{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5f6db0ab2dc2346e2dd1a808/69d7a0cc47ecb945c2893c61?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"E291 That Great Business Show - Why Ireland can't build houses - David Ward, Ward Personnel ","description":"<p><strong>“WHY IRELAND CAN’T BUILD HOUSES… EVEN WHEN WE HAVE THE MONEY”</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Episode 291 — David Ward, Founder, Ward Personnel</strong></p><p>Ireland has the money.</p><p>Ireland has the demand.</p><p>Ireland has the plans.</p><p>So why can’t we build houses?</p><p>On this episode of That Great Business Show, Conall Ó Móráin goes straight to the front line of Ireland’s construction crisis — with David Ward, founder of Ward Personnel, a €40M+ business supplying workers across Ireland and Europe.</p><p>Here’s the uncomfortable truth:</p><ul><li>We don’t have enough brickies, sparks, or chippies</li><li>We’re competing with Europe for workers — and losing</li><li>Irish builders are now exporting their expertise… just to survive</li><li><br></li></ul><p>And here’s the kicker:</p><p>Is this actually a growth story… or proof the system is broken?</p><p>David explains:</p><ul><li>Why Ireland cannot hit housing targets (no matter what politicians promise)</li><li>Why Polish workers are no longer coming</li><li>The real reason apprenticeships collapsed</li><li>Why Irish construction firms are now following Big Tech across Europe</li></ul><p>Plus:</p><ul><li>The chaos of running a 600+ workforce across multiple countries</li><li>The truth about “messers” on site</li><li>And why “compliance” is the only thing keeping the whole thing from falling apart</li></ul><p>This is not theory.</p><p>This is the reality of building — or not building — Ireland.</p><p><strong>Brought to you by De Facto Shaving Oil — the world’s best shaving oil. Not a beard oil. It’s for shaving. DeFactoShave.com.</strong></p>","author_name":"Conall Ó'Móráin"}