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Tuesday 29 September 2020
The gardaí have already requested an “urgent” report into “lessons learned” following the eviction.
Video footage of Wednesday’s eviction at a property on Berkeley Road was widely shared online.
There have been calls today for gardaí to explain their presence at the eviction.
The High Court today heard the McGann family has not complied with a court order.
A court ruled in October that KBC Bank was entitled to an injunction forcing the occupants to vacate the property.
The events in December followed the repossession of a property by private security personnel days earlier.
Clúid Housing and Cork City Council have purchased Leeside Apartments.
Strict new Covid-19 measures have been announced for the two counties – here’s what you need to know.
The events in December followed the repossession of a property by private security personnel days earlier.
He is the sixth person arrested as part of the investigation.
The property was repossessed by private security personnel last month.
Mattie McGrath, Michael Collins and Carol Nolan met with the bank’s reps in the wake of violent scenes in Roscommon.
The ‘trêve hivernale’ has been a part of French law since 1956.
A tsunami in Indonesia, the Blanchardstown shooting and an anti-eviction protest in Roscommon…
KBC Ireland said it is taking additional measures to ensure the safety of its staff.
Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice said politicians need to bring in legislation to make sure recent incidents are not repeated.
The incident caught on video shows a property being repossessed by private security personnel.
Three TDs and a dozen members of the Land League had staged a protest in the Baggot Street branch of the bank since 2pm.
Drew Harris said gardaí are in attendance at these types of incidents specifically to prevent violence.
Leo Varadkar claimed that “when it comes to law and order” and the Sinn Féin party, “It doesn’t take very long for your balaclava to slip.”
A family friend said they had been traumatised by the incident.
The bill, written by the Master of the High Court Edmund Honohan, was introduced in the Dáil today.
The Residential Tenancies Board recently sided with the fund that owns the building.
A receiver was awarded an injunction at the High Court today.
In 2016, there were 553 dispute cases regarding eviction orders made to the Residential Tenancies Board.
The eviction notices have been served by the tenants’ new landlords Munster Pensioner Trustees.
The people I work with are not are not speculators or wily investors. They are not people who knowingly entered into home loans they couldn’t afford, writes Julie Sadlier.
Housing Minister Simon Coveney said he is looking to get involved in the case.
One local councillor said there are only a handful of properties for rent in Limerick City.
The packed High Court has heard from some of the occupiers, who say that vacating the building will leave people homeless.
There are few records kept on illegal evictions across the European Union, despite the high levels in some countries.
A Council of Europe committee also found Ireland is not providing Travellers with adequate accommodation.
Anti-eviction protesters refused to leave the court and formed a mock jury and a mock judge.
The families were due to be evicted today.
Sandra Hennessy has launched the campaign to help her make up rent arrears on her country home.
The woman had gone back into the house after being evicted last month.
Storage crates have been placed outside the Cavan-Monaghan deputy’s office.
Bríd Cummins was due to be evicted from her Galway home on the day her body was found.
The house was meant to be repossessed at 1pm today.
The Romanian family were issued sleeping bags after being told there was no accommodation available.
It’s the weekend! Here’s all the news you need to know this morning.
ENGLAND HAS INTRODUCED new rules that could see people receive fines of up to £10,000 if they fail to self-isolate.
This means that anyone who has tested positive or has been a close contact of a Covid-19 case and fails to quarantine could receive a hefty penalty.
There have been some calls for a similar system here too, to prevent the spread of the virus and to stop any flouting of rules.
So today we want to know: Should people who fail to self-isolate be fined?
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