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ESRI downgrades house building, domestic growth forecasts

2 days ago | rte.ie | David Murphy

The Economic and Social Research Institute has downgraded its forecast for house building and growth in the domestic economy for this year. It is the second organisation to reduce its projections after the Central Bank reached a similar conclusion last week. The ESRI said it expected 33,000 homes to be built this year, which is 1,000 less than it previously forecast. It would be far short of the Government's current target of 41,000.
What's on? Top 10 TV and streaming tips for Thursday

2 days ago | rte.ie | John Byrne

Coverage of Glastonbury 2025 kicks off on BBC Two, FX drama The Bear returns for a fourth season, a Dispatches special asks: Will Nigel Farage be Prime Minister? and Marie Antionette comes to a conclusion . . . Pick of the DayGlastonbury 2025, 10.00pm, BBC TwoClara Amfo and Lauren Laverne reveal all the stories from the first 48 hours on site at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm.
VAT rate for small businesses to be cut in Budget

2 days ago | rte.ie | Mícheál Lehane

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Lorry driver tells how he helped man escape Dublin fire

2 days ago | rte.ie | Colman O'Sullivan

A lorry driver has described how he reversed his vehicle up to a burning building in Dublin city centre to save a man trapped on the third floor. Tomasz Zereba, was delivering groceries for Eurospar when he drove on to Granby Street on Monday. In a statement, issued through his employer, he said: "I saw the flames coming up from the window and one guy was lying on the footpath. He had blood on his face, and I think he might have broken both his legs when he jumped from the building.
Offences against the State Act renewed without vote

2 days ago | rte.ie | Mícheál Lehane

Sinn Féin has insisted that it would have abstained on the renewal of the Offences against the State Act but it was ultimately not put to a vote after the party's Justice spokesperson was outside the Dáil chamber when it was passed. Matt Carthy had "stepped out" for a few minutes during the debate on the emergency measures that are renewed by the Oireachtas annually. When he returned, to an almost empty Dáil, he was told by the Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy that the matter had been dealt with.
Three on trial for rape, sexual assault of young girl

2 days ago | rte.ie | Vivienne Traynor

Three people have gone on trial at the Central Criminal Court on a total of 21 charges, including the rape and sexual assault of a young girl, which allegedly began when she was three and a half years old. The mother of the child faces 13 charges of sexual assault and a charge of rape relating to an incident where she allegedly facilitated the rape of the girl at the age of six. The complainant's uncle is charged with six counts of rape, including oral rape.
Threat from 'dissident republicans' remains, Dáil told

2 days ago | rte.ie | Mícheál Lehane

So-called 'dissident republicans', who have their origins in the Provisional IRA and the INLA, continue to pose a threat, the Dáil has heard. The Minister for Justice said that despite the progress towards peace made over the years, they continue to seek to return to the fruitless violence of the past. Minister Jim O'Callaghan was speaking in the Dáil ahead of a vote on the renewal of the Offences against the State Act.
Forestry sector in 'total disarray'

2 days ago | rte.ie | Harry Manning

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'Step-change needed' to end violence against women

2 days ago | rte.ie | Mícheál Lehane

Achieving zero-tolerance of violence against women requires a "step-change from Government", Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said. Speaking during Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil, Ms McDonald said the Women's Aid report "makes for grim reading". She said that all the statistics around domestic violence are going in the wrong direction. Ms McDonald told the Dáil that 44% of victims found gardaí unhelpful. "Support services remain underfunded and overstretched ...
Why appliances lifespans got shorter

2 days ago | rte.ie | Adam Maguire

You may have heard of planned obsolescence - the idea that modern products are built in such a way that they will deteriorate or stop working entirely long before they should so that consumers have no choice but to buy a new one. The theory is backed up by the fact that, undoubtedly, appliances do not last as long as they used to. While previous generations might have kept their washing machine or fridge going for seemingly decades, that kind of thing just doesn’t happen nowadays.