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Citywest Hotel to be bought at a cost of €148 million for international protection accommodation
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# INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION

Citywest Hotel to be bought at a cost of €148 million for international protection accommodation

Jun 17th 2025, 3:19 PM 8,682 Views 77 Comments

After 16 years, the banker pay cap of €500,000 is being scrapped
# BAILOUT CONDITIONS
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# BAILOUT CONDITIONS

After 16 years, the banker pay cap of €500,000 is being scrapped

Jun 17th 2025, 2:32 PM 7,875 Views 24 Comments

Emergency legislation to extend RPZs nationwide to be published
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# Housing

Emergency legislation to extend RPZs nationwide to be published

Jun 17th 2025, 6:15 AM 392 Views 1 Comment

Question mark over income tax cuts as VAT reduction for hospitality 'priority' across government
# Budget 2026
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# Budget 2026

Question mark over income tax cuts as VAT reduction for hospitality 'priority' across government

Jun 16th 2025, 1:31 PM 4,049 Views 22 Comments

Aircraft spot checks under consideration to ensure weapons not flown through Ireland
# Gaza
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# Gaza

Aircraft spot checks under consideration to ensure weapons not flown through Ireland

Jun 15th 2025, 6:45 AM 394 Views 2 Comments

Airport passenger cap: Attorney general has given his advice, but there are 'no easy options'
# Dublin Airport
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# Dublin Airport

Airport passenger cap: Attorney general has given his advice, but there are 'no easy options'

Jun 14th 2025, 6:45 AM 2,090 Views 10 Comments

State-funded IVF to be expanded 'imminently' to couples facing difficulty conceiving second child
# Secondary Fertility
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# Secondary Fertility

State-funded IVF to be expanded 'imminently' to couples facing difficulty conceiving second child

Jun 13th 2025, 12:10 AM 802 Views 8 Comments

Currently only couples with no children are eligible for free fertility treatments.

PSO levy reduction expected but it won't make much of a dent in energy bills for households
# Cost Of Living
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# Cost Of Living

PSO levy reduction expected but it won't make much of a dent in energy bills for households

Jun 12th 2025, 6:00 AM 2,398 Views 9 Comments

The government is considering a scrappage scheme for electric cars
# EVs
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# EVs

The government is considering a scrappage scheme for electric cars

Jun 12th 2025, 12:05 AM 3,823 Views 16 Comments

The Transport Minister conceded the government won’t hit the target of one million electric vehicles on the road by 2030.

Temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees to be extended to March 2027
# Ukraine
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# Ukraine

Temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees to be extended to March 2027

Jun 11th 2025, 6:00 AM 640 Views 0 Comments

'It's not a binary choice': Housing vs data centres claim by top civil servant rubbished by minister
# Interview
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# Interview

'It's not a binary choice': Housing vs data centres claim by top civil servant rubbished by minister

Jun 11th 2025, 12:05 AM 1,600 Views 41 Comments
  • Electricity consumption by data centres increased by 10% in 2024.
New rental regulations will allow landlords increase rents if previous tenant leaves voluntarily
# Rent Pressure Zones
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# Rent Pressure Zones

New rental regulations will allow landlords increase rents if previous tenant leaves voluntarily

Jun 9th 2025, 10:03 PM 8,773 Views 24 Comments

Rents for existing tenants in the entire country will also be brought under the current Rent Pressure Zone system.

