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#Housing Crisis
# housing-crisis - Wednesday 22 January, 2020
Homeless in Galway: 'I lived in my car for four months - I don't have faith in politicians to sort this out'
Noel found himself living in his car following the break up of a relationship.
# housing-crisis - Friday 10 January, 2020
Concern for woman found near GPO by homeless volunteer last night
The woman, who was in a distressed state, told the volunteer she had been released from an acute hospital.
# housing-crisis - Sunday 29 December, 2019
Leo Varadkar says he isn't ashamed of his government's housing record
The Taoiseach said Fianna Fáil should be ‘embarrassed’ to discuss their housing policies.
# housing-crisis - Thursday 12 December, 2019
Column: It’s not so simple, Minister, the proposed rent freeze bill could work under the Constitution
David Kenny, Assistant Professor of Law at Trinity College, says Eoghan Murphy may be proven wrong on the rent freeze bill
# housing-crisis - Tuesday 10 December, 2019
Murphy claims bill 'unconstitutional' as Dáil debates Sinn Féin's rent freeze legislation
The bill would see rents frozen for the next three years.
# housing-crisis - Monday 11 November, 2019
Dublin 'desperately needs' more hotels, says tourism body chief
The CEO of Fáilte Ireland also warned that Brexit was proving a challenge to Irish tourism.
# housing-crisis - Wednesday 9 October, 2019
Government's Budget plans won't do enough to solve housing crisis, expert warns
The government announced it would support the delivery of over 11,000 new social homes next year.
# housing-crisis - Wednesday 2 October, 2019
RTB orders landlord to pay €13,000 to family after illegal eviction
The couple and their three children became homeless after the eviction.
# housing-crisis - Tuesday 1 October, 2019
Thousands of single men stuck in perpetual homelessness with 'nowhere to go'
Depaul has pointed out that single people remain the biggest cohort and are likely to remain homeless for longer periods.
# housing-crisis - Tuesday 24 September, 2019
'I either have to leave the Defence Forces or stay and be homeless with my pregnant wife'
Officers today called for the provision of quarters for married couples or the introduction of a rent allowance to assist them.
# housing-crisis - Thursday 19 September, 2019
We have an NCT for cars, so should landlords need one for their rentals?
Housing charity Threshold says there’s an “unacceptable” number of properties checked.
Sex for rent: Case of landlord propositioning tenant 'not a once off or unusual'
Housing charity Threshold has said it is aware of several such incidents.
# housing-crisis - Wednesday 18 September, 2019
Murphy says €310k price tag for O'Devaney Garden homes is 'affordable'
The minister also said €1,200 rent is an affordable amount for a couple to pay.
# housing-crisis - Sunday 18 August, 2019
'It had fantastic resonance': A year after taking over Dublin's vacant buildings, Take Back the City disbands
The coalition of housing groups occupied buildings and offices in the capital last year.
# housing-crisis - Wednesday 7 August, 2019
Dublin City Council need to 'aggressively go after' properties breaching new short-term let laws
Sinn Féin’s Eoin Ó Broin says Minister Shane Ross does not hold responsibility for regulating Airbnb.
# housing-crisis - Tuesday 6 August, 2019
Funding approved for 1,770 'affordable homes' on local authority sites
Projects have been given the green light in Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kildare, Kilkenny, Limerick, Waterford, Wicklow and Wexford.
# housing-crisis - Sunday 4 August, 2019
Interview: Brendan Howlin on green housing, the SocDems and Labour's 'rough time' in government
Howlin gave a lukewarm verdict on the recent local elections, so what next?
# housing-crisis - Wednesday 31 July, 2019
Planning board says co-living development will have to include kitchens in bedrooms
An Bord Pleanála has said the complex will, with some changes, “provide an acceptable form of residential amenity for future occupants”.
# housing-crisis - Thursday 11 July, 2019
Smithfield's homelessness tour guide: 'Most locals don't get to talk to anybody who is homeless'
Shane Howell hopes his tour might help shine a light on the contrasts that exist in this corner of the city.
# housing-crisis - Wednesday 3 July, 2019
'Building upward has a knock-on effect': Could a high-rise skyline make Dublin more liveable?
And could it happen in the next 10 years? Hear more on episode two of Ireland 2029.
Housing crisis drives 40c increase in Living Wage to €12.30 per hour
The report also said there were increased costs in energy in the last 12 months.
# housing-crisis - Tuesday 2 July, 2019
19 new rent pressure zones come into effect as national rent average increases yet again
Pressure zones are designated areas where rents cannot be increased by more than 4% per annum.
# housing-crisis - Sunday 30 June, 2019
Majority of revenue on Airbnb comes from rentals which will be hit by new laws Exclusive
Data scraped from site shows widespread use of ‘domestic’ units as short-term lets.
