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 New North American Risk Premium

Why Washington’s 50% tariffs on Canada turn treaty‑protected trade into political risk By Dr Brian

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The €147 Billion State: Ireland’s Windfall Is Becoming a Baseline

By Dr Brian O’Donnell | Founder, Aurex Insights | 24 July 2026 | 9-minute read

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Ireland’s Bank Bailout Was a Double Bill

What the 2008 Rescue Still Teaches Us About Money, Credit and the Risks Behind Headline

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From Independence to Interdependence: America at 250 and the New AI Economy

Why America’s AI edge at 250 will be decided as much in alliances and supply

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The End of Assumptions: Ireland’s EU Presidency in a Harder World

A small state, a big moment, and the future of European order Dr. Brian O’Donnell

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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