Naming new housing tsar a priority for Taoiseach but DPER 'blockage' frustrating the process
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# Housing Crisis

Naming new housing tsar a priority for Taoiseach but DPER 'blockage' frustrating the process

Jun 5th 2025, 12:40 PM 545 Views 6 Comments

May May 2025

James Browne speaks to top Housing official over reported comments about 'housing tsar' role
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# Minister For Housing

James Browne speaks to top Housing official over reported comments about 'housing tsar' role

May 30th 2025, 1:10 PM 3,066 Views 14 Comments

Minister says we need faster responses for people presenting to ED with mental health crisis
# Mental Health Crisis
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# Mental Health Crisis

Minister says we need faster responses for people presenting to ED with mental health crisis

May 30th 2025, 6:30 AM 626 Views 2 Comments

Taoiseach defends going on Tubridy's podcast as RTÉ boss says he'd like former presenter to pay back €150k
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# RTÉ

Taoiseach defends going on Tubridy's podcast as RTÉ boss says he'd like former presenter to pay back €150k

May 28th 2025, 6:07 PM 4,357 Views 0 Comments

Minister to bring forward plans to purchase Dublin's Citywest Hotel
# Asylum Seeker Accommodation
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# Asylum Seeker Accommodation

Minister to bring forward plans to purchase Dublin's Citywest Hotel

May 27th 2025, 7:14 PM 7,045 Views 0 Comments

Minister proposes changes to Ireland's new mental health law to deal with involuntary patients
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# Law Overhaul

Minister proposes changes to Ireland's new mental health law to deal with involuntary patients

May 27th 2025, 7:15 AM 4,153 Views 0 Comments

'I accept I'm a well-paid person': Nama boss says salary not discussed in housing tsar meeting
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# Housing Tsar

'I accept I'm a well-paid person': Nama boss says salary not discussed in housing tsar meeting

May 21st 2025, 5:41 PM 10,702 Views 0 Comments

Simon Harris to bring draft of Occupied Territories Bill to Cabinet next week
# Gaza
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# Gaza

Simon Harris to bring draft of Occupied Territories Bill to Cabinet next week

May 21st 2025, 2:41 PM 5,836 Views 0 Comments

'Stop screwing up': Mary Lou McDonald tells Taoiseach the government is gaslighting renters
# Housing Crisis
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# Housing Crisis

'Stop screwing up': Mary Lou McDonald tells Taoiseach the government is gaslighting renters

May 21st 2025, 1:06 PM 7,256 Views 58 Comments

Nama boss who was tipped for housing tsar role to face salary questions at Finance Committee
# Brendan McDonagh
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# Brendan McDonagh

Nama boss who was tipped for housing tsar role to face salary questions at Finance Committee

May 20th 2025, 6:03 PM 21,497 Views 37 Comments

Cabinet to hear update on government's plans to bring RTÉ finances under C&AG scrutiny
# RTÉ SPENDING
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# RTÉ SPENDING

Cabinet to hear update on government's plans to bring RTÉ finances under C&AG scrutiny

May 20th 2025, 6:00 AM 4,519 Views 0 Comments

Labour's marriage equality event forced to move venues amid protest threats
# 10 Year Anniversary
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# 10 Year Anniversary

Labour's marriage equality event forced to move venues amid protest threats

May 19th 2025, 9:22 PM 19,840 Views 0 Comments

Role of influencers to be considered under EU's 'democracy shield' plans
# Freedom Of Expression
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# Freedom Of Expression

Role of influencers to be considered under EU's 'democracy shield' plans

May 19th 2025, 6:16 PM 8,444 Views 47 Comments

There's been a surge in the number of gardaí leaving within five years of joining up
# Walking Away
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# Walking Away

There's been a surge in the number of gardaí leaving within five years of joining up

May 19th 2025, 12:05 AM 27,878 Views 33 Comments

TD Peadar Toíbín said a lot will hinge on who is hired to be the next Garda Commissioner.

