Confusion is brewing over the timeline of forthcoming legal protections for university students who rent, as the start of the new academic year rapidly approaches. A student from the University of Limerick was warned that vacating his accommodation after the academic year would cost him his deposit and render him responsible for the rent. The specifics of this circumstance are reported by Ian Curran.
Recently, the Marlet Property Group, spearheaded by Pat Crean, has placed a bid exceeding €70 million for the previous QuickPark facility at Dublin Airport. The CEO of the airport lauded it as “the premier parking space on the campus”. The intriguing progress of this story is brought to you by Barry J Whyte.
Aer Lingus has confirmed that in the event of pilot strikes leading to cancelled flights, passengers may be transported by competitor airlines. Barry O’Halloran brings us this update.
In addition, the company has confirmed that over the past half year, 56 flights have been cancelled due to pilots taking sick leave or for other reasons. In addition to this issue, Aer Lingus is questioning IALPA/Fórsa about the pilots’ absenteeism, asking if it’s unofficial action.
Our product review features Dyson Airstrait, allowing you to straighten your hair from wet in minutes, without the unpleasant odour of burning.
Aer Lingus’ situation is the focal point of our Inside Business podcast this week, with Conor Pope discussing the potential effects on holidaymakers.
Maintaining the aeronautics thread, questions of potential conflict of interest arise as Kenny Jacobs, CEO of DAA, disclosed during a meeting with the Oireachtas committee that he holds shares in 12 airlines operating from Dublin Airport. More information on this story comes from Barry J Whyte.
Our technology columnist, Karlin Lillington, argues that the EU’s step towards broad digital surveillance is misguided.
Innovation columnist, Chris Horn, contemplates how emerging interactive technologies can be the film industry’s saviour against the digital gaming sector’s encroachment.
Boann Distillery, an Irish family-owned whisky business, is readying for its premiere of single pot whiskey this Friday, after initiating the venture at their Co Meath facility four years ago. Ian Curran provides this report.
Ciara O’Brien assesses Dyson’s newest haircare innovation in our technology review. The product straightens hair whilst drying it.
Cantillon observes that as the number of annual house completions surpasses 30,000 for the first time since the 2008 crash, a report from Davy was released claiming that there is a need to construct 85,000 units per annum due to increases in population.
He also suggests that Nama’s £500m earnings from multiple developments in Dublin’s docklands may soften the impact of a likely loss from the North Docks office block sale, which is expected to see its value basically vanish.
Turning our attention to the tech field, Ciara O’Brien discusses how Apple’s interest in the personalised segment of Artificial Intelligence is now becoming the focus following years of being in the developmental stage.
In the New Innovator section, Olive Keogh spotlights Slick+, a start-up hailing from the west of Ireland. They’ve created a platform for peer-to-peer learning that uses short video format.