Insights That Shape Strategy

Insights & Perspectives

Welcome to the Aurex Insights Blog – a place for considered analysis and practical insights into economics, public policy, and strategic growth. Here, Dr. Brian Ó Domhnaill shares thoughtful reflections to help organizations and leaders navigate today’s complex challenges with clarity. Explore a collection of articles designed to deepen understanding and support informed decision- making.

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THE DEMOGRAPHIC SQUEEZE

How policy failure is loading the cost of ageing onto younger generations Dr. Brian O’Donnell

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Ireland, CETA and the quiet trade opportunity hiding in a legal amendment

By Dr. Brian O’Donnell | Aurex Insights | June 2026 Ireland’s Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025

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Ireland’s Digital Reckoning: The Data Centre Question Nobody Wants to Answer

On the same week the Government spent €100,000 publishing a report celebrating Ireland’s data centres,

Cross-Border Insights, Economic Development & Funding, Policy & Regulation, Strategy & Transformation

Canada’s Second Chance at Energy Statecraft

Europe is more dependent on LNG than ever; Canada now has one last chance to

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Ireland’s Hidden Policy Gap: How a World‑class FDI Model Left Its Enterprise Core Exposed

Industrial policy is back on the global stage – with trillion‑dollar announcements, new institutions and

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Ireland’s Hidden Exposure in an Unbalanced World

Why a debtor balance sheet, runaway current spending and a one‑third dependence on US multinationals

Mark Carney announcing the Canada Strong Fund, Canada’s first sovereign wealth fund

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The Balance Sheet PM: Mark Carney, the Canada Strong Fund, and Canada’s Sovereign Wealth Moment

Inside Carney’s first Spring Economic Update and the new Canada Strong Fund – and what

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The Skeleton Beneath the Surplus: Ireland’s Corporation Tax Dependency and the Borrowing Paradox

Borrowing to save on the back of a fragile tax boom Dr. Brian O’Donnell |

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Budget 2027: How to Move Your Submission from “File and Forget” to “Must Engage”

Published by Dr. Brian O’Donnell | Aurex Insights | 22 April 2026 Aaron Wildavsky, the

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Why Ireland’s Fuel Protests Expose a Deeper Crisis in Public Spending

Published by Dr. Brian O’Donnell | Aurex Insights | April 2026 Ireland’s fuel protests are