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Families are homeless for longer due to shortage of HAP accommodation – charity

A housing charity has raised concerns about a lack of affordable housing, forcing families and single people into homelessness for longer. The Simon Communities launched its quarterly report Locked Out of the Market, which measures the experience of ...

22 Oct 2024 at 00:01

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Special Cabinet meeting on housing will consider ‘all different actions’

A special Cabinet meeting on housing will look at and consider “all different actions” and policy options, the Government’s chief whip has said. Mary Butler said that investors will have to help plug the gap in funding to meet the Government’s ...

16 Feb 2025 at 14:03

National News

Applications open for house hunters to appear on RTÉ's Cheap Irish Homes TV series

RTÉ's Cheap Irish Homes is preparing for its next season and is looking for house hunters who are ready to take the leap. The popular TV show which is now in its sixth season focuses on finding affordable properties across Ireland and aims to ...

06 Feb 2025 at 13:50

National News

Number of homes accepting housing assistance payments drops 22% in three months

The number of available rental properties that accept housing assistance payments (HAP) has dropped by 22% in the second quarter of the year, a new report shows. The Simon Communities of Ireland’s (SCI) quarterly Locked Out of the Market ...

18 Jul 2025 at 00:01

National News

Disability ministry and affordable homes among Social Democrats’ red lines

A senior ministry for disability and 50,000 affordable homes a year are among the Social Democrats’ red lines if going into government. Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns urged voters to give the Social Democrats “a strong mandate” to ...

12 Nov 2024 at 16:58

National News

Sinn Fein plan for thousands of new homes ‘good to go from day one’

A Sinn Fein plan to deliver 370,000 new homes by 2030 is “good to go” from day one if the party is voted into government, Mary Lou McDonald has insisted. The party president said the “game-changing” blueprint to “end the housing ...

12 Nov 2024 at 17:03

National News

Teachers will remember ‘guffawing’ at them for a long time – Sinn Fein

Teachers will remember a crowd at a Fine Gael event “guffawing” at them for a long time, a Sinn Fein candidate has said. Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has come under criticism for saying he would not hire teachers to “get things ...

13 Nov 2024 at 17:38

National News

Government accused of ‘two-fingered salute’ over youth housing video

The Government has been accused of a “two-fingered salute” to an entire generation after it shared advice to adults on how to cope with moving back into the family home. Sinn Fein finance spokesman Pearse Doherty said the ...

09 Dec 2025 at 15:56

National News

New housing plan expected to go to Cabinet next week, says housing minister

The Government’s new housing plan is expected to go to Cabinet next week as the “final touches” are added to it, the Housing Minister has said. James Browne said it would be published within the next two weeks at the ...

04 Nov 2025 at 13:43

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