Good morning! Here's what you need to know today about Ireland's economy and the world.

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🇮🇪 Ireland

• Amazon to hire more than 200 people in Dublin and raises starting pay to €17.10/hour — the company is already recruiting for the fulfilment centre in Baldonnel and for the Rathcoole and Ballycoolin centres. The new base rate, effective from September 27, is €0.65 higher than the current one and sits €2.95 above the national minimum wage (€14.15/hour). Amazon already employs around 6,500 people in Ireland. RTÉ, September 9, 2026
• Government wants to require local councils to spend surplus Local Property Tax (LPT) on housing — Housing Minister James Browne will propose to Cabinet that, starting next year, councils that collect above-average LPT (10 of them last year) stop splitting the surplus with road works and instead put it all toward housing. Currently those councils keep 31% of the extra amount collected, within a total of almost €750 million in LPT revenue distributed to local authorities. Irish Times, September 9, 2026
• 100 jobs at risk in Clare after US manufacturer Daktronics opens redundancy consultation — the company, which has a facility in Ennistymon, has begun the formal consultation process with employees before deciding on cuts. Independent.ie, September 9, 2026
• HSE apologises after Cork hospital withdraws job offers to newly qualified nurses "in error" — students from UCC and MTU, some of whom had already turned down other offers and signed rental leases based on the guaranteed position, had their offers cancelled days before graduation. HSE South West said it will place them in other units across Cork and Kerry, or offer entry into the new "Staff Bank" scheme for those who insist on working at CUH. Irish Examiner, September 9, 2026

🌍 World

• ECB expected to raise rates this Thursday, with eurozone inflation at 3.3% — the European Central Bank is seen as all but certain to announce a 0.25 percentage point hike to its key interest rate, now under pressure from energy inflation, which jumped to 14.3% in August across the eurozone. NewsBreak/CNBC, September 10, 2026
• EU wants to let cities restrict Airbnb-style rentals in areas under housing pressure — the European Commission presented its Affordable Housing Package, which allows local authorities in "housing-stressed areas" to restrict the purchase of properties intended for short-term rental. Short-term rentals on the four largest platforms grew 93% between 2018 and 2024, and residential rents across the EU rose 3% in Q1 2026 year-on-year. EUobserver, September 9, 2026

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💡 What this means for you

• If you're job-hunting in logistics/warehousing in Dublin, Amazon has an open hiring process for its Baldonnel, Rathcoole, and Ballycoolin centres, with starting pay of €17.10/hour from September 27.
• If you have or plan to take out a variable-rate mortgage in Ireland, an ECB rate hike this Thursday would likely push up your mortgage payment — worth keeping an eye on the announcement.

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Sources for this edition: RTÉ, Irish Times, Independent.ie, Irish Examiner, EUobserver, NewsBreak (CNBC)

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