Converting office spaces into homes, bolstering Ireland's engineering sector & just who is Keir Starmer?
18 August 2023 - 48 minsComing up on this week's Taking Stock Podcast:
Your home may have become your office thanks to the pandemic, but could empty office space become new homes? Shane Duffy, Director of Office Agency with Savills joins Mandy to discuss the possibilities.
Who is Keir Starmer? Oliver Eagleton, author of 'The Starmer Project' joins us to shed some more light on the man tipped to be the next UK PM.
And, Engineering Industries Ireland (EII) has launched its Budget 2024 submission, calling on the Government to use Budget 2024 to enhance competitiveness, innovation, sustainability, and skills in the engineering sector. To help parse through some of the key challenges facing the sector, Mandy is jo...
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