Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam

This time last year house prices were almost rising in double digit inflationary levels. But as we start 2026 they appear to have stabilised. According to MyHome.ie, they are still rising robustly but by a more controlled 5.4% nationwide and a smidgeon higher outside the capital.Joe discusses the findings from the Myhome.ie report with Conall MacCoille is the Author of the and Chief Economist with Bank of Ireland.

Thursday business news headlines with Joe Lynam.

It was only announced last spring and hasn’t even applied for planning permission but already the proposed ice arena . To be called Prime Arena is getting the backing of some major business organisations. The employers lobby group IBEC, the Telecoms giant EIR and the Olympic Federation of Ireland have come out in public support for the project. But will it ever get off the ground? Dermot Rigley is the man driving the show for the Prime Arena joined Joe in studio to chat all about the project.

The construction industry employs almost 200,000 people in Ireland but worryingly has had to send some of its workers overseas over the past two years because planning delays left many of them with nothing to do. Now the sector is looking forward to the speeding up of infrastructure delivery following the major action plan released last month. But does the sector have the capacity to rapidly ramp up? Joe discusses this and more with Andrew Brownlee is the new Director General of the Construction industry Federation .

ECB interest rates are on hold for now but many believe their next move might be upwards. Indeed the non-bank lender ICS raised its rates yesterday. Today, Avant Money, which is owned by the Spanish lender Bankinter, says that it’s cutting its mortgage rates. It comes as the entire sector faces a shakeup from the arrival of Monzo to Ireland and the sale of PTSB at some stage. With more on this Joe was joined in studio by Brian Lande is the head of mortgages with Avant Money.