US President Donald Trump says he is imposing 10% global trade tariffs following Supreme Court judgement.

What do the new rent rules mean? www.rte.ie/news/analysi...

Rare to get the chance to hear firsthand account of war in Ukraine from someone both soldier and poet. I’m doing public interview with Yaryna Chornohuz, former combat medic now soldier with 140th Marine Reconnaissance Battalion, who still makes time to write poetry. Free but register 2pm Feb 18 TCD

Taoiseach confirms St Patrick’s Day White House visit. www.rte.ie/news/politic...

Cost of borrowing for the US continues to climb.

Just spotted several shelves of Ukrainian #books for adults and kids in the fabulous @ravenbooks.bsky.social

Housing Minister James Browne faces multiple battles over new rent rules. Analysis: www.rte.ie/news/busines...

Trump likes to threaten tariffs. Research shows he only follows through on about a quarter of them

Ireland is in an unstable relationship with Trump’s America. Analysis: www.rte.ie/news/busines...

Michael O’Leary on Elon Musk. Latest from RTÉ’s Fergal O’Brien. www.rte.ie/news/busines...

Shares on Wall Street fall as soon as the market opens as Trump continues pursuit of Greenland.

#Aurora #NorthernLights #Ireland #Wicklow #SpeirGorm

Economy gets fatter from making the world skimmer. Analysis: www.rte.ie/news/busines...

Regulator hits Uisce Éireann with €20m fine over leaks. www.rte.ie/news/busines...

I've put together this video going through the new housing strategy in detail. My analysis of what's new & what matters @tonygroves.bsky.social @hlinehan.bsky.social @davidmurphyrte.bsky.social theweekinhousing.substack.com/p/new-housin...

Once more with feeling: Govt's latest housing plan is on way. But how effective were the previous three plans? How many targets were missed? Why have has house building lagged demand? Analysis here: www.rte.ie/news/clarity...

Trump’s former commerce secretary Wilbur Ross says effect of US tariffs on Ireland will be less damaging than on other EU countries. www.rte.ie/news/analysi...

What will a sale of PTSB mean? How much will the taxpayer get? How much has the State lost on bailing out the banks? Some answers here www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...

Controversial rent reforms are hurtling down the track. Cabinet agreed outline legislation this week to replace existing rules next year. Housing Plan leaks show Govt wants to use compulsory purchase to tackle derelict houses. Analysis www.rte.ie/news/busines... @mickbyrne.bsky.social @news.rte.ie

‘When death is about to happen/
does the body grow heavier or lighter?/ He felt himself growing heavier./
He felt himself growing lighter./ When a man says he hears angels singing,/
he hears angels singing.’ From Blake Dying by Mary Oliver #poet and essayist - #read her

One off cost-of-living supports are now the norm. Cutting them in the Budget won’t be easy. Analysis: www.rte.ie/news/analysi...

Ive a piece in the Examiner today on migration, house prices and supply @davidmurphyrte.bsky.social @bryanfanning.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Interest bill on Ireland’s €218 billion debt set to rise. www.rte.ie/news/busines...

The population is growing faster than expected, partly driven by immigration. But reducing growth in immigration won’t necessarily help the housing crisis. Analysis www.rte.ie/news/busines...

Inside Ireland’s multibillion euro infrastructure plan www.rte.ie/news/analysi...

Why new homes may not get planning permission in Dublin after 2028 despite the housing crisis. Analysis: www.rte.ie/news/analysi...

Govt to miss housing targets in 2025, 2026 & 2027, Central Bank forecast shows. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

How much did the bank bailout cost the taxpayers? www.rte.ie/news/analysi...

Did Nama work? Analysis: www.rte.ie/news/busines...

Why the Government has little choice on rent cap reform www.rte.ie/news/analysi...

Are the latest economic figures a return of Leprechaun Economics ? Analysis here: www.rte.ie/news/analysi...

Takeover offer of €1.3bn for Dalata hotel group. www.rte.ie/news/busines...

The Govt is struggling to make progress on housing. Here are three of the big issue it faces: www.rte.ie/news/2025/06...

RTÉ News has appointed Fergal O'Brien as its new Business Correspondent www.rte.ie/news/busines...

Minister for Housing James Browne has said anyone who is appointed to run the Housing Activation Office will have to be "forthright about any conflicts of interest"

The row over the botched appointment of NAMA boss Brendan McDonagh will be short-lived unlike the housing crisis. Analysis : www.rte.ie/news/busines...

4 myths about Trump's tariffs and how they affect Ireland: 1) Ireland “took our” pharma. Not quite true. 2) Tariffs “pause” isn’t really a pause 3) Truth about moving chip manufacturing to US 4) Trump’s says tariffs are “going very well”. www.rte.ie/news/clarity...

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick tells ABC News tariff exemption for phones, chips and computers is temporary. He says they, along with pharma, will be subject to sector specific tariffs next month. He adds this will be separate to reciprocal tariffs and nonnegotiable.

Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers says date for implementation of pension auto enrollment likely to be delayed for a “short number of months”. @news.rte.ie

Constructive phone call discussion with Premier Li Qiang. We took stock of the state of EU-China relations as we approach 50 years of diplomatic ties and on global issues. Read-out ↓ europa.eu/!FtFk49

Plenty of Bronte chat with biographer Claire Harman (right) at Seamus Heaney HomePlace. Great readings including from Jane Eyre from actor Ruby Campbell (left).

Overnight comments from Donald Trump overnight suggest pharma reprieve won’t last long. #Tariff analysis here: www.rte.ie/news/analysi...

Latest tariffs analysis here: www.rte.ie/news/analysi...

As the Trump administration prepares tariffs on the pharma industry the Irish Government is beginning to prepare the public for the consequences. Analysis: www.rte.ie/news/busines...

I wrote up some of my stuff on interest rates, the RPZs and build to rent supply for RTE Brainstorm. Just out this morning @davidmurphyrte.bsky.social

US tariffs could hit employment in Ireland, result in multinationals relocating and damage the public finances, according to a new study. The working paper by the ESRI & Dept of Finance found the domestic economy could contract by 2% over the next 5 to 7 years. www.rte.ie/news/busines...

There was an 81% surge in Irish exports to the US in January compared with the same month a year earlier, according to the Central Statistics Office. show.https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2025/0318/1502671-cso-export-figures/