Bill making ‘sex for rent’ propositions a criminal offence introduced in Dáil

Minister for Housing recently said he had received advice from Attorney General on issue

Tackling practice of reduced rent for sex a ‘priority matter’ for Government

Minister for Housing says he wants to make sure ‘criminal charges are brought to bear’

EU ministers agree not to expel Russian ambassadors despite widespread calls

Political community join in condemnation of belligerent Russia for ‘waging war in Ukraine’

Ireland is ‘not neutral’, says Tánaiste as 70 Irish citizens remain in Ukraine

Varadkar said the government will ‘fully support’ sanctions against Russia

Timing of Citizen’s Assembly on drugs shows Government ‘out of touch’, Dáil told

Minister of State says sequencing of debates does not imply ‘a hierarchy of importance’

Dublin dig deep to earn a share of the spoils with Waterford

Burke and Bennett the ace marksmen during a hard-fought clash at Parnell Park

Ombudsman needed to protect heritage structures, Oireachtas hears

Changes to law on national monuments sent heritage protection ‘back into the Stone Age’

Dublin secure Walsh Cup with whopping 16-point win over Wexford

Donal Burke’s masterclass secures title as Wexford are blown away at Croke Park

Politicians raise concerns that LDA plans will not deliver affordable rents

Government TDs defend cost-rental proposals, saying they could be ‘game-changing’

Miriam Lord’s 2021 Awards: Coalition had to Sinn and bear it in the year of Mary Lou

Danny Healy-Rae left to his own device as Zapponegate saw Government rocked by a role

TD says ‘urgent need’ for all children to be ‘informed by science, not religion’

Teaching of sex education has been considered by three ministers, but still an issue

Sinn Féin delegates gather in Dublin believing their day has come

Party spokespeople presenting themselves as ministers-in-waiting, ready for power

Owen Keegan tells councillors he will not resign

Student housing letter had ‘element of sarcasm’, council chief executive admits

Rents rise 7% in largest national increase since 2019

Minister stresses ‘concerning level of non-compliance’ with caps in pressure zones

Taoiseach: Garda vetting should be looked at for agencies, volunteers in homeless services

Social Democrats raise concerns in wake of allegations against founder of charity

Housing strategy a plan for ‘squeezed middle’, says Minister

Ó Broin claims Government’s proposals not ambitious, honest, or committed to delivery

Delivery key to prospects for success of Coalition housing plan

Plan relies on private builders providing 170,000 of 300,000 new homes by 2030

Chris Crummey: Covid-19 withdrawals remain a risk for all teams

Dublin forward shocked when four players were ruled out of Leinster final

GAA confident about Championships despite rising Covid-19 rates

Dublin hurling manager Mattie Kenny says virus is a bigger threat to teams than before

Kilkenny ease past disadvantaged Dublin to retain Leinster crown

It might have been closer had Dublin not lost four players to Covid protocols

Kilkenny retain Leinster title against worn-down Dublin

Covid issues and injuries leave Dubs under-strength and ultimately over-powered

Nicky English: Limerick can master spirited Cork’s potent challenge

Champions remain the team to beat while Galway, Kilkenny and Tipperary can advance

Glass Bottle site could set example for delivery of social, affordable homes - O’Brien

Minister says meeting of stakeholders will ‘work through financials’

‘Celtic Tiger’-style bidding war for Rathmines house is condemned in Dáil

Minister says Dublin house sale where asking price has almost doubled is ‘not sustainable’

Private sector to build majority of housing under Government targets

Ministers meet for key briefing to sign off on housing reforms

Green ministers question proposals to limit role of ‘cuckoo funds’

Concern is expressed that ownership will be concentrated in suburbs

Fears ability to remove elected mayors will lead to US-style ‘impeachment hearings’

Concern over process to remove elected mayor will become ‘political football’

Tenancies board and housing department to investigate ‘rent fixing’

Minister calls for ‘transparency’ amid claims of artificially high rates registered

Miriam Lord: Government in a flap about the cuckoo in the property nest

A nasty ‘variant’ of Greed-09 has swooped through an entire housing estate in Kildare

Rental system is broken and rents are too high, says Sinn Féin

Housing Minister says Government wants renters to be able to buy own home

Minister unsure if target of 12,500 social housing units will be met

Too early to know full impact of Covid-19 restrictions on construction plans, says O’Brien

Sinn Féin accused of fixation on ‘Trump-style hysteria’ by Minister in housing row

Darragh O’Brien under pressure amid SF motion to drop shared-equity proposal

Two further Covid breaches committed by US troops at Shannon

Minister says he has ‘received apologies, both orally and in writing’ from US authorities

Dáil told people still being refused emergency accommodation in Dublin

TD insists homeless are being denied beds despite Minister’s instructions that they must be accommodated

Brexit: Contingency measures for no-deal outcome being prepared, Dáil told

House hears warnings of potential for ‘conflict at sea’ in event of no deal

Government to acquire more one-bed homes to house homeless single men

Call for emergency response to significant rise in deaths of those in homelessness

Minister to meet Dublin City Council on future of Oscar Traynor site

O’Brien calls for ‘realistic’ housing proposals but warns against protracted debate

Opposition withdraw from Dáil business committee as McEntee row deepens

TDs not satisfied with Minister for Justice’s refusal of full Q&A session over Woulfe appointment

Former minister for housing backs co-living ban

Eoghan Murphy says Darragh O’Brien is ‘right to act’ over such planning applications

McEntee’s plan to answer questions over Woulfe described as ‘insufficient’

Opposition parties say addressing matter during oral PQs will constrain and curtail questioning

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