Conall Mac Coille
Conall Mac Coille is the chief economist at Bank of Ireland, where he provides insights on economic trends and policy implications, particularly in the housing sector. He has been vocal about the limitations of the current rent pressure zone system in addressing Ireland's housing crisis, arguing that it has contributed to a two-tier rental market and has not effectively increased housing supply.
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Conall Mac Coille is the chief economist at Bank of Ireland and provides insights on the energy market's response to the conflict.
The five key things to watch about the economic impact of the Middle East conflict – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2026-03-05
Conall Mac Coille, chief economist at Bank of Ireland, reckons the days of high growth in multinational job numbers are a thing of the past.
Nervousness pervades the Irish jobs market as days of strong multinational sector growth recede – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-01-30
Conall Mac Coille is Bank of Ireland’s chief economist and writer of the report.
Poor information depresses number of house sales, report finds – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-08
Conall Mac Coille is the chief economist at Bank of Ireland who discussed the economic growth projections for Ireland.
Despite global headwinds, the Irish economy is projected to grow by almost 11% – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-24Conall Mac Coille is the chief economist at Bank of Ireland.
The budget bet big on apartments. Will it help fix the housing crisis? – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-11
Conall Mac Coille is the chief economist at Bank of Ireland and authored the report on housing affordability.
Average house prices in Ireland now eight times higher than earningsIreland· 2025-10-09Conall Mac Coille, Bank of Ireland chief economist and the report’s author, predicted house building this year will fall short of the 50,000 to 60,000 new homes needed annually to counter the supply crisis.
Continuing supply crisis sees house prices rise 7% over last three months – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-07Bank of Ireland chief economist Conall Mac Coille said the 'key driver' remains the 5 per cent pace of pay growth.
Trade war could put a brake on asking prices for Irish property, MyHome says – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-08Bank of Ireland chief economist Conall Mac Coille says RPZs address the symptoms of the lack of housing.
Scrapping rent controls and offering tax breaks under review, but no guarantee they will solve housing crisis – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-02-14
