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Leaders clash over housing plans amid robust Dail exchanges

New measures to boost housing supply have been dismissed by Opposition parties as minor tweaks to a failing policy. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar rejected the charges made by Sinn Fein and Labour as he insisted the Housing for All strategy was working. ...

25 Apr 2023 at 17:19

National News

Government outlines ‘safety net’ for renters ahead of Dail eviction ban debate

The Government has pledged “safety net” measures for renters as it stood firm on its decision to lift the temporary ban on evictions. Ministers agreed a series of measures at Cabinet on Tuesday in response to intensifying calls from campaigners ...

21 Mar 2023 at 17:09

National News

Labour warns of catastrophe as it attacks ‘indefensible’ stance on eviction ban

The Government’s position on ending the eviction ban is “indefensible”, according to Labour Party leader Ivana Bacik. Labour has indicated it will support a Sinn Fein motion on extending the ban until January which is due to be debated on ...

21 Mar 2023 at 11:08

National News

Vote on evictions ban set to be ‘very, very tight’, says Sinn Fein

A vote on the Government’s contentious move to lift the ban on evictions is set to be “very, very tight”, Sinn Fein has predicted. The party’s motion calling on the Government to reverse its decision and instead extend the ban on ...

21 Mar 2023 at 13:38

National News

Vast majority of working asylum seekers in low-skilled jobs, research finds

The vast majority of asylum seekers in Ireland who are working are in low-skilled, low-paid jobs, according to new research. Ireland granted international protection applicants the right to work in mid-2018. More than 12,000 ...

24 Mar 2023 at 00:01

National News

Backbenchers urged to vote against lifting eviction ban ahead of Dail motion

Backbenchers have been urged to vote to reverse the Government’s decision to lift the eviction ban ahead of a Dail motion on Wednesday. In response to a non-binding motion put down by Sinn Fein, the Government responded ...

21 Mar 2023 at 20:55

Labour calls for housing ‘revolution’ with aim for million homes in 10 years

National News

Labour’s Ivana Bacik calls for ‘structural revolution’ in housing

Leader of the Irish Labour Party Ivana Bacik said the current government’s biggest failure is “the housing disaster” as she announced an ambition for a million homes in the next decade. “My priority is for a structural ...

25 Mar 2023 at 19:54

National News

Labour’s ‘million homes’ plan includes properties ‘already occupied’

Irish Labour party leader Ivana Bacik has said the party’s aim to deliver one million homes in 10 years includes properties that are already built and occupied. Announcing the plan at the Labour party conference in ...

26 Mar 2023 at 12:06

National News

Colum Eastwood rules out SDLP merger with Irish Labour Party

SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has “ruled out” a merger with the Irish Labour Party. “We’re not doing mergers with anybody, the SDLP is standing on its own two feet,” he said. It has been reported that Irish Labour ...

26 Mar 2023 at 12:43

National News

Drew Harris warns gardai of ‘very serious step’ to skip work in roster protest

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has warned mid-ranking gardai that not showing up to work in protest over roster issues is a “very serious step to take”. It comes after the Association of Garda Sergeants and ...

05 Apr 2023 at 10:06

Northern Ireland

Lawyer calls on Labour to commit to repealing Government’s legacy Bill

A lawyer who represents the families of a number of Troubles victims has called on the Labour Party to publicly state that it will repeal the Government’s controversial legacy Bill if it comes to power. ...

05 Sept 2023 at 16:23

National News

Bacik: I have received threats from the far-right

Labour leader Ivana Bacik has said she and other party members have received threats and intimidation from the far-right. Speaking to reporters at the Labour parliamentary party think-in in Maynooth, ...

14 Sept 2023 at 16:08

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