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Daniel Murray

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Policy Editor, Business Post | dmurray@businesspost.ie | Host of #fivedegreesofchange

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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
The Central Bank is predicting a government budget surplus of €8.6 billion this year, €3.5 billion higher than the department of finance’s estimates, due to surging corporate tax receipts. Will heap further pressure to spend big in months ahead. www.businesspost.ie/politics/cen...
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Central Bank goes bigger than government on surplus outlook
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
CCPC ‘fully believes’ there are cartels within state’s €20bn procurement spend www.businesspost.ie/politics/ccp...
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CCPC ‘fully believes’ there are cartels within state’s €20bn procurement spend
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Breaking: Council of State to be called by president Catherine Connolly over International Protection Bill www.businesspost.ie/politics/pre...
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President Connolly calls Council of State over International Protection Bill
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Several senior members of government are now open to reviewing Ireland’s nuclear power ban, while the issue has been actively discussed at cabinet energy committees in recent weeks, the Business Post has established. www.businesspost.ie/politics/cab...
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Cabinet actively discussing Ireland’s nuclear power ban as opposition softens
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Fuel excise cuts agreed by coalition leaders www.businesspost.ie/politics/exc...
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Fuel excise cuts agreed by coalition leaders
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Rachel Reeves to attend meeting of EU finance ministers in Dublin later this year www.businesspost.ie/politics/rac...
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Rachel Reeves to attend meeting of EU finance ministers in Dublin later this year
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
‘We can't absorb all of this’: Government grapples with ‘greatest energy threat in history’ www.businesspost.ie/politics/we-...
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‘We can't absorb all of this’: Government grapples with ‘greatest energy threat in history’
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Unsustainable: Ministers fear cost of battling ‘war inflation’ www.businesspost.ie/politics/uns...
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Unsustainable: Ministers fear cost of battling ‘war inflation’
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Government opens door for Irish agencies to work with defence sector companies www.businesspost.ie/politics/gov...
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Government opens door for Irish agencies to work with defence sector companies
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Interview with the Taoiseach on the Business Post today, discussing limits of the office, corporate tax risk, completing the EUs single market, the political challenge of raising new taxes, energy prices, and just how long he expects his leadership to continue. www.businesspost.ie/companies/ta...
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Take a listen: Episode 2 of the new Business Post podcast with Taoiseach Micheál Martin
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Corporate tax falls and spending surges ahead of forecasts –exchequer returns www.businesspost.ie/politics/cor...
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Corporate tax falls and spending surges ahead of forecasts –exchequer returns
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
New law to fast-track infrastructure will ‘benefit businesses’ www.businesspost.ie/politics/new...
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New law to fast-track infrastructure will ‘benefit businesses’
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
The rhetoric from gov that one-off energy supports are fiscally unsustainable softened considerably yesterday, as both the taoiseach and tánaiste insisted new measures would be kept under review following fresh energy price spikes. Reforms at EU level expected too www.businesspost.ie/politics/ret...
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Return of energy inflation leads to claims of ‘price gouging’
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Cabinet briefing: Return of the Mak; new infrastructure law; big Phil for the UN www.businesspost.ie/politics/cab...
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Cabinet briefing: Return of the Mak; new infrastructure law; big Phil for the UN
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Taoiseach signals major energy price reforms www.businesspost.ie/politics/tao...
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Taoiseach signals major energy price reforms
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Environmental regulations need to be ‘rebalanced’ for infrastructure delivery – Jack Chambers www.businesspost.ie/politics/env...
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Environmental regulations need to be ‘rebalanced’ for infrastructure delivery – Jack Chambers
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
State to work with energy and internet firms on subsea security under Ireland's first National Maritime Security Strategy. www.businesspost.ie/politics/sta...
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State to work with energy and internet firms on subsea security
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Google actively reports user prompts for illegal material to the relevant Irish authorities, the Oireachtas AI committee has heard. www.businesspost.ie/politics/goo...
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Google: ‘We report prompts for serious illegal content on its AI search platforms’
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
‘It’s difficult not to worry’. Spoke to Alan Barrett as he takes on his new role as chair of the National Competitiveness and Productivity Council about FDI, the softening labour market, Ireland's construction ambition, and our risky fiscal strategy. www.businesspost.ie/politics/its...
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‘It’s difficult not to worry’: Ireland's new competitiveness chief flags tax structure risks
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
‘The art of being Taoiseach’ - Sat down with Micheàl Martin in Cambridge to discuss everything from Donald Trump, to the completion of the EU’s single market, to corporate tax risk. www.businesspost.ie/politics/art...
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‘Art of being taoiseach’: Micheál Martin on his ambition for Irish business to go global
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Capital gains tax should be slashed to encourage more Irish people to invest, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said. www.businesspost.ie/politics/exc...
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Exclusive: Micheál Martin to slash ‘too high’ capital gains tax to spark investing boom
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
New types of company R&D spending considered for tax credit overhaul www.businesspost.ie/politics/new...
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New types of company R&D spending considered for tax credit overhaul
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
EDF warns government of ‘systematic challenges’ in Irish energy system www.businesspost.ie/politics/edf...
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EDF warns government of ‘systematic challenges’ in Irish energy system
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
The cost of servicing Ireland’s national debt is expected to double by the end of the decade to more than €6 billion a year, as the state is forced to refinance bonds issued at record low interest rates over the last decade. www.businesspost.ie/politics/cos...
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Cost of servicing national debt to double to €6 billion a year by 2030
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Harris backs new investment strategy to deliver better returns for savers www.businesspost.ie/politics/har...
