1. Minister hits out at hotels charging ‘extortionate’ prices and says he will address it in Budget  The Journal
  2. Peter Burke expects VAT reduction as part of plan to support tourism  BreakingNews.ie
  3. Dublin hotel prices drive gig-goers to take the train home instead  The Irish Independent
  4. Is the financial model for food businesses broken?  Newstalk
  5. ‘People are trying to survive until the Vat cut’ – iNua’s Sean O’Driscoll on the outlook for hospitality  Business Post