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The Hard Shoulder Highlights

The Hard Shoulder Highlights with Kieran Cuddihy on Newstalk. Join Kieran every weekday afternoon from 4-7pm for a round-up of the day’s events, interviews with the people at the centre of the stories – and a bit of craic along the way. Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

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What does the Government's housing plan tell us about the future of the city centre?

Under the new housing legislation, investors will face a 10% stamp duty charge when buying more than 10 houses at a time - up from the current rate of 1%. Meanwhile an 'owner occupier guarantee' will aim to ringfence up to 50% of homes in new developments for owner occupiers. But apartment developments will not fall under the new rules. The Government insist that international investment is needed to ensure supply in 'urban and high-density areas.' Aidan Regan is Associate Professor at the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, and he joined Kieran to spell out what this means for the future of the city centre.