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Harris backs new investment strategy to deliver better returns for savers
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
The Irish Music Rights Organisation (Imro) has pushed for a “human made” label on creative content as a way to fightback against artificial intelligence-made competition. www.businesspost.ie/politics/hum...
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‘Human made’: Irish music industry pitches AI fightback
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Cabinet Briefing: Dublin airport cap removed, red tape slashed, plans to fight dereliction www.businesspost.ie/politics/cab...
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Cabinet Briefing: Dublin airport cap removed, red tape slashed, plans to fight dereliction
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
A new gas pipeline between Cork and France could help stimulate a multibillion-euro domestic hydrogen industry in Ireland, a new study commissioned by the government has found. www.businesspost.ie/politics/new...
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New gas pipeline between Ireland and France could spawn multibillion-euro industry
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Auto-enrolment scheme off to ‘stronger than expected’ start, Calleary reveals www.businesspost.ie/politics/aut...
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Auto-enrolment scheme off to ‘stronger than expected’ start, Calleary reveals
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Budget 2027 faces squeeze if departments overrun spending plans this year www.businesspost.ie/politics/bud...
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Budget 2027 faces squeeze if departments overrun spending plans this year
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
No time for team building at government away day, as clock ticks on coalition delivery www.businesspost.ie/politics/dan...
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Daniel Murray: No time for team building at government away day, as clock ticks on coalition delivery
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
The government plans to reduce its multimillion dependency on external consultancy firms by building up their own in-house expertise in the NDFA for capital projects. Plans also to headhunt people from the private sector to fill new roles at the agency. www.businesspost.ie/politics/con...
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Consultancy firms to be cut out of multimillion-euro public projects
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Cabinet briefing: Nationwide rent reform, the end of the triple lock, and retrofit overhaul www.businesspost.ie/politics/cab...
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Cabinet briefing: Nationwide rent reform, the end of the triple lock, and retrofit overhaul
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Ireland’s spending growth highest in the EU, fiscal watchdog warns www.businesspost.ie/politics/ire...
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Ireland’s spending growth highest in the EU, fiscal watchdog warns
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Red C Poll: Public split on state encouraging Irish firms into military sector. The Business Post has been reporting in recent weeks on the government’s plans to remove barriers to the Irish private sectors participation in the EU’s €800bn defence economy plans. www.businesspost.ie/politics/red...
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Red C Poll: Public split on state encouraging Irish firms into military sector
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
This investigation into Grok by European Commission to be launched today, having been delayed a week due to Greenland shenanigans last week. www.businesspost.ie/politics/exc...
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‘Wrong is wrong’: EU to investigate Grok as Harris says values matter more than money
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Overwhelming majority want Elon Musk’s X banned in Ireland www.businesspost.ie/politics/ove...
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Overwhelming majority want Elon Musk’s X banned in Ireland
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Micheál Martin under pressure: Polling reveals collapse in support for both party and leadership www.businesspost.ie/politics/mic...
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Micheál Martin under pressure: Polling reveals collapse in support for both party and leadership
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Fianna Fáil in freefall: Party plummets in latest Red C Poll www.businesspost.ie/politics/fia...
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Fianna Fáil in freefall: Party plummets in latest Red C Poll
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Budget committee calls for broadening of tax base as corporate tax risk grows www.businesspost.ie/politics/bud...
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Budget committee calls for broadening of tax base as corporate tax risk grows
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Irish government MEPs have been split in a controversial vote referring the Mercosur deal to the EU's top court. www.businesspost.ie/politics/bre...
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Irish MEPs split on vote referring Mercosur deal to EU’s top court
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Public finances hit from agreed US tariffs could be greater than modelled, finance officials warn. www.businesspost.ie/politics/pub...
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Public finance hit from agreed US tariffs could be greater than modelled, finance officials warn
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Trump’s Greenland power play leaves Ireland exposed on all sides www.businesspost.ie/politics/dan...
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Daniel Murray: Trump’s Greenland power play leaves Ireland exposed on all sides
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
The X Dilemma: Politicians and watchdogs stumble on Grok deepfakes www.businesspost.ie/politics/the...
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The X Dilemma: Politicians and watchdogs stumble on Grok deepfakes
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
American Hustle: Harris presses the flesh in California with Apple, OpenAI and Intel www.businesspost.ie/politics/ame...
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American Hustle: Harris presses the flesh in California with Apple, OpenAI and Intel
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
EU to investigate X’s Grok for suspected breaches of DSA as Simon Harris insists safety is more important than tech billions www.businesspost.ie/politics/exc...
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Exclusive: EU to investigate Grok as Harris insists safety is more important than tech billions
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
New: Plans for promised marine protection law to be dropped and folded into existing offshore wind consenting scheme. www.businesspost.ie/politics/pla...
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Plans for marine protection law to be dropped and folded into existing offshore wind regulations
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Ireland may be more exposed to Trump’s trade war than we think www.businesspost.ie/analysis/ire...
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Ireland may be more exposed to Trump’s trade war than we think
The use of contract manufacturing in countries like China means Ireland could be further exposed to tariffs on other parts of the world too
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Ireland part of New Fortress Energy’s plans to develop data centres on ‘more than 1,000 acres of land’ www.businesspost.ie/news/ireland...
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Ireland part of New Fortress Energy’s plans to develop data centres on ‘more than 1,000 acres of land’
The US company behind the controversial Shannon LNG project detailed its plans to facilitate the ‘explosive growth in artificial intelligence’ in its latest annual report
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Daniel Murray @danieltmurray.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
New: Officials warned Eamon Ryan LNG was necessary even with additional clean energy measures www.businesspost.ie/news/officia...
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Officials warned Eamon Ryan LNG was necessary even with additional clean energy measures
The former minister for environment has requested new analysis be carried out to see if LNG was really necessary
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