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‘There’s no other option’: Leitrim woman’s commute went from six minutes to six hours

‘There’s no other option’: Leitrim woman’s commute went from six minutes to six hours

The Housing Crisis & Me: Martha Gilheaney did not think it would be possible to buy anywhere in the country, let alone Dublin

Tue Oct 28 2025 - 06:00
Carrick-on-Shannon in Co Leitrim named Tidy Towns winner for 2025

Carrick-on-Shannon in Co Leitrim named Tidy Towns winner for 2025

Rosscarbery, Co Cork, Dalkey in Co Dublin, and Tralee, Co Kerry, among winners

Fri Oct 24 2025 - 13:40
Catherine Connolly confirms she used parliamentary allowance on trip to Syria in 2018

Catherine Connolly confirms she used parliamentary allowance on trip to Syria in 2018

Humphreys ‘sorry’ if mother of hit-and-run victim feels she did not do enough for family; Connolly says former prisoner she employed in Dáil was recommended by Éamon Ó’Cuív

Mon Oct 13 2025 - 23:05
Fota Wildlife Park in Cork to close temporarily over suspected bird flu

Fota Wildlife Park in Cork to close temporarily over suspected bird flu

Contagious disease spreads among poultry, wild birds and pet ones, but is rare in humans

Mon Oct 13 2025 - 21:31
The budget bet big on apartments. Will it help fix the housing crisis?

The budget bet big on apartments. Will it help fix the housing crisis?

Four experts – a builder, an architect, an economist and a policy expert – weigh in on measures contained in Budget 2026

Sat Oct 11 2025 - 06:00
Residents living beside proposed development claim submissions to Dublin council ‘selectively redacted’

Residents living beside proposed development claim submissions to Dublin council ‘selectively redacted’

Tuath Housing Association is seeking permission to build 463 homes in Ballymun

Wed Oct 08 2025 - 06:00
‘Nobody came to our door to tell us’: Dublin grandmother discovers plan to demolish home

‘Nobody came to our door to tell us’: Dublin grandmother discovers plan to demolish home

New 463-unit development is planned by Tuath Housing Association

Wed Oct 08 2025 - 06:00
Tax incentives for developers announced in bid to boost housing supply

Tax incentives for developers announced in bid to boost housing supply

Minister says building more homes is ‘absolute priority’, but first-time buyers see little change regarding affordability

Tue Oct 07 2025 - 21:13
‘Nothing in Budget for people like me’: A renter’s verdict

‘Nothing in Budget for people like me’: A renter’s verdict

Lack of help with cost of living and failure to increase rent tax credit gives tenants little to cheer

Tue Oct 07 2025 - 20:43
This is a budget for developers, but what do renters, landlords and house hunters get?

This is a budget for developers, but what do renters, landlords and house hunters get?

Supports in place kept on but Government’s key focus shifts to developers

Tue Oct 07 2025 - 17:52
‘There’s no way I will be able to buy a house’: What people want from Budget 2026

‘There’s no way I will be able to buy a house’: What people want from Budget 2026

A renter, a landlord, a teacher, a farmer, a pensioner, a business owner share their views

Mon Oct 06 2025 - 13:57
From €70m tag for mooted museum to overcharging for emergency accommodation: Six things we learned from C&AG report

From €70m tag for mooted museum to overcharging for emergency accommodation: Six things we learned from C&AG report

Comptroller and Auditor General says TB infection rates in cattle rising despite €100m eradication scheme

Tue Sept 30 2025 - 19:03
Galway students face 18% rise in private accommodation costs

Galway students face 18% rise in private accommodation costs

Residential Tenancies Board says rent pressure zone rules apply irrespective of length of tenancy

Tue Sept 30 2025 - 06:00
Irish Rail to remove gender titles from online train booking system

Irish Rail to remove gender titles from online train booking system

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Thu Sept 25 2025 - 19:07
Government spending on social housing ‘socially problematic’ and poor value, TDs told

Government spending on social housing ‘socially problematic’ and poor value, TDs told

Oireachtas Committee told ‘boom-bust’ pattern of spending deeply problematic

Tue Sept 23 2025 - 18:21
Families may have another chance to avail of tenant-in-situ scheme

Families may have another chance to avail of tenant-in-situ scheme

Minister for Housing tells local authorities they can proceed with more acquisitions of properties

Tue Sept 23 2025 - 06:00
People who work should get priority for social housing, says Fianna Fáil’s Robert Troy

People who work should get priority for social housing, says Fianna Fáil’s Robert Troy

Sinn Féin’s Eoin Ó Broin says there is ‘no legal basis’ for Minister of State’s suggestion

