Global Student Accommodation Group, the largest student accommodation group operating in Ireland, has deferred more than €500 million of planned investment in the State amid ongoing uncertainty over the sector, including rent pressure zones, writes Joe Brennan.

Developer Sean Mulryan has no such concerns. His Ballymore has agreed a deal with the Land Development Agency to deliver 817 affordable, cost-rental and social homes in Balbriggan, Co Dublin, with construction set to get underway within weeks.

As Ireland’s traditional banks finally look to compete with Revolut and the fintechs, John McManus writes that anyone with even a passing familiarity with the clunky banking apps on offer from the Irish banks could be forgiven for thinking they have already lost the battle when it comes to competing with the “neobanks”.