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Eviction ban plan will be time-limited, says Housing Minister

The three coalition leaders will discuss bringing in a moratorium on notices to terminate tenancies later

Irish Mirror

Leo Varadkar says winter eviction ban would be a 'one off measure' as Government weighs up options

An eviction ban was previously introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, since its removal, homelessness numbers have continuously risen.

Irish Mirror

Homeless family with two autistic kids living in tent in plea to Taoiseach

The King family has been told they earn too much to qualify for Government support because they’re above means-tested income thresholds

Irish Mirror

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Dublin City Council lower Local Property Tax despite €50 million hole in budget

There are fears services will be cut to balance the books

Dublin Live

Taoiseach Micheal Martin refuses to back Stephen Donnelly to remain as Health Minister in Christmas Cabinet reshuffle

Mr Martin was feeling very confident in his own abilities as he did not rule out returning to the office of Taoiseach again after the next general election

Irish Mirror

Ireland's definition of homelessness 'neglecting' true nature of crisis

Experts said that the most effective, integrated strategies, including practice in Scotland and Finland, use a wide definition of homelessness

Irish Mirror

Seagull cull for birds terrorising public set to take place in Dublin suburb

There have been growing calls for population controls of the squawking birds which keep people awake at night and terrorise people for food

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All landlords 'acutely aware' of obligations to tenants, says Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien

The Fianna Fail minister made the comments at the launch of a report by the housing charity Threshold, which found that found that a third of renters are spending 50% of their income on rent

Irish Mirror

Housing Minister suggests reform where TDs must declare accommodation 'arrangements' after Robert Troy resignation

'I think there will be learnings from this'

Irish Mirror

Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien claims cost rental scheme is so 'popular' it is oversubscribed

O’Brien is 'confident' the Government will achieve its target of delivering 24,600 new homes by the end of 2022

Irish Mirror

Dublin rents jump to record high as Government accused of 'losing control of market'

House prices, the number of people in homelessness and notices to quit have also reached new records

Dublin Live

Government warned rental market is in 'state of crisis' as landlords sell up homes

The National Housing Charity Threshold has said it assisted almost 3,000 renters who had received a notice of termination from their landlord in the first six months of this year

Irish Mirror

Dublin rent crisis worsens as notices to quit from landlords skyrocket across Ireland

The Minister for Housing has been called upon to take urgent action

Dublin Live

Smaller gardens 'game changer' in solving housing crisis, developer says

Current guidelines which date back to the 1900s state that there must be 22m from back door to back door

Dublin Live

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Interim work 'a priority' as Celtic Tiger-era apartment building defect repair cost estimated to be up to €2.5 billion

Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien welcomed the findings of the report, saying 'this was a nettle we had to grasp' and that he is 'committed' to helping those affected

The Independent UK

Valentia Island transatlantic cable closer to becoming world heritage nominee

The copper invention was one of three sites added to the Unesco Tentative List, the Irish Government said on Thursday.

Dublin Live

Taoiseach Micheal Martin accused of 'misrepresenting, lying and deflecting on housing'

Sinn Fein’s Eoin O Broin continued his blistering attack saying the Taoiseach 'doesn’t understand' housing and that he is 'desperate'

The Independent UK

UK’s Rwanda scheme ‘wrong’ and may put pressure on Ireland – Martin

The Taoiseach made the comments after it emerged that Ireland had a ‘severe shortage’ of accommodation for Ukrainian refugees.

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Irish Mirror

Government comfortably defeats motion of no-confidence put down by Sinn Fein

Sinn Fein said the Government has failed on housing, healthcare and tackling the cost of living crisis.

Irish Mirror

Airbnb rentals to face stricter rules in bid to ease Ireland's housing crisis

“We know that significant numbers of properties have been withdrawn from the long-term rental market in recent years,” said Minister O’Brien.

Irish Mirror

Cabinet agrees to tighten rules on short-term lettings in rent pressure zones

A breach will be an offence for both the individual property owners concerned and the online platforms

Irish Mirror

Housing Minister urged to fast-track probe publication after An Bord Pleanala official quits

Paul Hyde has quit as the second most senior official in the planning appeals body

Irish Mirror

Boost for homebuyers as new government scheme will save Irish people thousands

The scheme is designed to help bridge the gap for those whose income is too low to afford a big enough mortgage for their first home by the State providing an interest-free stake of up to 30%.

Irish Mirror

President Michael D Higgins lays into Government and slams housing policy as 'disaster' and 'great, great failure'

The President's scathing remarks included accusing the Government of preferring to take the role of 'a star performer for the speculative sector internationally'

Irish Mirror

Social welfare: Housing Assistance Payment to increase from next month for thousands

Local authorities will now be able to pay up to 35% more than the current set HAP rates, which differs between local authorities

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