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Irish professor's petition to dump vulture funds gets 40,000 signatures

An assistant professor in social policy at Maynooth University has said it's "not too late" to get rid of vulture funds. Dr Rory Hearne's made the comments on Newstalk FM after delivering a petition which amassed 40,000 signatures to TDs at Dáil ...

05 Oct 2021 at 15:32

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"Listen to the people" - Heated words exchanged in Dáil on housing

Heated words on the housing crisis were exchanged this afternoon during Leaders' Questions. The exchange occurred as a student protest on lack of accommodation and rising rent costs took place outside the Dáil. Deputy Pearse Doherty told ...

23 Sept 2021 at 16:46

Kilkenny City

World Homeless Day to be marked in Kilkenny this Tuesday

The Good Shepherd Centre in Kilkenny will mark World Homeless Day with a coffee morning on Tuesday, October 10. The event is open to the public from 11am to 12pm at the Good Shepherd Centre on Church Lane in the city. The morning will ...

09 Oct 2023 at 13:21

Number of people in emergency accommodation hits record high of 15,418

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Number of people in emergency housing hit new record high of 15,418

A record 15,418 people were living in emergency accommodation in Ireland last month, 4,675 of whom are children, figures show. Opposition parties called for a “radical” reset on housing to stem the constant increase in homelessness. ...

25 Apr 2025 at 16:29

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SETUStudentPad connects students to accommodation with new website

With Leaving Cert results and CAO offers due imminently, the annual search for student accommodation is intensifying. This year the demand for places for students to live is higher than ever, complicated by the housing crisis, ...

22 Aug 2022 at 14:00

Local News

Respond Housing Association to build 104 homes in Kilkenny

More than 100 homes are to be provided in Kilkenny by the Respond Housing Association. Respond is one of Ireland’s leading housing associations in Ireland and has provided more than 5,639 homes of accommodation nationwide. ...

31 Oct 2018 at 11:07

National News

Mayo council official suggests holiday home boycott amid housing crisis

A council official has suggested a boycott of holiday homes in Mayo in response to the housing crisis. Director of services for housing and roads at Mayo County Council Tom Gilligan said he was not trying to “demonise” ...

21 May 2025 at 10:22

National News

‘It is delusion’: Opposition hits out at Housing Minister in testy Dail debate

The Government’s housing plan has “failed” and housing targets are “a fiction”, opposition politicians have said. Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien and senior opposition politicians argued over whether the Housing for ...

24 Oct 2024 at 13:56

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Housing crisis 'set to continue' in Kilkenny

Sinn Féin TD Kathleen Funchion for Carlow/Kilkenny has warned that the housing crisis is set to continue or get even worse, as the government is on track to miss their social and affordable housing targets this year....

14 Dec 2023 at 19:32

National News

'National crisis' as lowest amount of HAP houses available for rent on record

There were no properties available to rent within a standard Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) cap across the four main household types, a new report from the Simon Community has revealed. Just 29 properties were ...

31 Mar 2023 at 17:18

Northern Ireland

Donald Trump backs Micheal Martin to solve Ireland’s housing crisis

Donald Trump has backed Irish premier Micheal Martin to solve Ireland’s housing crisis. During his Oval Office meeting with the Taoiseach, the US president said the housing issue had arisen because Ireland is ...

12 Mar 2025 at 18:10

National News

Homeless people encouraged to use ‘powerful voice’ and vote

A young man who has previously been homeless has encouraged others who are homeless to register to vote to change the system for the better. A new service allows homeless people to use a post office of their ...

26 Mar 2024 at 15:30

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