Mon Sept 22 2025 - 16:52
Tipperary pensioner who died after assault remembered as having a ‘heart of gold’

Tipperary pensioner who died after assault remembered as having a ‘heart of gold’

Teddy Murnane had a ‘great way of connecting with people’, his funeral Mass hears in Tipperary town

Fri Sept 19 2025 - 14:17
DCU should reconsider on-campus student rent hikes, says Minister

DCU should reconsider on-campus student rent hikes, says Minister

James Lawless asks university to justify rise in service charges covering utilities on campus

Fri Sept 19 2025 - 06:00
Ikea enters Irish housing market with €73m investment in Dublin

Ikea enters Irish housing market with €73m investment in Dublin

One, two and three-bedroom apartments and duplexes will be built at Rathborne Crossing, Ashtown

Wed Sept 17 2025 - 16:40
Student accommodation crisis single biggest barrier to completing education

Student accommodation crisis single biggest barrier to completing education

Oireachtas committee to be told of ‘critical shortage’ of publicly-funded, purpose-built housing

Wed Sept 17 2025 - 07:01
TY students uncover 19th-century artefacts in St Anne’s Park archaeology project

TY students uncover 19th-century artefacts in St Anne’s Park archaeology project

Dig took place at ruins of mansion once owned by Lord Ardilaun of the Guinness family

Tue Sept 16 2025 - 16:22
Dublin college increases fees in on-campus student accommodation in RPZ loophole

Dublin college increases fees in on-campus student accommodation in RPZ loophole

Residential Tenancies Board says an increase in service charges is permissible under rental laws

Tue Sept 16 2025 - 10:29
Children in Dublin council estate exposed to toxic neurochemical in drinking water, tests show

Children in Dublin council estate exposed to toxic neurochemical in drinking water, tests show

Toxic neurochemical is thought to originate from lead pipes commonly used up to the late 1970s

Mon Sept 15 2025 - 10:37
Ireland weather: warnings for strong winds, heavy rain issued by Met Éireann

Ireland weather: warnings for strong winds, heavy rain issued by Met Éireann

Yellow wind warning for Clare, Kerry, Galway and Mayo comes into effect from 9pm on Sunday

Sun Sept 14 2025 - 12:50
‘Nowhere to live’: Ireland’s student accommodation crisis is only getting worse

‘Nowhere to live’: Ireland’s student accommodation crisis is only getting worse

Students face a dearth of on-campus beds, hours-long commutes, couch-surfing and a scrap for rooms in an already overheated private rental market. There is no quick fix

Sat Sept 13 2025 - 06:00
Number of landlords investigated over serious breaches in rental law doubles

Number of landlords investigated over serious breaches in rental law doubles

RTB has started 249 new investigations into deliberate breaches of rental law so far this year, compared with 124 in all of 2024

Thu Sept 11 2025 - 12:25
Plan to increase on-campus housing for students is delayed again

Plan to increase on-campus housing for students is delayed again

Only project to be opened so far under funding from student plan is 116 beds at Maynooth University

Wed Sept 10 2025 - 12:00
Prison service ‘stretched beyond limits’, with number of prisoners without beds up 150%

Prison service ‘stretched beyond limits’, with number of prisoners without beds up 150%

Most of those in custody last year left school before passing their Leaving Certificate

Thu Sept 04 2025 - 12:21
Units for thousands of campus student beds unbuilt despite having planning permission

Units for thousands of campus student beds unbuilt despite having planning permission

Planning permission granted as far back as 2018 for 2,853 units in UCD, DCU and Trinity

Thu Sept 04 2025 - 10:00
People in Border counties may get emergency alert on phones on Sunday

People in Border counties may get emergency alert on phones on Sunday

‘No action needed’ by recipients as UK government tests warning for a life-threatening emergency

Wed Sept 03 2025 - 11:58
Going to college? How to find student accommodation and what to watch out for

Going to college? How to find student accommodation and what to watch out for

How to maximise chances of finding a student place to live and figuring out costs

Wed Aug 27 2025 - 16:42
‘I don’t know if I’ll have a job to go back to’: adult education teachers protest over precarious contracts

‘I don’t know if I’ll have a job to go back to’: adult education teachers protest over precarious contracts

Teacher group believes up to 100 teachers are affected by job cuts, with many students affected amid uncertainty

Wed Aug 27 2025 - 16:12
‘I felt treated like a dog’: The Dublin landlord behind evictions, fines, short contracts

‘I felt treated like a dog’: The Dublin landlord behind evictions, fines, short contracts

