Politics Infrastructure spending rules to change to speed up delivery of projects Paschal Donohoe also wants to reduce bureaucracy in public projects including the use of private sector consultants for assessments
Construction firms threaten to down tools on roads and housing schemesCompanies cite ‘hyperinflation’ of steel and timber costs as reason why the works are no longer viable, and say prices are soaring in wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Matt Cooper: It’s not yet time to yell ‘Cut’, but Netflix’s best days may be overThe streaming behemoth is an extraordinary success, with 222 million viewers worldwide, but faces stiff competition from the likes of Disney and Amazon
John Walsh: Proposal to cut working hours has dealt public sector reform a fresh blowA seemingly irreversible agreement made during the bailout to improve public sector productivity has been thrown out in a move that demonstrates the difficulties of implementing real reform
Harris to push public sector to take on more apprenticesThe Minister for Higher Education is set to impose new targets to boost apprentice numbers in state departments, councils and government bodies
