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Tuesday 19 January 2021
After an SNP surge and a DUP collapse, what happens now?
Following Theresa May’s departure, how will the Conservative Party choose its leader?
Sinn Féin has called on the UK and Irish governments to step in and take the reins if the new round of talks fail.
Border inspection posts would be needed to inspect animal products coming from outside the EU.
Water usage will be monitored from 2018, with bills arriving in 2019 for those that waste water.
The European Central Bank raised the haircuts on its Emergency Liquidity Assistance to Greece this evening.
The sacking of Declan Kidney paves the way for the IRFU to restructure its coaching hierarchy.
A LABOUR SENATOR has called for a six-month levy on housing sites that lie vacant for more than six months.
The Business Post reported yesterday that hundreds of luxury apartments lie vacant at two prominent Dublin rental blocks.
Labour housing spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan said described this as a “scandal… while thousands of families have no proper home”.
She said a levy on empty housing is “urgently needed” – there is already a vacant site levy in place.
An independent report presented to government in 2018 did not recommend bringing in a vacant property tax at that time.
So today we’re asking: Should there be a levy on housing units that lie vacant for over six months?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Larry Donnelly reflects on the final days of President Donald Trump’s term.
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