St Patrick’s Day has attracted the usual criticism from expected quarters. I saw one suggestion on social media that our Ministers are overseas enjoying themselves, spending our money. Figures have been bandied about in relation to how much […]
ECB ROTATION SYSTEM OF NO REAL RELEVANCE TO IRELAND
THIS ARTICLE APPEARED IN SUNDAY BUSINESS POST ONLINE AUGUST 14th 2014 The lack of understanding of some people regarding the implications of the decision we made to join the euro back in 1999 continues to astound. There was never any real understanding, amongst the political elites at least, about the implications for a very small […]
TAX CUTS IN BUDGET 2015 WOULD BE PRE-MATURE
THIS ARTICLE APPEARED IN THE IRISH EXAMINER AUGUST 8th 2014 In relative terms, the Government is being inundated with good news on the economic and financial front at the moment. Most economic indicators in recent months have been moving in the right direction, and the news from the two main banks for the first […]
THE IMPORTANCE OF FDI CANNOT BE OVER-ESTIMATED
This Article appeared in the Irish Examiner August 1st 2014 The key to Ireland’s future is to build a sustainable diversified economic model, and not end up putting most of our eggs in one basket, as we did in the not too distant past. Sectors such as agri-food, tourism, fisheries, indigenous medical devises and IT […]
ECONOMIC TEALEAFS GETTING BETTER
This article appeared in the Sunday Business Post August 3rd 2014 In recent days somebody whose views I deeply respect suggested to me that official data releases and general popular discourse are not fully capturing and reflecting the magnitude of the real upturn in the fortunes of the economy. This view resonates with my sense […]
GARETH BROOKS ETC
This article appeared in Irish Examiner July 11th Nobody but nobody can possibly argue against the thesis that the Irish economy badly needs as much stimulus, consumer spending and employment support and creation as possible. This is particularly true in the area that surrounds Croke Park, which is a pretty deprived inner-city area that badly […]
MORTGAGE INSURANCE IN IRELAND
This article appeared in Businesspost.ie July 17th 2014 WOULD MORTGAGE INSURANCE BE SUITABLE FOR IRISH MARKET By Jim Power Most sensible people would recognise that a functioning economy needs a functioning property and construction sector. After a dramatic collapse since 2008, Ireland’s property and construction sector has been decimated and although slightly better than in […]
This article appeared in Irish Examiner July 18th 2014
DEMYSTIFYING IRELAND’S EXPORTS By Jim Power Ireland’s export statistics have become very volatile in recent times. The patent issue has had a dramatic impact on the value of Chemical & Pharmaceutical exports over the past couple of years and from month to month one never knows what the number is going to be like. […]