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The average house price in NI was £185,000 in Jan to Mar 2025- that’s up 9.5% or £16k in a year🏠 Average rent in NI was £852 in April- up 7.6% or £60 on 2024 NI annual growth has been slowing since record annual rise of 9.9% April 24 (NI rents data is for advertised new lets)

NI reported fastest house price growth of the UK regions but coming from the lowest base 🏠

How average private rents here have increased - and how they compare to England and Scotland (cheaper) but more expensive than Wales

Economist Resolution Foundation Charlie McCurdy said jobs market weakness is showing in lower wage growth, with recent pay recovery running out of steam “The latest jobs data presents a clear case for lowering interest rates. But higher than expected inflation muddies the picture”

NI unemployment rate rises and wage growth slows bbc.com/news/articles/…

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We can confirm that Danske Bank debit cards are now back to being fully operational. We’d like to thank our customers for their patience while this issue was being resolved. We apologise again for any inconvenience caused.

Ireland’s Cabinet to sign off on a €100bn infrastructure plan which will involve spending the Apple Tax money. Will be published tomorrow alongside the Summer Economic Statement which sets the broad fiscal envelope for the autumn budget. rte.ie/news/ireland/2…

Ryanair's net profit more than doubled in its April-June quarter, thanks to the timing of Easter holidays and better-than-expected last-minute fares, Europe's biggest low-cost carrier said today. rte.ie/b/1524469

British consumer sentiment had a marked fall for the first time in nearly three years last month, reflecting increased worries about job security, a Deloitte survey showed today. rte.ie/b/1524473

Parents 'feel forgotten about' during summer months bbc.com/news/articles/…

Food bills on course to rise by £275 as prices jump bbc.in/4m4Ezeq

Thanks to all the mums who spoke to me in Lurgan about how expensive summer can be

Good news for millennials 🛍️

Food manufacturer DELI LITES IRELAND in Warrenpoint is investing almost £13m automating its sandwich production and ‘heat-to-eat' product range🥪 It's also investing a further £6m creating 130 new jobs and upskilling the existing workforce

Some personal news🤰🏻 A big thank you to my lovely colleagues for the send off on my last day before maternity leave🍼 Next month I will have a different job (with a tiny boss) but hoping years of early breakfast shifts will help prepare me for what is coming next - a BBC baby👶🏻

A sad goodbye to the best boy🐾 The hardest decision, even if it was the right thing to do💔 I’ve never had a pet before, so adopting 2 elderly cats mid lockdown was a weird move but the best one ever We’re so lucky we had him as long as we did,but it didn’t make it any easier