Pat Leahy
Irish Times
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Martin says State has ‘turned a corner’ on activity in housing sector
Little sign of backbench revolt on Sinn Féin motion calling for eviction ban to be extended → Read More
State has ‘turned a corner’ on housing with no rental sector tax breaks before budget, says Martin
Tánaiste’s comments come after reports that some Ministers favour rental tax breaks in coming months → Read More
Biden confirms plan to visit Northern Ireland and Republic for peace anniversary
US president spoke alongside British prime minister Rishi Sunak about planned visit at event in California → Read More
President says schools should be obliged to teach ‘sexuality in the fullest sense’
Higgins’s comments come in wake of debate regarding transgender education in schools → Read More
Change of approach on evictions ban provokes fierce backlash
Inside Politics: Coalition decides to grasp nettle on issue but plans seems a bit thrown together → Read More
Extending eviction ban was the easy option – but Government chose to take a risk
Nerves weren’t eased by plans for new tenant protections, which sounded like a bunch of ideas → Read More
Ending eviction ban ‘completely wrong’, says Green Party’s Neasa Hourigan
Hourigan sharply critical of party leader Eamon Ryan for agreeing to eviction decision → Read More
‘Cruel and heartless’: Decision to end eviction ban condemned by opposition and campaigners
Threshold says decision not to extend ban will result in increased homelessness in the short term → Read More
No good options on evictions ban as politics of housing crisis remains corrosive for Coalition
Inside Politics: Government decision not to extend amnesty will result in furious backlash today → Read More
Eviction ban will not be extended and will lapse at end of month
Decision follows lengthy discussions between Coalition leaders and Minister for Housing → Read More
Ban on evictions needs to balance rights of landlords and tenants, Varadkar says
Expectation is that three Coalition leaders will agree on Monday evening to continue with ban in some form, though not perhaps for long-term → Read More
Department of Transport’s traffic-congestion agenda set to ruffle Coalition relationships
Policy options under consideration include charges, fuel price increases and cheaper public transport → Read More
Niall Collins insists planning permission was properly granted
unior minister does not address issue of residence at time of application in personal statement to Dáil → Read More
Refugee accommodation: Stalled Thornton Hall ‘super prison’ among sites to get millions in funding
Ministers will be asked to approve measures aimed at easing refugee accommodation crisis on Friday morning → Read More
Holly Cairns expected to announce today she will contest Social Democrats leadership race
Co-leaders of party, Roisín Shortall and Catherine Murphy, announced last week they would step down while Cian O’Callaghan expected to make intentions known today → Read More
Holly Cairns will become next Social Democrats leader
Prospective candidates Cian O’Callaghan and Jennifer Whitmore to support Cork TD → Read More
Irish Times poll: Majority say they would not vote for Bertie Ahern to be president
Poll suggests presidential bid would be an uphill task for former taoiseach → Read More
Irish Times poll: Majority of voters support ban on protests at refugee centres
Two-thirds of voters ‘concerned too many refugees might come to Ireland’, which is up from 60% last year → Read More
Irish Times poll: Fianna Fáil’s support down since Martin’s exit from taoiseach’s office
Sinn Féin remains by some distance the most popular party while support for Fine Gael and Greens remains steady → Read More
Irish Times poll: All to play for when it comes to composition of next government
Sinn Féin confirmed as number one party countrywide as three-point fall registered for FF → Read More