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πŸ—£οΈ "Landlords will be putting up their rents, that is just the inevitable outcome of this."

IRES-REIT, Ireland’s biggest landlord, has signalled that changes to rental regulations could allow rent increases of up to 25%.

πŸ“Ί Watch the full discussion ➑️ https://youtu.be/1OIgDUhWBhc

26.02.2026 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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26.02.2026 07:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Tonight Show Podcast Β· Virgin Media Originals Β· A sharp look at the major stories shaping Ireland and the world.Expect thoughtful analysis and robust discussion on the country’s only independent TV current affairs programme. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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🚨 Will tenants be β€œthrown to the wolves” under new rental rules?
🚨 Can the new National Maritime Security Strategy really make waves?
🚨 Ireland to host Israel at the Aviva – what will security look like?

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26.02.2026 07:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ—£οΈ "The Guards will probably put every resource they have there because this will be on the world stage." – Crime and Security Correspondent, The Irish Times Conor Gallagher

#TonightVMTV #FAI

25.02.2026 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ—£οΈ "The Guards have experience managing perhaps sensitive matches in the Aviva." – Crime and Security Correspondent, The Irish Times Conor Gallagher
πŸ—£οΈ "Never one like this before though." – Guest presenter Shane Coleman

#TonightVMTV #FAI

25.02.2026 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ—£οΈ "You should have maybe 75% or 80% of your ships available." – Retired Vice Admiral Mark Mellett

#TonightVMTV #MaritimeSecurityStrategy

25.02.2026 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ—£οΈ "This strategy sends a very important signal that Ireland is serious about protecting our critical infrastructure." – Fianna FΓ‘il TD SΓ©amus McGrath

#TonightVMTV #MaritimeSecurityStrategy

25.02.2026 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ—£οΈ "In the context of the removal of the triple lock, that is actually what it represents." – Social Democrats Senator Patricia Stephenson
πŸ—£οΈ "How is the context of the triple lock relevant to this?" – Guest presenter Shane Coleman
#TonightVMTV #MaritimeSecurityStrategy

25.02.2026 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ—£οΈ "Are we leaning very heavily on our allies?" – Guest presenter Shane Coleman
πŸ—£οΈ "Yes." – Crime and Security Correspondent, The Irish Times Conor Gallagher

#TonightVMTV #MaritimeSecurityStrategy

25.02.2026 22:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ—£οΈ "Which will significantly expand the capability, the firepower and the protection of the Irish Army." – Crime and Security Correspondent, The Irish Times Conor Gallagher

#TonightVMTV #MaritimeSecurityStrategy #IrishArmy

25.02.2026 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ—£οΈ "This entire piece of legislation seems to be motivated by [government’s] relationship with investor funds." – Social Democrats Senator Patricia Stephenson

#TonightVMTV #NewRentRules

25.02.2026 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ—£οΈ "Do you accept that rents in new tenancies will rise as a result of these measures?" – Shane Coleman

πŸ—£οΈ "It’s realistic to believe that rents will continue to increase until the reforms are bedded in and until we see an increase in supply." – Fianna FΓ‘il TD SΓ©amus McGrath

#TonightVMTV

25.02.2026 22:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ—£οΈ "Landlords are unfortunately leaving the marketplace and ... that’s in record numbers." – Marcus O'Connor, MFO The Property Professionals and Chairperson of the Residential Agency Committee for the Society of Chartered Surveyors of Ireland

#TonightVMTV #NewRentRules

25.02.2026 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ—£οΈ "As supply increases that will bring demand and that will have a downward effect on rent." – Guest presenter Shane Coleman

πŸ—£οΈ "Yeah, but we haven’t seen any timeline or projections." – News Correspondent with TheJournal.ie Eimer McAuley

#TonightVMTV #NewRentRules

25.02.2026 22:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ—£οΈ "Landlords will be putting up their rents, that is just the inevitable outcome of this." – Social Democrats Senator Patricia Stephenson

