The first indication of what lies in store for us this winter came on August 26 when SSE Airtricity announced a 39pc increase in gas bills and 35pc for electricity customers.
Just 600 new student accommodation beds are to be built in Dublin this year, down over half from 1,350 built last year, according to research by commercial estate agents Cushman & Wakefield.
Tim Herlihy, the co-founder of whiskey brand Lost Irish, is raising a glass to the US market as it celebrates being on course to sell 36,000 bottles in its first year.