Tenants have complained about Leevin Ireland, the property company offering ‘a place to call home’ for international students and professionals

Wed Aug 27 2025 - 06:00
No Luas Red Line between Connolly and The Point for ‘several weeks’ following fire

No Luas Red Line between Connolly and The Point for ‘several weeks’ following fire

Fire severely damaged George’s Dock Bridge near the International Financial Services Centre

Fri Aug 22 2025 - 18:06
‘A scheme for the wealthy’: Just 7% of applicants have had defective concrete homes fixed

‘A scheme for the wealthy’: Just 7% of applicants have had defective concrete homes fixed

Some 220 homeowners have had works completed under Defective Concrete Block Scheme out of 2,870 applications since June 2020

Thu Aug 21 2025 - 06:00
Met Éireann spends almost €500,000 on planning consultants in 18 months

Met Éireann spends almost €500,000 on planning consultants in 18 months

Department of Housing has paid out more than €1.4m on private planning consultants since 2020

Fri Aug 15 2025 - 16:25
Appeal Court overturns requirement for councils to get members’ consent before defending legal actions

Appeal Court overturns requirement for councils to get members’ consent before defending legal actions

Question of councillors’ authorisation has come up in at least three High Court challenges

Wed Aug 13 2025 - 15:52
Seán Gallagher quit Nutriband after firm decided to change chairman, says Gareth Sheridan

Seán Gallagher quit Nutriband after firm decided to change chairman, says Gareth Sheridan

Presidential candidate says company was ‘surprised’ Irish businessman referenced corporate box in resignation letter

Wed Aug 13 2025 - 14:16
Met Éireann issues thunderstorm warning for three counties amid warm weather

Met Éireann issues thunderstorm warning for three counties amid warm weather

Tuesday set to be hottest day of the week

Tue Aug 12 2025 - 16:41
Downpatrick attacks: PSNI suspects man’s murder and attempted murder of priest may be ‘connected’

Downpatrick attacks: PSNI suspects man’s murder and attempted murder of priest may be ‘connected’

Suspect (30) in custody in connection with killing of Stephen Brannigan and brutal attack on Canon John Murray (75)

Mon Aug 11 2025 - 11:03
Student accommodation: Irish on-campus costs revealed with most expensive room at €11,888

Student accommodation: Irish on-campus costs revealed with most expensive room at €11,888

Cheapest on-campus option at UCD is a shared bedroom in Village 1 at €5,722

Mon Aug 11 2025 - 06:00
Murder investigation in Co Down believed to be linked to ‘brutal’ attack on priest

Murder investigation in Co Down believed to be linked to ‘brutal’ attack on priest

Man (30s) arrested in connection with death of man following earlier assault on priest in Downpatrick

Sun Aug 10 2025 - 20:52
Storm Floris: 200 premises still without power in west after unseasonable high winds

Storm Floris: 200 premises still without power in west after unseasonable high winds

ESB says crews are working to restore power in areas in Sligo, Tuam, Ennis and Athlone

Tue Aug 05 2025 - 11:39
Majority of calls to housing charity concerned about tenancy being ended

Majority of calls to housing charity concerned about tenancy being ended

Most callers who contacted Threshold were working professionals, with 46% stating wages as main source of income

Thu Jul 24 2025 - 15:31
Sinn Féin calls on Minister to back up claim apartment standards compare favourably with Europe

Sinn Féin calls on Minister to back up claim apartment standards compare favourably with Europe

New design standards reducing the minimum size of apartments were issued by James Browne last week

Wed Jul 23 2025 - 06:00
Estate agent pays €10,000 penalty for using deposit funds given to him by client

Estate agent pays €10,000 penalty for using deposit funds given to him by client

Property regulator imposed sanction after complaint over €50,000 paid to him by company for land purchase

Tue Jul 22 2025 - 19:18
People in disadvantaged communities have more negative attitude towards immigration, ESRI report finds

People in disadvantaged communities have more negative attitude towards immigration, ESRI report finds

Study examines how different types of communities shape attitudes towards immigration

Tue Jul 22 2025 - 00:01
Homes available to rent on State HAP social scheme fall by nearly a quarter

Homes available to rent on State HAP social scheme fall by nearly a quarter

Simon Communities of Ireland report finds only 32 properties available to rent within the discretionary rate of HAP

Fri Jul 18 2025 - 00:01
Laws to fast-track apartment size changes could result in High Court challenges, lawyers warn

Laws to fast-track apartment size changes could result in High Court challenges, lawyers warn

Proposed amendments would allow developers with planning permission to apply to build smaller and more apartments

Mon Jul 14 2025 - 06:00
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