# Cormac Lucey

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Should the USC be abolished?

Fianna Fáil’s Junior Minister Christopher O’Sullivan has said that the Government will "look at" lowering the rate of the Universal Social Charge on a phased basis over the forthcoming budgets. But, should it be abolished all together? For more on this, Shane is joined by Cormac Lucey, Economics Co…

#721 No Fault Evictions Ban, Final Nail In The Coffin For Small Landlords?

On this episode of the podcast, Niall is joined by economist and Sunday Times Ireland columnist Cormac Lucey to debate one of the most divisive housing proposals in years, a move by the Labour Party to ban “no fault” evictions for three years during the housing crisis. Labour housing spokesperson C…

#731 Would You Pay More Tax To Save The Dream Of A United Ireland?

Niall talks to Stephen Delaney and Cormac Lucey about one of the biggest political and economic questions facing the island of Ireland, should there finally be a border poll on a United Ireland? It has now been 28 years since the Good Friday Agreement, yet there has still been no referendum on Iris…

Newspaper Panel

Joining Brendan to discuss the big stories in Sunday’s newspapers are Mary Regan, Political Editor, Irish Independent & Sunday Independent; Alan Barrett, Research Professor at the ESRI; Hazel Chu, Dublin City Councillor and Green Party Deputy Leader and Cormac Lucey, Columnist, The Sunday Times.See…

#774 Who Watches the Watchers? The Rise of Government Censorship

On today's podcast, Niall Boylan is joined by Sunday Times economics columnist Cormac Lucey to discuss a growing crisis that goes far beyond politics and economics, the collapse of public trust in the media. New figures published in the Digital News Report Ireland 2026 show that trust in "most news…

Is the Irish economy as healthy as it seems?

Wages are rising, unemployment is relatively low, lots of people are making Ireland home, and tax receipts are buoyant thanks to our US cousins who manufacture or headquarter here. What could possibly go wrong? One person who thinks things aren’t as rosy, is economist and columnist with The Sunday …

#837 Is Working for the State Like Winning the Lottery? With Cormac Lucey

In this episode, Niall speaks to economist and Irish Sunday Times columnist Cormac Lucey about the growing divide between working in Ireland’s public and private sectors. Recent figures indicate that, during one working year, Gardaí took an average of approximately 18 sick days each, HSE employees,…

#879 Ireland Is Getting Richer, So Why Do You Feel Poorer?

In this episode, Niall Boylan speaks to economic journalist with The Sunday Times Ireland, Cormac Lucey, about Ireland’s continuing cost of living crisis and whether Government policy is actually making inflation worse. Prices rose by 3.4% in the year to July, with some household costs increasing f…

Should Ireland share its tech taxes with Europe?

The French Finance Minister, Roland Lescure wants Ireland to share the technology tax revenues they earn every year.  He told the Irish times that the income should be redistributed fairly across the continent.   To discuss this further with Claire was Cormac Lucey, economic columnist with the Sund…

#897 Emigration Out, Immigration In, Is This Ireland’s New Normal?

Niall talks to Cormac Lucey, economics commentator with The Sunday Times Ireland, about growing concern that Ireland is becoming increasingly unaffordable for its own young people. New figures from the National Youth Council make for stark reading. Some 68% of young adults say they are considering …