The average cost of building a two-bed apartment in Dublin is now almost €600,000, according to the Department of Housing. The cost - spelled out in the department’s Total Development Cost Study -- underlines the difficulty in building apartments which would be vital to arrest the housing shortage. As Eoin Burke-Kennedy reports, it found the cost of delivering a two-bed apartment in Dublin ranged from €549,790 in the suburbs to €591,783 in urban areas.

UK neobank Monzo has tapped former Stripe executive Michael Carney to lead its push into the European Union, putting two Irish men in charge of its key expansion plans.

As Taoiseach Simon Harris confirms the general election will take place before the end of the year, Eoin looks at the big economic issues that may help shape the campaign.