Bathing water quality improving but issues still to be addressed – EPA
Latest evaluation finds 78% of swimming areas have excellent water quality
Reliance on volunteers to house Ukrainian refugees unsustainable, Taoiseach told
NGOs submit proposals to improve collaboration and co-ordination of response
Dublin City Council owed €38m in unpaid rent
Just over 64% of council’s 25,000 tenants in arrears and 41 owe more than €27,000
Minister expands local authority home loan scheme
Darragh O’Brien says scheme will make owning a home easier for single people
Public can object to inappropriate speed limits under new appeals process
New street signs to direct motorists to drive very slowly in shared spaces
Gold and silver prospecting licence puts Leitrim ‘under siege’
After campaign to ban fracking, locals face ‘another carbon-heavy extractive industry’
Housing for All: What is in the plan for you?
New plan promises building of some 310,000 new homes and an end to homelessness by 2030
Housing for All plan: Taoiseach wants to ‘end homelessness’ by 2030
Coalition commits €4 billion per year to build social and affordable housing
Rights of Traveller children violated by Cork City Council, report claims
Ombudsman for Children’s Office details dirty, crowded, rat-infested halting site
EPA calls for year-round bathing water tests at popular swimming spots
Agency’s bathing water quality report finds ‘excellent’ standards at 75% of 148 sites tested
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Council aim to bin problem of rubbish
Dublin’s southern coastline to have extra bins at weekend and additional cleansing staff
Six new fire stations to be built across State in five years
Nine fire stations to be refurbished, 35 new fire engines to be allocated in funding round
Outdoors is the future of live performance, and it’s time to get it right
Imagine a cello recital in a handball alley or a play at a local GAA pitch
Phil Hogan resignation: The full statement
‘I have always tried to comply with all relevant Covid-19 regulations in Ireland’, says Hogan
Our neighbour is using his van as a shed on our shared parking space
Property Clinic: The van hasn’t moved in five months and is a health and safety hazard
Can I stop my neighbour parking his van outside my house?
Our neighbour is a builder and his van blocks the view from our sittingroom window
What will it cost to get parking in our front garden?
If the planning application is successful, a separate application must then be made
My landlord won’t fix the damp. Can I withhold rent?
Property Clinic: I have asked him repeatedly by phone and text but have had no luck
Ireland gets set to make life better as older population surges
UN recognises ageing as one of key demographics of 20th and 21st centuries
Number of dogs euthanised continued to fall last year
Latest statistics show number of dogs entering local authority pounds also falling
Social Democrats claim they could win up to seven Dáil seats
Party wants restrictions to tackle dominance of investment funds in the rental sector
A neighbour wants to widen our road. Why haven’t we been consulted?
Property Clinic: Ask surveyors for help in the statutory public-consultation process
Wet wipes choking up coastlines and sewage systems, report finds
Volunteers in Coastwatch Shore Survey say wipes appear as ‘long, grey ropes’ on shores
Ryanair board survives agm intact but dissatisfaction evident
Independence of long-serving board members questioned by shareholders
Action needed to end scramblers and save lives, says Fianna Fáil TD
Ilabek Avetian remains in a coma after being hit by a scrambler bike in Dublin in June
Japanese knotweed on council land near Phoenix Park
Council declines to outline steps it has taken to tackle the aggressive and invasive weed
Stoneybatter residents urged to take legal action over invasive knotweed
Former Labour Party TD accuses Dublin City Council of taking ‘ostrich attitude’ to problem
Fianna Fáil to propose €10bn affordable housing scheme
Plan to provide 50,000 homes over five-year term under FF government
Councillor in RTÉ undercover video named on tax defaulters’ list
Hugh McElvaney asked reporter for cash in exchange for help with planning application
Páirc Uí Chaoimh refit takes top honour at engineering awards
Excellence awards showcase contribution of engineering profession to society
My neighbours won’t allow my water pipe to run under grass they maintain
Property Clinic: Your questions and queries answered
US firms warn housing crisis could harm Ireland’s competitiveness
Call for 30,000 rental properties for multinational staff
Martin signals budget row with Fine Gael with demand for USC cuts
Martin insists Varadkar stick to deal and fix housing crisis before beginning tax cuts
Should I bother with a ‘snag list’ before moving into my newly built house?
Property Clinic: your queries answered
Two killed as building site crane collapses in Britain
People with video footage asked to respect grieving families and give material to police
Housing Agency suggests grants to refurbish vacant homes
Encouraging people to make homes available would alleviate housing crisis - Skehan
Nominations for Seanad vocational panels close
Sinn Féin to seek reform of the Upper House which will be elected next month
Pricewatch: The heat is on – but most of it is escaping
Homeowners can find out if their energy spend is going out the window, thanks to a project in Dublin that is making easy-to-use kits available to borrow
Cork Council seeks clarification over dredging of rivers
Councillors critical of Inland Fisheries interpretation of emergency dredging rules
Property Clinic: Get potential dangers of faulty apartment windows checked out now
Your property queries answered
Property tax deadline looms for one million who paid lump sum
Those who used direct debit or wage deductions shouldn’t hear from Revenue
Housing is biggest barrier to escaping homelessness - report
Number of people sleeping rough in Cork has risen by over 50%, says Cork Simon
Homeowners liable for NPPR urged to contact authorites
€200 tax on second homes will attract penalties if not paid by September 1st
Siptu’s use of fund for foreign travel ‘inappropriate’
State’s spending watchdog finds more than €4 million of public funds was paid into union’s bank account
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