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Dr Emmet Oliver

@dremmetoliver.bsky.social
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Economic/business commentator & historian, PhD in financial history. Author of: Irish Nation Building- Government, Business and Power, 1922–1958. (Once Bloomberg UK, Irish Times, INM, IDA Ireland)

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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
An extraordinary 60% rise in pharma employment in Ireland since just before Covid- almost 100,000 now employed in sector (CSO). Gross average earnings are about €83k.
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This first ever article on U2 in Hot Press is brill- taking a break from music though they were, to do their Leaving Cert school exams!
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This advert is bloomin annoying...sorry. 🔌🔋
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Dear Spurs, listen to the people....
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Welcome to the new season, same as the old season...🤦🏻‍♂️
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I put together some thoughts on the public career of Michael Fingleton in the Independent. In the end he liked to blame shift for Irish Nationwide's demise- it was apparently the fault of Nama or just time itself...
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Put some thoughts together today for the Independent on where we are with US-EU tariffs, a year on from the Turnberry agreement...
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Where are we all with wealth taxes? One issue is likely yield v likely capital flight. Carefuk framing would be vital. Discussed that and more here with Oxfam rep. www.newstalk.com/podcasts/new...
newstalk.com
Would A Wealth Tax Work In Ireland? | Newstalk
“TAX THE RICH” — it’s a slogan we’ve heard shouted on streets and trending online  B...
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Irish voters right now are saying, 'to hell with inflation risks' and being counter cyclical/rainy day ready etc. Houses and flood infrastructure are desired right now, not at the next recession. Makes life tough for policy makers and politicans as extreme weather gets worse, and traffic piles up 🚘
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
I’m the Prime Minister of Spain. This Is Why the West Needs Migrants. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...
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Opinion | I’m the Prime Minister of Spain. This Is Why the West Needs Migrants.
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Anyone fancy some food this evening? Maybe a Taco? 🌮
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Seems currency and share markets have awoken from their, 'ah, hes not really serious about all this' phase. www.ft.com/content/500d...
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Dollar falls sharply and Wall Street stocks set for heavy losses over Greenland crisis
US president insists ‘there can be no going back’ on demand for island
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
When all your Christmas dreams and memories are turned into.......well a pile of wood chippings. 🎄
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
An extraordinary year of bubbling AI technology advances and twisting tariff wars- Im reviewing the business and economic year on @NewstalkFM today at 6pm on TheHardShoulder . 📻🎧🎧
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Anyone remember this classic hit? youtube.com/shorts/jcNzo...
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Trump says he can end Ukraine war in a day
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Ok, this looks like a serious stocking filler.
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Sleeping through momentous times...
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
The Uk has been doing just about everything wrong as a services economy, says FT's Martin Wolf on.ft.com/4p1jC6i
on.ft.com
How to get the UK out of its economic hole
Reeves’ challenge is to remedy the disaster that Brexit has been for the country
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Riddle this re EU/ Ukraine- often said in summer was Von Der Leyen, and co,agreed to Trump tariffs so they were able to keep DT on board re Ukraine. 'Cant risk a trade blow-up or DT will force Ukraine to settle' was calculus. Well now look. Ukraine to be forced into an appalling compromise anyway.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
TEN MONTHS IN: The national debt is higher. The trade deficit is wider. The inflation rate has worsened. The unemployment rate is up.
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Trump's tariffs, the big idea of his 2nd term, are being downsized and 'modified', mainly by economic and political reality.
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
The poster on every Irish kids bedroom from tomorrow...🇮🇪
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Wheres the Irish economy heading and what its development path been until now? Thats the subject of this UCD Business School podcast featuring my book on economic nation building. Take a listen 🎧 audioboom.com/posts/878805...
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The Long Lens: Dr Emmet Oliver on the lessons to be learned from Ireland’s economic past
Dr Emmet Oliver, Lecturer at UCD College of Business, takes a deep dive into the pivotal decades that shaped modern Ireland, drawing on insights from his new book, Irish Nation Building: Government, B...
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Alistair Green @mralistairgreen.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
New hotel EXPOSED! 😡 🦁 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 12/07/2025
US setting tariff rates like
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
It appears the current negotiating tactics of the EU have failed, is a change in tone and strategy on the cards?