#TonightVMTV #NewRentRules

25.02.2026 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ—£οΈ "Claims – I think that it’s fair to say – that the new rent rules will see rents soar have been proven true." – Guest presenter Shane Coleman

πŸ—£οΈ "I don’t accept that." – Fianna FΓ‘il TD SΓ©amus McGrath

#TonightVMTV #NewRentRules

25.02.2026 22:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On #TonightVMTV at 10pm with guest presenter Shane Coleman:
🚨 Will tenants be β€œthrown to the wolves” under new rental rules?
🚨 Can the new National Maritime Security Strategy really make waves?
🚨 Ireland to host Israel at the Aviva – what will security look like?

25.02.2026 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ—£οΈβ€œThat’s gross incompetence, isn’t it?”

The Government defended its U-turn on proposed SNA changes, saying Cabinet was not made aware of the potential impact on nearly 200 schools. The review has now been scrapped.

πŸ“Ί Watch the full discussion ➑️ https://youtu.be/UXFx5NjsAT0

#TonightVMTV

25.02.2026 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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25.02.2026 07:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Tonight Show Podcast Β· Virgin Media Originals Β· A sharp look at the major stories shaping Ireland and the world.Expect thoughtful analysis and robust discussion on the country’s only independent TV current affairs programme. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ICYMI: #TonightVMTV

🚨 Taoiseach defends SNA U-turn – no cuts, €19m to honour posts.
🚨 Graduate jobs crisis? Dept warns AI could disrupt the labour market.
🚨 Flare-up as Sport Minister threatens funding over League of Ireland ''hooliganism''

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25.02.2026 07:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ—£οΈ "It’s a cheap shot." – Sinn FΓ©in TD and Finance Spokesperson Pearse Doherty
πŸ—£οΈ "Drogheda should pay." – Fianna FΓ‘il TD Malcolm Byrne

#TonightVMTV #LOIFlareIncident

24.02.2026 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ—£οΈ "Why would you threaten funding to a community organisation that does so much good in the community just because of idiots?" – Sinn FΓ©in TD and Finance Spokesperson Pearse Doherty

#TonightVMTV #LOIFlareIncident

24.02.2026 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ—£οΈ "While the core point is hard to argue, maybe the tone and some of the language used... that hasn’t gone down well." – Soccer Correspondent with the Irish Independent Daniel McDonnell

#TonightVMTV #LOI

24.02.2026 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ—£οΈ "There has been an awful lot promised on AI technology, that it will massively improve productivity." – Kate English, Chief Economist with Deloitte

#TonightVMTV #AIEconomy

24.02.2026 22:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ—£οΈ "You are going to see AI disrupt the job market." – Sinn FΓ©in TD and Finance Spokesperson Pearse Doherty

#TonightVMTV #AIEconomy

24.02.2026 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ—£οΈ "The new National AI Office... is able to support SMEs, for instance, about how they can deploy AI as an enabling tool." – Fianna FΓ‘il TD Malcolm Byrne

#TonightVMTV #AIEconomy

24.02.2026 22:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ—£οΈ "How worried should we be about AI displacing young workers?" – Guest presenter Shane Coleman

πŸ—£οΈ "In all honesty, we don’t know just yet." – Kate English, Chief Economist with Deloitte

#TonightVMTV #AI

24.02.2026 22:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ—£οΈ "What we like to see, from an economist perspective, when it comes to budget, is clear sight on what’s coming down on budgetary lines." – Kate English, Chief Economist with Deloitte

#TonightVMTV #SNA

24.02.2026 22:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ—£οΈ "It’s a good news story. Why did you make such a mess of unveiling it all?" – Guest presenter Shane Coleman

#TonightVMTV

24.02.2026 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ—£οΈ "Demographics and population is going to continue to be a critical part of our Ireland story over the coming years." – Kate English, Chief Economist with Deloitte

#TonightVMTV #SNA

24.02.2026 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0