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# housing - Friday 17 August, 2018
'Summerhill was the tip of the iceberg': Housing activists take over second property in Dublin
Activists are now occupying 34 North Frederick Street in Dublin’s north inner city.
Dublin rental prices now €500-a-month higher than boom time as students 'left scraping the barrel'
The latest Daft.ie rental figures show increases across the country.
# housing - Thursday 16 August, 2018
HAP: Landlords are just turning around and saying, 'Someone else is after coming in with cash'
“It gets so much that I actually just stopped for two, three weeks because I couldn’t bear to keep going, getting refused, getting refused, getting refused,” says Daniel who has been looking for accommodation with HAP for eight months.
Family who spent night in garda station offered three-bedroom apartment on trial basis
Margaret Cash and six of her children spent the night in Tallaght Garda Station last week.
New Zealand passes law banning sales of homes to most foreigners
The law comes after the Prime Minister vowed to make housing more affordable before her election last year.
Just 8% of rental properties are available within rent support limits
That’s according to a study conducted by the Simon Communities.
# housing - Wednesday 15 August, 2018
Owner of a number of Dublin houses takes court action against Summerhill home occupation
The matter will return to court tomorrow.
Activists occupying vacant property in Dublin 'still committed to action' despite a legal threat
A number of housing groups have occupied 35 Summerhill Parade since last Wednesday evening.
Airbnb accused of turning villages into 'holiday resorts' as it reveals 640,000 Irish summer visitors
The company claims that Airbnb visitors will contribute €57 million to the Irish economy this summer.
# housing - Friday 10 August, 2018
Mother who spent night at garda station with children says she 'wouldn't wish it upon anyone'
A woman and her six children slept in a garda station on Wednesday night.
# housing - Thursday 9 August, 2018
Family who spent night at garda station secure temporary accommodation after 'traumatic few days'
Margaret Cash and six of her children had to spend last night in Tallaght Garda Station.
'They had nowhere to go': Mother and six children spend night on chairs at garda station
The family has now left Tallaght Garda Station and are on their way to South Dublin County Council’s Housing Department.
# housing - Wednesday 8 August, 2018
'It shows how angry people are': Occupation of inner-city terraced house enters second day
The occupation followed a protest on Dublin’s O’Connell Street yesterday evening.
# housing - Tuesday 7 August, 2018
'Housing for All' - Activists occupy vacant property in central Dublin
Dublin Central Housing Action says it is occupying the property at 35 Summerhill Parade.
# housing - Sunday 5 August, 2018
'It's not Las Vegas, but we've a lot to offer'
One village in Co Mayo wants people who are fed up with the cost of living in a city to consider moving there.
PTSB defends timing of letters to homeowners about mortgage sale to vulture fund
The announcement was made about the loans earlier this week – and it has since emerged that the portfolio included performing loans.
# housing - Thursday 2 August, 2018
Families move in to cooperative housing scheme in Dublin
Residents live alongside social and private tenants, all sharing common amenities.
# housing - Sunday 29 July, 2018
Only 5 applications approved for CCTV crime prevention scheme set up in lieu of garda station
Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands is being spent on security and maintenance for closed garda stations that have not yet been sold.
# housing - Tuesday 24 July, 2018
'I was starting to feel worried, really big time worried' - Struggling to find a home as an older person in 2018 Dublin
With the help of Alone, 65-year-old Joe Kelly was given the keys to a new permanent home in Dublin today.
# housing - Monday 23 July, 2018
Eoghan Murphy defends St Michael's plan after colleague calls it 'overdevelopment'
Murphy’s own party colleague, junior minister Catherine Byrne, said that the plan “looked like overdevelopment”.
# housing - Friday 20 July, 2018
Plans for new 12,000-seater St Pat's stadium to be dropped in favour of housing development
Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy is expected to announce plans early next week for the construction of 500 homes in the area.