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Crikey if the Bitcoiners see this....🙃
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Backpages are full of Spurs coverage today. It does roll around every 40 years I guess 💪
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Exhibit A: Politicians brought to a shuddering halt by the markets
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Thanks to presenter Bobby Kerr featuring my book on Newstalk today & giving airtime to discussing early decades of state formation in Ireland & the development of various strategic industries.An enjoyable conversation and whistlestop tour covering several decades 📻 www.newstalk.com/podcasts/dow...
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Replacing indecision and prevarication, comes a big number from the Trump administration- all 27 member states would be hit on.ft.com/43n2EqY
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Top EU official expects Trump tariff of about 20%
Maroš Šefčovič shared assessment after meetings in Washington this week
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 24/03/2025
The dot-com bubble popped 25 years ago today, and echoes of that era are reverberating now in AI stocks
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AI’s Rise Rekindles Memories of the Dot-com Bubble
Market data as of 05:37 am EST. Market data may be delayed depending on provider agreements.
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
🚨 Ive written a book- looking at the Irish economy and business landscape post-independence and in a post colonial setting - more updates later, but early hardback sales are underway 📘... www.amazon.co.uk/Irish-Nation...
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
and todays lesson....
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Early warning- the visit of Taoiseach Martin to the White House next week looks set to be extremely uncomfortable www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
irishtimes.com
Rubio raises US-Ireland ‘trade imbalance’ in phone call with Harris
US secretary of state’s comments may indicate Trump will raise issue with Martin during St Patrick’s Day visit
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
These tariffs are happening says Prez Trump, and markets go...
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Has Elon Musk set back Tesla sales (in Europe) with his hyper Trumpian politics? Listen in to NewsTalk's 'Taking Stock' podcast on personal brands and consumers, where I discuss same www.newstalk.com/podcasts/tak...
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 13/02/2025
A reminder: Vladimir Putin could end the war in Ukraine right now, just by ordering his soldiers to go home. No need for treaties or negotiations.
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Maybe not so much...
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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social · 12/02/2025
If it becomes acceptable to grab territory via military force, something that hasn’t been true since 1945, then tariffs will eventually come to seem very second order in terms of the implications for globalization.
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Welcome to 21st century mercantilism. Strange to see so many analysts 'surprised' by the extent and scope of these Trump tariffs. on.ft.com/4jRh2h4
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‘A trade war on steroids’: Trump ushers in new age of US protectionism
President bets he can achieve his aims through tariffs without igniting inflation or a sell-off in American stocks
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Susan Glasser @sbg1.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Update: It's day 12 of the Golden Age, and the war in Ukraine is still raging and a dozen brown eggs at the Giant cost more than $9.
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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The Great Crypto Crash
Trump will usher in a speculative frenzy.
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
And what happens when Bitcoin plunges? Yes, Mr and Mrs Taxpayer may be asked to shore up the resulting pension holes.. www.ft.com/content/4146...
ft.com
Pension funds dabble in crypto after massive bitcoin rally
Interest from typically conservative schemes has grown following launch of US crypto ETFs
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
As university campuses go, University College Cork has a real go at the Hogwarts look 🧙 - was a pleasure to deliver a talk there today in its Aula Maxima on inward investment, Intel and chips and Trump 2.0. 😳
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Who says January is always mucky and ugly.. (Killiney Beach, South Dublin).
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
From shuttered restaurants to Bitcoin evangelists, from slumping Intel shares to soaring weight loss drugs, its been a most peculiar year. Calm before the storm maybe? 🌩️- Reviewing the economic, business (and political) year TheHardShoulder at about 6pm today. @NewstalkFM
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Guinness raids its Irish reserves to ease UK shortages amid gen Z demand
Diageo also reportedly puts shipments for North America on standby for potential diversion to keep up with thirst
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
2024 is about to fade away, hear all the business and economic parts being analysed by me, Donal O'Donovan of Independent.ie, and Catherine Sanz of the Businesspost.ie. 🎧🎧🎧 To be found at- www.smurfitschool.ie/podcast/
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Dr Emmet Oliver @dremmetoliver.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
edition.cnn.com/2024/12/19/i...
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Jerome Powell just showed Donald Trump who’s boss | CNN Business
President-elect Donald Trump’s favorite barometer of his success — the stock market — had been humming since his reelection. Business-friendly promises of deregulation and tax cuts got investors excit...
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