Tuesday 29 July, 2014
This was the week in business.
House prices in the capital are up 24.4 per cent, compared to a year ago,
Junior Minister Aodhan O’Riordain said he is responsible now and he wants to change the system.
‘Building sustainable communities’ may not sound very exciting, but the truth is that strong communities create the foundation for generations to come.
Dublin City Council received €3.96 million to work on 236 local authority units.
The total number of queries to FLAC centres was up more than 10% compared to 2012.
The new Labour leader is being asked to scrap the Home Assistance Payment.
A councillor in south Dublin said the plan would to “nothing to tackle the growing house crisis” in the area.
There were also price rises in Cork and Galway, but decreases in Limerick and Waterford cities.
Including your own bar!
David Hall, Director of the Irish Mortgage Holders’ Organisation, said it is “sickening” that it’s cheaper for banks to repossess a house than it is to participate in the scheme.
The Inner City Helping Homeless group has urged Housing Minister Jan O’Sullivan to ‘open her eyes’ and reconsider turning down their offer of meeting homeless people tonight.
Representatives from a number of groups will address the Health Committee on this issue today.
Joan Burton defended the government’s Housing Bill at the launch of the Peter McVerry Trust Annual Report 2013. The Trust helped 3,586 people last year, up from 383 six years ago.
Latest CSO figures show residential property prices rose 22% in Dublin since May 2013.
St Vincent de Paul wants the Government to lead the debate on this question.
It’s a reality we can no longer ignore – mortgage affordability is little better now than it was at the height of the boom.
The government has previously said it would be too costly to carry out repairs to the ageing properties.
An opposition TD said that if Labour backed the new measures the party would have “completely abandoned any pretence of social justice”.
The Technical Group will put forward a Bill today that would update the current process.
A new report has said the sector is ‘at a crossroads’.
Councillor Chris Curran says the recently homeless woman was made ‘visibly upset’ at the shelter.
A major study has been announced by the the Private Residential Tenancies Board.
The shortage in the housing supply means regular family homes like this one will now cost you more than half a million euro.
Adequate housing is a human right, vital to human dignity, security and well-being. No one deserves to be homeless – least of all a child – writes Senator Katherine Zappone.
A new website gives a breakdown of how much each local authority in Ireland gets and where the money goes.
The people of Dublin city have voted for a majority left-wing council. Now let’s see what they can do with it.
Seriously though, what else do you expect for that price?
Priced out of home ownership, relying on sublets and owing only what can snugly fit into a car boot – we no longer live in homes, only houses.
Council offices in Blanchardstown were occupied by protesters this morning, including one woman who said she’d be without a home within weeks…
The Cabinet will discuss plans to tackle the homelessness crisis this morning.
Morning… Here’s everything you need to know as you kick off Tuesday.
Barnardos says that children are the hidden victims of the housing crises.
Evicted mothers describe the emergency accommodation they’re forced to live in due to the housing crises.
Willful ignorance or not, the crude approach is going to end in misery. Again.
Two hours have been set aside for statements on the report today in the Dáil.
The national affordability index is stable, but there’s a big gap between Dublin and the rest of Ireland.
It’s planned a portion of mortgages for first-time buyers will be guaranteed by the State as part of the Government’s Construction 2020 scheme.
Michael Noonan said Ireland is a ‘long way from a housing bubble’.
Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.
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Waterford and Haikou City are bonding over the racehorse industry… but should they make it official?
One hundred years ago today, a conflict broke out that would change the world forever.
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Some McDonald’s restaurants have stopped selling… burgers |
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‘Stand-off’ underway between families on Cappagh Road |
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Thousands of Irish could have this ‘hidden’ disease and not know it |
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Someone’s come up with a fix for the ‘brown bin’ smell |
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Soaring profits for Ryanair – but it’s not getting carried away with excitement |
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Up to 100 jobs to be created by Dublin-based IT company |
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