A day after The Irish Times reported on a rift emerging between DAA chief executive Kenny Jacobs and other members of the authority’s board, Joe Brennan, Arthur Beesley and Martin Wall report that Mr Jacobs has engaged law firm Arthur Cox to represent him in negotiations with the company, which may lead to his exit after less than three years, according to multiple sources.

A major bounce in mortgage activity was the key driver as credit unions issued loans worth €734 million in the three months to June, driving their total loan book past a record that had stood since 2008. Colin Gleeson reports.

New home construction slumped in the first six months of the year, new data from Banking and Payments Federation of Ireland shows, amid a slowdown in the wider construction sector. Ciara O’Brien has the story.