Ireland is “flying blind” without the updated medium-term fiscal plan that was promised in last year’s programme for government, and the Coalition is “budgeting like there’s no tomorrow” with no forecasts available beyond 2026, the State’s independent budget watchdog has warned. Ian Curran has the story, which is sure to provide a headache for new Minister for Finance Simon Harris.

Ireland’s biggest estate agent, Sherry FitzGerald, posted a bumper 23 per cent increase in its revenues last year, helped by the acquisition of a business in Northern Ireland. Latest accounts for Sherry FitzGerald Group Ireland Holdings Ltd also show that the property company paid a €6 million dividend to its parent entity, which is controlled by entrepreneur Tommy Kelly’s CastleGate Investments. Ciarán Hancock reports.

Spending on flights to the Czech Republic took off in the minutes after the World Cup play-off draw was made last week while sales of replica football jerseys soared as fans suddenly found themselves freed from almost a decade of miserable mediocrity. Conor Pope reports.