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"Listen to the people" - Heated words exchanged in Dáil on housing

Heated words on the housing crisis were exchanged this afternoon during Leaders' Questions. The exchange occurred as a student protest on lack of accommodation and rising rent costs took place outside the Dáil. Deputy Pearse Doherty told Tánaiste ...

23 Sept 2021 at 16:44

Number of people in emergency accommodation hits record high of 15,418

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Number of people in emergency housing hit new record high of 15,418

A record 15,418 people were living in emergency accommodation in Ireland last month, 4,675 of whom are children, figures show. Opposition parties called for a “radical” reset on housing to stem the constant increase in homelessness. The figures ...

25 Apr 2025 at 16:29

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Mayo council official suggests holiday home boycott amid housing crisis

A council official has suggested a boycott of holiday homes in Mayo in response to the housing crisis. Director of services for housing and roads at Mayo County Council Tom Gilligan said he was not trying to “demonise” holiday home owners but ...

21 May 2025 at 10:22

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‘It is delusion’: Opposition hits out at Housing Minister in testy Dail debate

The Government’s housing plan has “failed” and housing targets are “a fiction”, opposition politicians have said. Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien and senior opposition politicians argued over whether the Housing for All plan was working and ...

24 Oct 2024 at 13:56

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Donald Trump backs Micheal Martin to solve Ireland’s housing crisis

Donald Trump has backed Irish premier Micheal Martin to solve Ireland’s housing crisis. During his Oval Office meeting with the Taoiseach, the US president said the housing issue had arisen because Ireland is “doing so well”. Ireland’s ...

12 Mar 2025 at 18:10

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Minister attempts to retreat from claims Government ‘winning battle’ on housing

Enterprise Minister Peter Burke has attempted to row back on claims he made that the Government is “winning” the battle on housing. The Fine Gael minister said he was “misquoted” and denied making the comments at the weekend. The ...

25 Mar 2025 at 11:07

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Homeless people encouraged to use ‘powerful voice’ and vote

A young man who has previously been homeless has encouraged others who are homeless to register to vote to change the system for the better. A new service allows homeless people to use a post office of their choice as an address ...

26 Mar 2024 at 15:30

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'National crisis' as lowest amount of HAP houses available for rent on record

There were no properties available to rent within a standard Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) cap across the four main household types, a new report from the Simon Community has revealed. Just 29 properties were found within a ...

30 Mar 2023 at 16:06

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'Shame on you' Taoiseach laughs and cracks a joke when housing crisis is brought up with Trump

During the meeting between the Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin and US President Donald Trump in the White House on Wednesday, the Toaiseach is seen laughing as the topic of the Irish housing crisis is brought up. US President ...

12 Mar 2025 at 19:54

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Irish professor's petition to dump vulture funds gets 40,000 signatures

An assistant professor in social policy at Maynooth University has said it's "not too late" to get rid of vulture funds. Dr Rory Hearne's made the comments on Newstalk FM after delivering a petition which amassed 40,000 ...

05 Oct 2021 at 15:30

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Government looking at ways to accelerate housebuilding, Martin says

The rate of homebuilding in Ireland could increase to 40,000 annually within a couple of years, Tanaiste Micheal Martin has predicted. Mr Martin said the Government has to keep looking at ways to accelerate ...

30 Dec 2023 at 00:01

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Dail returns to usual business after speaking time row resolved

Politicians focused on Storm Eowyn, Donald Trump and the housing crisis as the Irish parliament returned to normality after a disruptive row over speaking time. The opposition – who won the bitter dispute ...

05 Feb 2025 at 18:24

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