Joe Lynam

Ballymore is one of the biggest construction companies in Britain and Ireland these days - currently building the Guinness Quarter, Sea Gardens in Bray as well as  numerous large projects in the UK including Nine Elms in London. I spoke to Pat Phelan – the Managing Director of Ballymore Ireland about what it is being-a-major-builder-these-days - and asked him about whether there are enough builders to meet demand.

Dublin Airport will exceed a cap of 32 million passengers this year, airport operator DAA has told Newstalk. It says it will exceed the cap by one million passengers - bringing the estimated final tally to 33 million people. The airport operator said that it was caught 'between a rock and hard place' as it could not control the number of slots allocated and did not wish to stifle economic growth by limiting the number of people who could use the airport.

News More than 6,000 pubs, café and restaurants have now received insurance payouts for COVID lockdowns, More than €250 million has been paid out by insurers to hospitality businesses that were forced to shut down during COVID. More than 6,000 pubs, café and restaurants have now received insurance compensation for lost revenue during the Government-ordered lockdown in March 2020.