Ivana Bacik

Mixed views in Dundrum about arrival of asylum seekers, residents say

Analysis shows accommodation centres are located in areas ranging from very affluent to extremely disadvantaged

Darragh O’Brien says social and affordable housing targets will be met in 2024

Opposition claims Government’s Housing for All plan for 33,450 new builds this year will not be delivered

Students urged to examine leases ahead of signing of Bill allowing academic term-only tenancies

Malcolm Noonan advises caution ahead of law to be passed on Thursday providing for 41-week agreements

Every time ‘men see or hear misogynistic behaviour or talk, we need to call it out’ - Simon Harris

NTA as taxi regulator needs to ‘wake up’ and review all drivers after driver who raped two women found to have had previous sexual assault convictions

Directing an illegal organisation should be permanently classed as a crime, Dáil told

Currently, offence is dealt with via emergency terrorism and criminal gang law, which must be renewed annually

Migration pact a ‘united effort of Europe’ and ‘essential’ for Ireland, says Taoiseach

Tánaiste hits out at ‘little Englander’ mentality of those aspiring to ‘some mythical purity’ in Ireland

If Sinn Féin wants to embody ‘change’, it should present a left-wing coalition to the electorate

Sinn Féin must present voters with a left-wing coalition option to stay true to its message of ‘change’

Labour and the Social Democrats: is it time for a conscious coupling?

Fergus Finlay, an adviser to former Labour leader Dick Spring, said he was surprised at the ‘animosity’ to the idea of merging from the Social Democrats

Labour leader claims vote for an Independent candidate ‘often a vote for more of the same’

With polling showing Independents on nearly a quarter of the vote, Ivana Bacik makes election pitch

Tánaiste insists banning imports from illegal Israeli settlements breaches EU law

Christian Aid and Labour question if Government’s position has changed following legal submission to ICJ case

No attempt to delay publication of ‘damning’ housing report, says Taoiseach

Asked in Dáil by Ivana Bacik if release was ‘delayed because of the elections next month’, Harris replied it would be published this week

Accommodating asylum seekers: ‘Lurching from encampment crisis to encampment crisis is a gift to the far right’

This week’s clearance on Dublin’s Grand Canal was evidence of a more co-ordinated approach by authorities but there is still little sign of a longer-term accommodation solution

Mary Lou McDonald nonplussed as Taoiseach questions Sinn Féin’s porous stance on open borders

Taoiseach puzzled by Sinn Féin election literature that claims the party is opposed to open borders

Asylum seekers transferred out of Citywest and Crooksling ahead of expected Grand Canal clearance

Men received transfer letters but no indication of where they will be sent on Wednesday and Thursday

Joe Duffy’s snap judgment on Simon Harris’s Stardust apology somehow captures the wider mood

Radio review: the Liveline host’s snap judgment on Simon Harris’s State apology somehow captures the wider mood

Plans to publish revised housing targets in autumn show ‘lack of ambition, urgency’, Bacik says

Labour leader says Taoiseach’s call for 250,000 homes ‘clear acceptance new targets needed’ but Minister of State says ‘robust evidence-based research’ required

State investment fund pulls out of Israeli companies operating in illegal settlements

NTMA says value of funds in six companies is under €3m and and says it will keep other investments in region ‘under review’

Labour ends conference confident of maintaining 56 council seats

Delegates hopeful for up to 70 local authority members, convinced the party always does better than polls predict

Labour remains in political doldrums but party faithful believe Ivana Bacik is a ‘positive influence’

Ms Bacik’s followers optimistic for a good local and European elections

Housing crisis is civil rights issue of this generation, Labour leader Ivana Bacik tells party conference

Bacik says Labour would transform Land Development Agency into State construction company to build homes

Labour conference told ‘TikTok taoiseach’ Simon Harris lacks vision

Labour party working extra hard to motivate members in advance of the local and European elections

Emmet Stagg obituary: Labour Party stalwart was ‘a very determined standard-bearer for the left’

Long-standing TD and two-time minister of State ‘championed the needs of those facing inequality and disadvantage’

Labour’s ‘red lines’ revealed but conference is ‘not great timing’

Ivana Bacik to outline demands for entering government as she calls for election in wake of shock Leo Varadkar resignation

Martin and Ryan to insist Varadkar’s successor commits to Coalition going full term as Opposition seeks election

Opposition parties demand early general election as Taoiseach shocks country by announcing he would resign as Fine Gael leader immediately and step down as the head of Government in early April

Late TD Emmet Stagg recalled as ‘constant advocate for direct building of social housing’

Labour Party leader Ivana Bacik pays tribute to ‘significant voice on the left’ who has died aged 79

RTÉ crisis: Catherine Martin and RTÉ board at odds - as it happened

Board seeks meeting with Minister in wake of Siún Ní Raghallaigh departure after Martin claimed she was misinformed

Corporate watchdog ‘should be interested’ in revelations about landlord Marc Godart, Tánaiste says

Micheál Martin says reports about businessman published by The Irish Times ‘extremely concerning’

Sinn Féin and Social Democrats set to campaign for ‘Yes-Yes’ vote in upcoming referendums

Both referendums due to take place on March 8th, International Women’s Day

Dáil briefly suspended on first day back dominated by immigration, housing and Gaza

Ceann Comhairle suspends chamber after People Before Profit TDs, calling for a debate on Gaza, fail to resume their seats

Main Opposition parties yet to commit to campaign for ‘Yes’ vote in forthcoming referendums

Sinn Féin to meet next week to determine approach, while Labour, Social Democrats and People Before Profit all tabling amendments to proposed wording

If Labour or Social Democrats – or both – have bad general election, merger speculation will intensify

Question arises as Labour leader Ivana Bacik says merger is ‘possible’

Labour-Social Democrats merger possible with ‘no ideological differences’ - Bacik

Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns said Labour approach to government is not ‘compatible’ despite policy alignment

Objector asked developer for ‘more than €500,000’ to withdraw planning appeal

Labour leader Ivana Bacik claims issue was brought to attention of An Bord Pleanála but no action was taken

Irish unilateral recognition of state of Palestine will be dismissed, Varadkar says

Taoiseach says Government favours recognition as part of a group of European countries

Israel’s defence against Hamas has become ‘war on children’ - Harris

Minister tells Dáil Government has sent further funds to International Criminal Court in relation to Gaza investigation

Almost half of people say Government not doing enough on climate change, survey finds

Temperatures in the seas around Ireland and the UK were 3-5 degrees higher than normal in June - and climate change is to blame. Graphic: NOAA

Government prepares €500m ‘backstop’ loan for Land Development Agency

Critical housing body needs temporary loan because original €1.25bn budget is nearly fully committed

Department denies ‘census town’ change will affect CPO powers

Labour Party says change to term by CSO means Act setting up LDA can no longer allow compulsory acquisition of certain land for social housing

Stephen Donnelly promises ‘in-depth report’ on future costs of healthcare after budget row

HSE chief said last week the health allocation was ‘not adequate for all current costs’

Kielys’ ‘temple of opulence’ Ballsbridge apartment put up for sale at €1.75m

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