Government plans to ban no-fault evictions for large landlords, coming in next month, could see a group of vested interests take the Government to court. John McManus characterises this as "very much poking a bear," and expects the ban to survive any constitutional test. 

Speaking of the courts, Irish court proceedings take three times longer than the Council of Europe average, according to a new report by the Law Society of Ireland.

Unfortunately, more rain is coming to the east coast on Thursday and Friday. Householders and businesses have been warned to brace for further flooding in the coming days, while local authorities are on full alert. 

John Fitzgerald argues that we need to abolish mandatory retirement and encourage longer working lives, while Sylvia Thompson urges employers "to embed grief care into their wellbeing initiatives."

Elsewhere, Paul Colgan detects a nervousness pervading the Irish jobs market, while concultants EY claim employers are "failing to achieve the full benefit of their investment in AI because their staff are not sufficiently trained to exploit the technology."

Bruce Springsteen released a signature protest song last week in response to Trump's assault on Minneapolis, name checking Renee Good and Alex Pretti.  

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