David Murphy
Economics & Public Affairs Editor of RTÉ in Ireland. Former Political Coverage Editor. Former Business Editor. MSc Economic Policy. Views my own. Reposts ≠ endorsements. Cyclist
- Taoiseach confirms St Patrick’s Day White House visit. www.rte.ie/news/politic...
- Cost of borrowing for the US continues to climb.
- Reposted by David MurphyJust spotted several shelves of Ukrainian #books for adults and kids in the fabulous @ravenbooks.bsky.social
- Housing Minister James Browne faces multiple battles over new rent rules. Analysis: www.rte.ie/news/busines...
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- Ireland is in an unstable relationship with Trump’s America. Analysis: www.rte.ie/news/busines...
- Michael O’Leary on Elon Musk. Latest from RTÉ’s Fergal O’Brien. www.rte.ie/news/busines...
- Shares on Wall Street fall as soon as the market opens as Trump continues pursuit of Greenland.
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- Economy gets fatter from making the world skimmer. Analysis: www.rte.ie/news/busines...
- Regulator hits Uisce Éireann with €20m fine over leaks. www.rte.ie/news/busines...
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- Once more with feeling: Govt's latest housing plan is on way. But how effective were the previous three plans? How many targets were missed? Why have has house building lagged demand? Analysis here: www.rte.ie/news/clarity...
- Trump’s former commerce secretary Wilbur Ross says effect of US tariffs on Ireland will be less damaging than on other EU countries. www.rte.ie/news/analysi...
- What will a sale of PTSB mean? How much will the taxpayer get? How much has the State lost on bailing out the banks? Some answers here www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...
- Controversial rent reforms are hurtling down the track. Cabinet agreed outline legislation this week to replace existing rules next year. Housing Plan leaks show Govt wants to use compulsory purchase to tackle derelict houses. Analysis www.rte.ie/news/busines... @mickbyrne.bsky.social @news.rte.ie
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- One off cost-of-living supports are now the norm. Cutting them in the Budget won’t be easy. Analysis: www.rte.ie/news/analysi...
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- Interest bill on Ireland’s €218 billion debt set to rise. www.rte.ie/news/busines...
- The population is growing faster than expected, partly driven by immigration. But reducing growth in immigration won’t necessarily help the housing crisis. Analysis www.rte.ie/news/busines...
- Inside Ireland’s multibillion euro infrastructure plan www.rte.ie/news/analysi...
- Why new homes may not get planning permission in Dublin after 2028 despite the housing crisis. Analysis: www.rte.ie/news/analysi...
- Govt to miss housing targets in 2025, 2026 & 2027, Central Bank forecast shows. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
- How much did the bank bailout cost the taxpayers? www.rte.ie/news/analysi...
- Did Nama work? Analysis: www.rte.ie/news/busines...
- Why the Government has little choice on rent cap reform www.rte.ie/news/analysi...
- Are the latest economic figures a return of Leprechaun Economics ? Analysis here: www.rte.ie/news/analysi...
- Takeover offer of €1.3bn for Dalata hotel group. www.rte.ie/news/busines...
- The Govt is struggling to make progress on housing. Here are three of the big issue it faces: www.rte.ie/news/2025/06...
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- The row over the botched appointment of NAMA boss Brendan McDonagh will be short-lived unlike the housing crisis. Analysis : www.rte.ie/news/busines...
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- 4 myths about Trump's tariffs and how they affect Ireland: 1) Ireland “took our” pharma. Not quite true. 2) Tariffs “pause” isn’t really a pause 3) Truth about moving chip manufacturing to US 4) Trump’s says tariffs are “going very well”. www.rte.ie/news/clarity...
- US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick tells ABC News tariff exemption for phones, chips and computers is temporary. He says they, along with pharma, will be subject to sector specific tariffs next month. He adds this will be separate to reciprocal tariffs and nonnegotiable.
- Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers says date for implementation of pension auto enrollment likely to be delayed for a “short number of months”. @news.rte.ie
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- Overnight comments from Donald Trump overnight suggest pharma reprieve won’t last long. #Tariff analysis here: www.rte.ie/news/analysi...
- Latest tariffs analysis here: www.rte.ie/news/analysi...
- As the Trump administration prepares tariffs on the pharma industry the Irish Government is beginning to prepare the public for the consequences. Analysis: www.rte.ie/news/busines...
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- US tariffs could hit employment in Ireland, result in multinationals relocating and damage the public finances, according to a new study. The working paper by the ESRI & Dept of Finance found the domestic economy could contract by 2% over the next 5 to 7 years. www.rte.ie/news/busines...
- There was an 81% surge in Irish exports to the US in January compared with the same month a year earlier, according to the Central Statistics Office. show.https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2025/0318/1502671-cso-export-figures/
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- Rent caps expire at the end of this year - Govt faces a big decision as the supply of new homes is falling, homelessness getting worse and are investors leaving the market blaming rent restrictions. Analysis here: www.rte.ie/news/2025/03...
- ECB cuts rates by. 0.25% to 2.5%.
- This week lobby group the Irish Property Owners Association repeated the claim that landlords were being driven from the market by excessive regulation and financial pressures. But is it true that the number of landlords is falling? Analysis: www.rte.ie/news/analysi...
- Donald Trump’s threat of 25% tariffs is negative for Ireland. Last year Ireland exported €72bn of goods to the US. We sell proportionately more to the States than other EU countries. Short analysis here: www.rte.ie/news/2025/02...
- Commission of Investivesigation into Nama's sale of Project Eagle loans finds the strategy was "was appropriate in the circumstances" but has raised issues regarding the agency's handling of conflicts of interest in relation to businessman Frank Cushnahan. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
- Regulator wants to see data centres make their carbon emissions public. www.rte.ie/news/busines...
- The govt was warned in 2016 rent controls would damage the supply of housing. Last year apartments completions dropped 24%. The Coalition is examining rent controls but relaxing them will be a political & social nightmare. Analysis via www.rte.ie/news/busines...
- Intel invested €17bn in its Leixlip plant. Is it realistic that US multinationals like that will uproot? Probably not. But Trump’s regime makes it much more politically challenging for US corporations to establish new operations in Ireland. Analysis here: www.rte.ie/news/2025/02...
- Ireland will need to build 93,000 homes a year up to 2031, says stockbroker Davy. That’s higher than the Government’s hope of building 60,000 annually. It says housing shortfall is 230,000 and it’s now stopping younger people having families. www.rte.ie/news/busines...
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- Were voters misled on housing before election? Analysis: www.rte.ie/news/analysi...
- Sobering report forecasts house building is set to stagnate amid homelessness crisis. www.rte.ie/news/busines...
- ECB expected to cut interest rates by 0.25% today. www.rte.ie/news/busines...
- Relentless pressure ahead for newbie housing minister James Browne. With a fall in home building last year, despite promises to the contrary by Darragh O’Brien and Simon Harris, Minister Browne needs to convince builders he can provide certainty. Analysis: www.rte.ie/news/analysi...
- House building fell last year, says CSO. www.rte.ie/news/2025/01...
- Michael Lowry bared his teeth at questions about his reputation this week. But why won’t they go away? Analysis: www.rte.ie/news/2025/01...