'Damp, mould, swarms of flies and rodent infestation': Galway travellers on state of their accommodation
The issues are detailed in a new report published by the Galway Traveller Movement today.
# housing - Monday 16 July, 2018
People who have been granted asylum are staying in direct provision due to lack of housing
The number of people in direct provision has increased by 22% since March 2017.
# housing - Sunday 15 July, 2018
'I feel more secure': How HomeShare has been bringing the old and young together
We visited John and Amy who have been taking part in the service.
Departments in talks about rolling out state-funded old age villages
There will be shared responsibility between the two departments to ensure that homes are supported by the HSE.
# housing - Thursday 12 July, 2018
'Before they came into my life, I faced closed doors - now the only closed door I face is my own'
Focus Ireland launched its 2017 annual report this morning.
'I've got my life back because of this' - Calls to support older people living in their own homes
Alone wants €84.5 million a year for 10 years.
Affordable housing: 'Taxing high end real estate transfers could fix the problem'
The city of Vancouver has increased taxes on unoccupied properties and the Province of British Columbia has just levied a tax on absentee owners, writes Chuck Collins.
# housing - Wednesday 11 July, 2018
Two green sites on either side of Dublin are going on sale for a combined €28m
The sites have permission for housing development.
# housing - Tuesday 10 July, 2018
Residents happy with rapid-build homes - but some still feel a prevailing sense of insecurity
A new report has detailed the experiences of residents of the first two rapid-build developments.
This is how Labour wants the State to solve the housing crisis
A new national agency and a nationwide Rent Pressure Zone are on the party’s agenda.
# housing - Thursday 5 July, 2018
Landlord ordered to pay couple €6k after refusing HAP allowance to pay rent
The couple said the landlord’s refusal had “a damaging effect for their family, both financially and personally”.
'Completely misjudged' or necessary investment? Private companies offer mortgage-to-rent scheme
This would be done under the government’s mortgage-to-rent scheme, with the owners becoming council tenants.
# housing - Tuesday 3 July, 2018
Plans for over 1,000 new 'fast track' apartments in Dublin and across the country announced
The announcement was made following the third Housing Summit.
# housing - Monday 2 July, 2018
The asking price for a typical three bed semi-detached in Dublin is now at €310,000
The report looks at house prices over the year up until the end of Q2 of this of this year.
# housing - Sunday 1 July, 2018
House prices in Dublin are now €155,000 higher than 2013
The number of properties available to buy in Ireland has also gone up.
# housing - Thursday 28 June, 2018
'Truly shocking': There are now 9,846 homeless people in Ireland
The number of homeless adults rose by 57 in May to 6,020. These 57 adults were all located in Dublin.
# housing - Saturday 23 June, 2018
'It's like pulling teeth': Charity official trying to hand over 21 houses to Clare County Council
Jim Connolly said he wouldn’t tell “his worst enemy” to work in housing services.
# housing - Wednesday 20 June, 2018
'A communications strategy': Report criticised for recommending a stop to monthly homeless figures
Focus Ireland has said that two new reports on homelessness ware flawed.
# housing - Monday 18 June, 2018
'An unnecessary distraction': Murphy criticises Sinn Féin over 'potentially reckless behaviour'
Sinn Féin had been floating the possibility of tabling the motion of no confidence in Murphy over the past few weeks.
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Poll: Is there a place for the Rose of Tralee in modern Ireland?
IT’S MID-AUGUST. The country is reverting back to its usual cold self. And the Rose of Tralee is set to kick off.
The pageant is now in its 59th year and retains a distinctly old school sensibility, with the emphasis on poetry recitals and musical turns rather than anything especially controversial.
Last week Amy O’Connor argued on DailyEdge.ie that the format has had its day, and that the Rose of Tralee simply doesn’t fit with modern Ireland, and with what it means to be a woman in 2018.
Do you agree? Or do you think the Rose of Tralee still holds relevance in Ireland 60 years later?
We’re asking: Is there a place for the Rose of Tralee in modern Ireland?
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