'Highly coincidental' Airbnb launched €100k in rural Ireland grants two weeks after clampdown, says TD
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# Housing Crisis

'Highly coincidental' Airbnb launched €100k in rural Ireland grants two weeks after clampdown, says TD

Updated May 18th 2025, 12:01 AM 43,075 Views 73 Comments
  • Two weeks after government announced it is moving to ban planning permissions for short-term lets in towns of more than 10,000 people, Airbnb launched its 'Rural Tourism Fund'
'Settlement' allowed former CHI boss keep salary after taking up new role, PAC told
# Children's Health Ireland
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# Children's Health Ireland

'Settlement' allowed former CHI boss keep salary after taking up new role, PAC told

May 15th 2025, 5:51 PM 13,430 Views 0 Comments

'It's damning': Children had hip bones cut into unnecessarily, Doherty tells Dáil
# Hip Dysplasia
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# Hip Dysplasia

'It's damning': Children had hip bones cut into unnecessarily, Doherty tells Dáil

May 15th 2025, 1:56 PM 6,164 Views 34 Comments

Over 2,200 letters sent to parents of children who underwent hip surgeries
# Hip Dysplasia
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# Hip Dysplasia

Over 2,200 letters sent to parents of children who underwent hip surgeries

Updated May 14th 2025, 7:55 PM 9,688 Views 8 Comments

Fianna Fáil TD says learner drivers should be allowed drive a car unaccompanied
# Driving Test Wait Times
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# Driving Test Wait Times

Fianna Fáil TD says learner drivers should be allowed drive a car unaccompanied

May 14th 2025, 6:56 PM 73,513 Views 144 Comments

Dublin building collapse example of why derelict site levy should rise, says councillor
# Grand Canal
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# Grand Canal

Dublin building collapse example of why derelict site levy should rise, says councillor

May 14th 2025, 6:07 PM 21,323 Views 21 Comments

'Cost of a bag of potatoes has doubled': Taoiseach told the cost-of-living crisis hasn't gone away
# Rising Costs
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# Rising Costs

'Cost of a bag of potatoes has doubled': Taoiseach told the cost-of-living crisis hasn't gone away

May 14th 2025, 1:46 PM 21,609 Views 123 Comments

Shared equity scheme gets two more years - but Sinn Féin says it will 'make things worse'
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# Shared Equity

Shared equity scheme gets two more years - but Sinn Féin says it will 'make things worse'

Updated May 13th 2025, 1:45 PM 13,269 Views 66 Comments

Potential risk of differential tariff rates to all-island economy averted for now, Cabinet to hear
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# Us-uk Trade Deal

Potential risk of differential tariff rates to all-island economy averted for now, Cabinet to hear

May 13th 2025, 6:00 AM 5,404 Views 20 Comments

'We need to do more on this': Weapons flown through Irish airspace to Israel raised with Harris
# Random Inspections
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# Random Inspections

'We need to do more on this': Weapons flown through Irish airspace to Israel raised with Harris

May 8th 2025, 2:31 PM 6,054 Views 35 Comments

EU proposes hitting US-made planes and cars with tariffs if trade talks fail
# IRISH SECTOR IMPACTS
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# IRISH SECTOR IMPACTS

EU proposes hitting US-made planes and cars with tariffs if trade talks fail

May 8th 2025, 12:48 PM 5,417 Views 22 Comments

Browne says First Home scheme for second-hand homes being examined but there's concerns about price increase From TheJournal.ie

Browne says First Home scheme for second-hand homes being examined but there's concerns about price increase

May 8th 2025, 7:30 AM 10,957 Views 27 Comments

Harris vows to outline timeline for Occupied Territories Bill promising progress 'within weeks'
# Israel
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# Israel

Harris vows to outline timeline for Occupied Territories Bill promising progress 'within weeks'

May 8th 2025, 6:10 AM 2,457 Views 0 Comments

Ireland's support for EU membership remains strong, but poll reveals it's dropped to lowest level
# Ireland In The EU
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# Ireland In The EU

Ireland's support for EU membership remains strong, but poll reveals it's dropped to lowest level

May 8th 2025, 12:05 AM 15,223 Views 116 Comments
  • A European Movement poll shows support for EU membership has dropped to its lowest level at 82%, after reaching its highest point in 2019 at 93%.