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A study from MyHome.ie suggests that we would need another 200,000 homes to have the same ratio of homes to population that the UK already has. It follows, therefore, that asking prices for property are rising by 7.5% over the past 12 months with one in 7 homes selling now for 20% above the asking price. Conall Mac Coille is chief economist with Bank of Ireland and author of the MyHome Property report.
Joe Lynam looks through Monday's business news headlines.
In last week’s budget, the government said it would use the €3bn from the sale of AIB shares to boost Ireland’s creaking infrastructure notably Housing, energy and Water. Kaine Lynch is the Director of Infrastructure with the consultants Turner & Townsend advises others how best to build big infrastructure projects such as motorways such as the infamous A5 road in Northern Ireland or underground railway lines like Metrolink.
Ministers within the European Union will vote on whether to impose swingeing tariffs on Chinese made electric Cars. They were found to have been subsidised by Beijing earlier this year. The problem is China may respond with trade sanctions on European products including goods from Ireland, which could set off a trade war.
Finbarr Bermingham from the South China Morning post joined Joe this morning to discuss the details about the vote today.
The advertising agency BBH has made many famous commercials over the years including the famous Levis commercial in the laundrette with Nick Camen. But how do these agencies work and how do they persuade companies to take risks?
To explain all Joe was joined on the show by Karen Martin the Chief Executive of BBH Ireland.
Economist Austin Hughes takes a run through Friday's business news and markets.
There was a time when mobile phones were new and people had to drive to be near masts in order to get a reliable signal. Nowadays they carry a lot more than just mobile signals and they prefer to be called mobile infrastructure or Towers.
Vodafone is the first operator to sign a deal with Vantage Towers to carry renewable energy from Flogas to power their stores as well as their telecoms infrastructure. It’s called a Corporate Power Purchase Agreement and Brian McHugh, Managing Director of Vantage towers.
Joe Lynam takes a run through Thursday's main business headlines this morning.
Recently we spoke about Hydrotreated Vegetable oil as an alternative, cleaner fuel for companies and households. But what about Biomethane or Bio Compressed natural gas made from food and animal waste? It cuts nasty emissions for trucks by 90% and Flogas is already one of the companies offering Bio CNG a filling station.
Paddy Phelan from South East Energy Agency wrote a report into Bio CNG and Paddy joined Joe this morning on the show.
To look back on what Budget 25 brought we were broadcasting live from the very well appointed HQ of Grant Thornton on City Quay. Joining Joe with analysis was Andrew Webb the Chief Economist and Robert Fitzgerald Tax Partner with Grant Thornton.
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