In our continuing coverage of next month's local elections, Killian Woods has been talking to businesses in Galway about what they need from the next council businesspost.ie/article/local-…

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Google has laid off more staff in its global affairs unit, documents seen by the Business Post show, sparking fears that its Irish operation could be impacted again
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‘Welcome, but very complex’ - Mixed response to Housing Commission’s proposed rent cap overhaul

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New laws are required to “protect” social housing from privatisation and prevent the properties from being sold off to tenants at “substantial discounts”, the Housing Commission has advised government in an unpublished report

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Interesting footnote in the Housing Commission final report.

Developer Michael O'Flynn’s proposal for the Housing Commission to set a new annual housing target for the country was rejected by fellow commission members.

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So are The GAA using AI art now? There are a ton of Irish artists who specialise in GAA illustration you could commission and support.

Things are tough at the best of times but I might have to pack it in at this rate honestly if this is what we have to look forward to 😭

State leasing social homes from private sector for up to €3,200 a month

Dept of Housing data shows that for one Dublin property, a 25-year lease has been agreed at a monthly rental cost of €3,200 while 74 more deals are costing over €2,500 a month.

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Top-level academics at Trinity have privately called on Provost Linda Doyle to rescind a €214k fine levied against the students’ union

The standing committee of Fellows have also called Trinity's communications strategy 'poor'
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Complaint lodged with European regulator over ‘anti-competitive’ deposit return scheme

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Documents seen by Killian Woods reveal claim return scheme is “anti-competitive” and results in “a restriction on the free movement of goods” businesspost.ie/news/complaint…

New details from the Catherine Martin-commissioned reports into RTÉ, which go to Cabinet next week, in Business Post today.

Employment experts advise that RTÉ needs a system to ensure independent production firms it works with comply with employment law
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State supports fuelled new home price growth despite inflation-curbing rate hikes

Home prices plunged worldwide as a result of interest rate hikes, but supports from the government have provided a ‘floor on new home demand’ the Dept of Finance has said

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Trinity is facing the threat of industrial action from thousands of staff over restrictions on promotions for professional staff – an issue it has privately admitted has long been a “source of discontent” on campus
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Something very strange has been happening to state’s public finances that hasn’t been getting much attention.

Forget the 5% spending rule, take a look at how much spending has actually increased by in recent years. businesspost.ie/analysis-opini…

Housing minister warned new housing model is needed. @Killianwoods and Ellie Donnelly have the exclusive story businesspost.ie/news/exclusive…

Exclusive: McGrath warned government ‘can’t reach 50,000 homes’ target without investment funds

Officials led by John McCarthy, the chief economist at the Department of Finance, said a ‘new housing model’ with private capital at the core of it was needed

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Clever timing by government.

In January, a quarterly update on housing delivery coincided with CSO announcing the state exceeded its targets in 2023.

Yesterday the latest progress report was released a day before CSO says home completions down 12% in Q1

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Analysis: Can stats outweigh lived experience in the housing crisis optics war?

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Analysis: Why investors are ferociously fighting it out to buy Ireland’s luxury hotels

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