From Housing for All to Rebuilding Ireland: How did other housing plans perform?
New housing plan has promised the building of tens of thousands of homes
Eoghan Murphy
Love in a Time of Politics by Katherine Zappone: Blazing a trail in court of public opinion
Was Zappone more effective as an insider than as an activist? The answer is not always clear
Diarmaid Ferriter on Speaking My Mind by Leo Varadkar: Jaunty but superficial and lazy at times
Former taoiseach provides gossip and entertaining titbits but displays detachment about matters of substance
A decade ago homelessness was branded a ‘crisis’, so why are numbers still climbing?
For the first time, the number of homeless children has climbed above 5,000
Ministerial overload isn’t going to solve our problems. Neither is Civil Service squeeze
Enduring power of ‘permanent government’ - the Civil Service - may explain why only ex-ministers speak frankly after leaving government
Eoghan Murphy: ‘I was thinking, Oh God, this is exactly what I didn’t want, to be back in the public eye’
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Public funds used for Eoghan Murphy’s UK book launch at Irish Embassy
Irish Embassy in London hosted the UK launch of former minister for housing’s memoir, Running From Office
Co-living can be used for Airbnb-style short lets due to loophole
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council drops planning enforcement case against developer Bartra following legal advice
Micheál Martin dismisses Fine Gael accusations he is ‘tetchy’
Weekend exchanges come as politicians prepare to return to Leinster House this week for what is widely expected to be the final days of the current Dáil
The unravelling of a housing minister: Eoghan Murphy opens up about sleeping pills, manic running, anxiety and tears
Former minister for housing Eoghan Murphy’s account of his failures (and failings) is candid, unforgiving, unfiltered and utterly brutal
Running From Office by Eoghan Murphy: a fine memoir built on a flimsy political career
Eoin Ó Broin reviews a former Fine Gael minister’s Confessions of Ambition and Failure in Politics
Housing Commission report – the building blocks for future policy or another house of cards?
An examination of the recommendations in the divisive report that are likely to be accepted and rejected
Other EU countries have banned foreign property buyers to ease housing crises. Should Ireland do the same?
Banning individual foreign purchases of properties would be open to ‘significant legal challenge’, official sources say
It’s funny how ‘unintended consequences’ always benefit landlords
Why isn’t the price of rental accommodation linked to the size of a property?
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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