Fine Gael are telling us what they will do in the future and Fianna Fáil want us to forget what they did in the past.

Very few people in Ireland, least of all those of us working in the Irish drinks industry, would have voted for Britain to leave the EU.

The Central Bank has left its mortgage lending rules unchanged for another year and published new research showing the controls have helped stem a Celtic Tiger “credit house price spiral”.

The Fiscal Advisory Council, or Ifac, was set up in 2011 to help Government avoid the mistakes that had led to economic crisis in 2008.

Earlier this week, President Michael D Higgins launched a justified attack on neoliberal market fundamentalism, pointing out that the philosophy has led to “unbridled consumption, yawning inequality”, and the destruction of our natural world.

Renters in Ireland are paying €400 more each month than they did at the height of the Celtic Tiger.

It’s just over two years since 72 people died in a fire in London’s Grenfell Tower. Had that building been properly fireproofed most of those, if not all, lives might have been saved.

Units in one of Cork’s best modern developments are for sale for the very first time, writes Tommy Barker.

We take a trip down memory lane and check out what happened on this day in years gone by by looking back at some Irish Examiner front pages and highlighting other events which went down in history across the world.

From Liverpool’s beat-pop to Bristol’s trip-hop, Irish writer Karl Whitney explains the distinctive musical output of individual cities in the UK, writes Marjorie Brennan.

HOW much is a pound of flesh worth these days? A different price to different people, obviously, depending on whose flesh is under discussion. But in the case of Maria Bailey it would appear no price is too high when it comes to the ongoing public flailing of the Fine Gael TD.

70,000 households could face charges of up to €500 from Irish Water for excessive usage.

The Government has been accused of engaging in “Celtic Tiger economics” by sanctioning rent increases that are more than twice that of wage hikes and of again ruling out freezing rates.

The government has been accused of engaging in “Celtic Tiger economics” by sanctioning rent increases that are more than twice that of wage hikes and of again ruling out freezing rates.

The end of New York City’s number 1 subway line runs adjacent to Gaelic Park’s clubhouse goals in the Bronx. The MTA’s train yard tracks split and wrap themselves around the storied venue, offering patrons a uniquely bland metallic facade once they pass through the green gates.

In 2003, a bypass finally and forever diverted the bulk of traffic between Dublin and Cork from the infamous bottleneck that was Watergrass-hill.

A very special multi-course dinner in aid of two Cork charities will see four Cork Michelin-starred chefs come together, writes Joe McNamee.

They can’t escape now. Not even him.

Today’s report on micro-businesses from UCC seems counterintuitive as it records ambitions that run counter to Government policy.

Sorting out Cork people for years...

We are a small nation, there is no denying that, but we have always dreamed big, writes Richard Hogan.

Sinn Féin's leader in Northern Ireland Michelle O'Neill is facing fresh calls to confirm she believes Mairia Cahill was the victim of sexual abuse after a leading party TD said he has no doubt this was the case.

What with the week that’s in it, there has been a lot of talk about how much things have changed since 1979. And there has been huge change, writes Michael Clifford.

Despite the Government’s claims, it seems small businesses are still struggling to secure funding from banks, writes Michael Clifford.

A man who bought two cruiser berths on a River Shannon marina - which turned out to be "useless" - has been awarded more than €59,000 by the High Court for breach of contract.

Tom Ryan was an excellent finance director of the GAA, guiding the Association through the post-Celtic Tiger recession but his ‘steady as she goes’ message was a little underwhelming, says Jack Anderson

A rising development tide, a housing shortage, plus the Government’s 2040 National Planning Framework, may aid the planned sale by Nama and receivers of a pivotal Cork docklands site.

As they disembarked the team bus at the Shelbourne Hotel on their return to Dublin last Sunday, the heroes of Ireland’s Six Nations success were manhandled into the waiting embrace of Minister for Sport, Shane Ross.

Ireland’s tallest residential tower, the Elysian in Cork City centre, has been sold for over €90m to global property investors Kennedy Wilson.

The Taoiseach has cautioned against further rent controls, saying they could increase the number of ‘black market’ landlords.

Offices developed by two of the Celtic Tiger’s busiest Munster developers, John Fleming and John Barry’s Castlelands Construction, in the Cork county towns of Bandon and Mallow have been sold to investors, in deals totalling €3m.

Memories of Ireland’s Celtic Tiger experience may not serve us well in addressing upcoming challenges, writes Conall Mac Coille.

Hard to believe but it’s over six years since Dublin GAA’s provocative ‘Blue Wave’ strategic plan was met with a tsunami of snipes.

A year after being declared bankrupt, Independent TD Mick Wallace is scheduled to walk away from debts of more than €30m.

John Caulfield believes it’s less likely his Cork City team would have won the league this year if they hadn’t finished last season by winning the FAI Cup and finally getting the upper hand in their great rivalry with Dundalk.

The Government has launched a second investigation into serious fire safety concerns in Celtic Tiger-era schools amid growing fears that the scale of the crisis has been deliberately “suppressed”.

Unions at Irish Rail have warned a failure by management to offer a sufficient pay rise without pre-conditions today will trigger a ballot for strike action.

Catch up on this morning's headlines...

From Gone with The Wind to Celine Dion, this beauty is an all- singing all-dancing showstopper, says Tommy Barker

More than half of all primary schools seeking state help to address serious fire safety concerns in the past three years had their requests rejected by the Department of Education.

Irish Rail workers have threatened strike action over a proposal to move station staff to new jobs on trains.

The Department of Education has launched an immediate review of Celtic Tiger-era schools’ fire safety standards amid fears over the protections they would offer during a blaze.

A hotel room in Dublin will now set you back an average of €128 a night, higher than Celtic Tiger levels.