Petula Martyn

Ireland

Journalist at RTÉ

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Projected €70bn required to shape Dublin's future by 2040

2 weeks ago | rte.ie | Petula Martyn

An investment of €70 billion will be required to shape Dublin's future by 2040, according to a new report by KPMG Ireland. The investment will be needed in the key infrastructure areas of housing, transport, energy, water, and climate risk in Dublin over the next 15 years. The announcement comes as KPMG released its inaugural Dublin 2040 report, a business research-based index evaluating Dublin as a city to live, work, and do business.
UL proposes to relocate School of Medicine to new site

2 weeks ago | rte.ie | Petula Martyn

The University of Limerick is proposing to relocate its School of Medicine to the former Dunnes Stores site at Honan's Quay in the city. A proposal to investigate the feasibility of locating the School of Medicine to a redeveloped city campus, has been brought to the university's governing authority.
Investors are TACO trading in US markets

3 weeks ago | rte.ie | Petula Martyn

Shares were mixed this morning following the postponement of 50% duties on European Union shipments to the US. The threat of tariffs has reinforced the unpredictability of US President Donald Trump's trade policies and kept investor sentiment fragile. But are investors beginning to take tariff-related announcements with a pinch of salt now? Over the last number of months, US assets have been under tremendous pressure, including bonds, the dollar and stock markets.
Could Ireland weather a tariff and FDI shock?

3 weeks ago | rte.ie | Petula Martyn

An escalation in trade tariffs could lead to a slowdown in global and Irish growth this year and next, according to AIB's latest Economic Outlook Report. The forecast comes after Friday's announcement by US President Donald Trump of a 50% tariff on EU imports to the US, which he has since confirmed will come into effect on June 1. Each report has a theme in focus, and this one is "Could Ireland weather a tariff and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) shock? – A balance sheet perspective".
15% of consumers couldn't cope with a financial emergency

3 weeks ago | rte.ie | Petula Martyn

How would your household deal with an unexpected financial emergency costing €1000? That was a question posed as part of this month's Credit Union Consumer Sentiment survey. Just over a third of consumers say that they would use savings, while 18% say they would use their income, and 15% say they would be unable to cope with an unexpected expense or bill.
Brian Boru Bridge connecting Killaloe and Ballina opens

3 weeks ago | rte.ie | Petula Martyn

A new bridge over the River Shannon, which connects Killaloe in Co Clare and Ballina in Co Tipperary, has been officially opened by Minister for Transport Darragh O'Brien. It is the first new vehicular bridge across the Shannon in more than three decades, and forms part of the 6.2km Killaloe Bypass road project. It has been named after the High King of Ireland Brian Ború, whose Kincora palace overlooked Lough Derg 1,000 years ago.
Brian Boru Bridge connecting Killaloe and Ballina to open

3 weeks ago | rte.ie | Petula Martyn

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The Brian Boru Bridge is set to open today

3 weeks ago | rte.ie | Petula Martyn

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Primark set to open first stores in the Middle East

1 month ago | rte.ie | Petula Martyn

Primark has confirmed plans to open its first stores in the Middle East in partnership with leading international retail franchise operator Alshaya Group. The first store will open in Kuwait before the end of the year and the next will open in Dubai in early 2026. Next year will see the opening of two further stores also in Dubai, in Mall of the Emirates and City Centre Mirdif.
Democracy must take its course - Mayor of Limerick

1 month ago | rte.ie | Petula Martyn

John Moran made history when he became the first directly elected mayor in the country last year. An Independent candidate with an ambitious programme for the five-year term, he topped the poll with 18,308 votes, some 5,000 more than his nearest challenger. It was a resounding personal endorsement for the first time candidate. This week, the Mayor of Limerick told a conference examining the implications of a directly-elected mayor for Dublin that democracy must take its course.