The ESRI have warned that households are facing the biggest drop in living standards since the financial crash in 2008 as earnings from work fail to keep pace with soaring inflation.

It is reported however, that a “significant“ slowdown in the growth rate of Irish house prices is likely to take place over the next nine months, the head of the ESRI’s economics unit has said, following overvaluation in the housing market during the pandemic coupled with an increase in interest rates. 

The Biden administration has raised concerns at multiple levels with the British government,including US secretary of state Anthony Blinken, in recent days over planned legislation that would allow it to unilaterally disapply key provisions of the Northern Ireland protocol.

A UL report has found that 91% of travellers feel disrespected by Gardaiand significan majorities believe they are profiled, and are 'unsafe' in Garda custody, and would not seek Garda support when victims of crime.

The Irish Independent reports that Irish holidaymakers heading to Europe this summer are facing into a new Covid-19 wave, with more hotspots reporting a  surge in cases.Spain, Portugal, Italy, France and Greece are all reporting more cases of the virus as the BA.4 and BA.5 variants take hold.

At an EU leaders’ summit in Brussels, with war still raging in eastern Ukraine, the country is set to be granted formal candidate status, along with fellow sufferer from Russian aggression, Moldova.

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Yesterday this clip appeared on my timeline about 100 times. The magical moment Robbie Brady sent Ireland into a frenzy in Lille. I was lucky enough to be in the stadium and managed to lose my hat along with ending up 2 rows below where I was sitting after the goal celebrations ended.

Click here for the incredible goal.