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'Micheál in Wonderland' - Ivana Bacik clashes with Taoiseach over housing crisis
Ivana Bacik
Ivana Bacik urged the Taoiseach to change their direction on housing and to introduce an emergency eviction ban.
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Jail for man who assaulted landlord when asked to leave - and jumped out window when armed gardai arrived
Renting
Philip Lalor (36) also assaulted another tenant, before brandishing a knife in the direction of the landlord.
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Warning issued over plan to allow back garden homes to be rented out
Housing
Planners have raised concerns that allowing back garden homes to be rented out under new proposals could lead to unintended consequences and substandard accommodation.
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New rules could let you build a home in your back garden without planning permission
Housing
New rules being considered by the Government could allow homeowners to build small homes in their back gardens without planning permission, and potentially rent them out tax free.
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36 households in Wexford spared eviction 'for the moment' after dramatic U-turn by landlord
Housing
Families in a Co Wexford housing estate have been given a reprieve after eviction notices issued to 36 households were withdrawn.
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Ireland's largest landlord 'boasts' about 25% increase in rents due to Government's new Bill
Housing
Opposition parties have been slamming the Government for the reforms that will come into effect from March 1
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Landlords will decide market rate of properties under new rent register
Housing
Housing Minister James Browne secured Cabinet approval today for a new Residential Tenancies Bill
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Renters will 'pay the price' as Housing Minister 'confident' RPZ's to come into effect from March
Housing
A new Bill will allow landlords to reset rents to market rates any time there is a first-time tenancy, or every six years
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New legislation to ban 'sex-for-rent' to go before Dail early next year
Renting
A report by the National Women’s Council found sex for rent was a prevalent demand in the rental sector nationwide
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Landlord ordered to pay €20,000 to tenant after threatening eviction over HAP request
Workplace Relations Commission
A landlord has been ordered to pay €20,000 to a tenant for discrimination and victimisation after he threatened eviction when he was asked to accept a Housing Assistance Payment towards the rent.
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85 affordable Dublin apartments now open for rent from €1,397 per month
Property prices
Applications have opened for 85 brand new apartments in North Dublin, offering modern homes well below market rent.
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'I feel sorry for Jim Gavin' - tenant says a phone call could have fixed €3,300 row
Irish presidential election
Exclusive - A former tenant says he 'feels sorry' for Jim Gavin over the €3,300 unpaid rent from 2009, after the former Dublin GAA manager sensationally quit the race for the Aras.
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Budget 2026 hints at €500 social welfare hike that could make a real difference
The Budget
Government ministers have said Budget 2026 will not repeat last year's universal cost of living payment, but one group could be in line for a major €500 credit hike.
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Average monthly rent soars to €2,055 as damning housing report shows 'little to be cheery about'
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“There are simply too few homes on the market at the moment. On top of an insufficient number of new homes being built, there are also not enough second-hand homes being traded”
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'Confused about new RPZ rules? It's simple - you'll soon be paying even more rent. That's the whole point'
Housing
Rent Pressure Zone reform is designed to push up rents to attract investors who want to make more money
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'Some downsizing to help the housing crisis that we can all do'
Housing
Let's start with clearing a few 'zettabytes' blocking the building of homes
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Woman looks behind closet in rented flat and discovers secret hidden for 20 years
Renting
A woman has shared the bizarre hidden secret she discovered in her apartment which she believes hasn't been found for at least two decades – and it has left people very creeped out
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Cork landlord who raped tenant after getting her drunk jailed as brave victim speaks out
Courts
Cork landlord, Michael Paul O'Leary, has been jailed for seven years after raping his tenant, Lorita O'Donoghue, who courageously waived her anonymity to speak out about her ordeal and urge other victims to come forward.
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Average rents rose by 5.7% last year as shortage of housing continues to 'plague the market'
Renting
The average rent cost in Dublin in the final quarter of 2024 was €2,481 per month
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Government planning new law to target sex-for-rent landlords
Politics
Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan has revealed plans to make it a criminal offense to offer or advertise for sex in lieu of rent
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Simon Harris distances himself from Micheál Martin's remarks on Rent Pressure Zone
Renting
Micheál Martin insisted that he was “not responsible for all the noise” that came following his own comments on Rent Pressure Zones over the weekend
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Renters 'bracing themselves' for increases as Government consider tax breaks for investors
Renting
Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers stated that if the Government wants to build 50,000 houses a year, it will cost €20bn annually
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'I'm from Spain but live in Ireland – there's one thing I found difficult'
Cost of Living
A Spanish woman has candidly weighed up the pros and cons of moving to Ireland in a video that's been seen by tens of thousands of people. Here's what she said
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Budget 2025: Renters across Ireland in line for €2,000 boost in upcoming budget
Budget
The Rent Tax Credit was initially put in place in Budget 2023 and has increased every year since, with plans to continue this for the upcoming budget
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