The Government must accelerate house building to meet the need for 93,000 homes every year into the 2030s, stockbroker Davy has urged in a pre-budget submission. It also said infrastructure gaps risk damaging the competitiveness of the Irish economy. Hugh Dooley has the details.

Sticking with a similar theme, our columnist John FitzGerald lays out why he thinks Budget 2026 needs to take money out of the Irish economy.

In our Your Money Q&A , a widow who is managing her husband’s small share portfolio wonders if legacy stock in AIB and Bank of Ireland are worth holding on to. Dominic Coyle offers some guidance. If you’d like to read more about the issues that affect your finances try signing up to On the Money , the weekly newsletter from our personal finance team, which will be issued every Friday to Irish Times subscribers.