# housing-crisis - Thursday 20 June, 2019
'It's a huge success': First sale of mortgage-to-rent home back to original owner
The scheme allows people who are in mortgage arrears to remain in their homes and pay rent to an approved housing body.
# housing-crisis - Sunday 16 June, 2019
Government denies UN claim that housing in Ireland is 'unaffordable'
A letter from the UN said private housing investment has impacted security of tenure for renters.
# housing-crisis - Tuesday 11 June, 2019
'The chance of getting caught is very small': The uphill battle to police Ireland's new Airbnb rules
Councils are already struggling to crack down on many unauthorised short-term lets after fielding hundreds of complaints from locals.
# housing-crisis - Monday 10 June, 2019
Opinion: Co-living will push up the price of land and make it unviable to build residential homes
Co-living is exciting alright – for property developers, writes housing policy analyst, Mel Reynolds.
# housing-crisis - Saturday 8 June, 2019
'It's 5 ft 6 so I could lie exactly width-wise in it': This art student has created a replica of her student flat
Students from NCAD are using their creative skills to tackle social issues at a summer showcase.
# housing-crisis - Wednesday 22 May, 2019
Taoiseach: Co-living an option - 'it's not going to replace traditional houses and apartments'
Leo Varadkar and Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy faced opposition on their co-living stance in the Dáil today.
Plans for 'co-living' apartment blocks in Dublin are in opposition to the 'cohousing' model popular in Europe
Cohousing arrangements are a co-operative movement that helps to create affordable housing, writes Tom O’Donnell.
# housing-crisis - Tuesday 21 May, 2019
Don't judge co-living on one planning application, says minister as proposals dubbed '21st century bedsits'
Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy said co-living is an ‘exciting’ choice for young workers.
# housing-crisis - Monday 20 May, 2019
Development of 88 apartments at former Phoenix Park racecourse gets green light
An Bord Pleanala granted permission for the development after an appeal.
# housing-crisis - Saturday 18 May, 2019
'Government policy is failing': Thousands gather in Dublin to protest against housing crisis
Figures show that more than 10,000 people are currently registered as homeless in Ireland.
# housing-crisis - Friday 17 May, 2019
Bedsits of the future or part of the solution?: Minister says co-living flats are just another option for people
Plans to build a block of 208 studio dwellings which would see dozens of people sharing one kitchen have been criticised.
# housing-crisis - Thursday 16 May, 2019
The amount spent on homeless services in Dublin almost trebled in four years
Over €118 million was spent on homeless emergency accommodation last year.
# housing-crisis - Monday 13 May, 2019
Dublin councillors approve cost-rental affordable housing scheme
The scheme was approved at the council’s final monthly meeting this evening.
# housing-crisis - Tuesday 7 May, 2019
Relocation costs, unsuitable houses...'no bee-keeping prospects': The reasons people give for refusing social homes
5,500 people have turned down social housing since 2016.
# housing-crisis - Wednesday 1 May, 2019
Gardaí want allowance for members stationed in rent pressure zones
The GRA said this issue is particularly impacting on new recruits who are on lower incomes.
# housing-crisis - Friday 26 April, 2019
Brazilian student: Coming to Dublin was a dream come true but sharing a house with 14 others was a nightmare
‘We are delighted to come and spend our savings on courses and accommodation but we need help to get set up. None of us wants to sleep on the streets,’ writes Ana Marta Gonçalves.
# housing-crisis - Thursday 11 April, 2019
Plans for 25% of Poolbeg Glass Bottle site to be mix of social and affordable housing welcomed
The planning permission will see that close to 900 social and affordable homes will be built on the site.
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Poll: Is it fair to ask politicians about their own personal drug use?
TAOISEACH LEO VARADKAR and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin went head-to-head in the first live televised election debate last night where a range of issues from healthcare to housing were discussed.
One moment that set people talking was towards the end of the debate when presenter Pat Kenny asked each of the candidates if they have ever used illegal drugs.
While Martin instantly replied that he has never taken illegal drugs, Varadkar said he already answered this question in an interview several years ago. After he was pressed for an answer from Kenny and Martin, Varadkar admitted he had used illegal drugs but said it was “obviously a long time ago.”
Speaking on the Tonight Show after the debate, Fr Peter McVerry dismissed it as a pointless question, adding that only people buying drugs regularly should have to account for their moral decision.
It is clear that a wider debate is to be had around personal drug use and how much of this should be shared by those running for elected office.
So today we’re asking you: Is it fair to ask politicians about their own personal drug use?
Poll Results:
Yes (7377)
No (5128)
I'm not sure (586)
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Lise Hand: Will they? Won't they? Shades of Love Island as big parties can't avoid recoupling talk
By Lise Hand - @liseinthecity
Opinion: Young people don't vote? You may be right, but we might surprise you
By Adam Hallissey and Ben Quigley - @progressbrief
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