The Government’s financial position has been boosted by what Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe described as “a sharp increase” in corporate tax in June. As Eoin Burke-Kennedy reports, Exchequer returns for the first six months of the year show the business tax generated €7.4 billion last month, which was €1.5 billion or 25 per cent up on the same month last year.

A refurbished, modernised GPO building on O’Connell Street in Dublin would be an ideal venue for a large museum of the Irish nation, according to An Post chief executive David McRedmond. “I would be a big fan of a museum of the Irish nation,” he told Ciaran Hancock in an extensive interview.

For some people, especially women with children, striking out on your own can be seen as a solution to juggling work and family life. It isn’t always straightforward though. Margaret E Ward looks at why starting your own business can become so attractive.