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Last week
10th May 2026 - 16th May 2026
The Morning Lead
Here are the 12 vacant and derelict buildings that Ireland's councils asked to CPO in March
Last month, six councils tried to CPO just three properties across the country.
Under laws introduced in 1990, every local council keeps a Derelict Sites Register to encourage owners to bring vacant houses and land into use.
Councils can then attempt to force owners to sell them - but most go through the commission if an owner objects.
Stephen McDermott
11 May
58.9k
Internet Diaries
An OnlyFans stunt and the Epstein files came to snooker's Mecca via online attention-seekers
Stephen McDermott
10 May
24.2k
This month
May 2026
Internet Diaries
AI 'slopaganda' has arrived in Ireland and is making extreme political messaging cheap and viral
Stephen McDermott
3 May
12.9k
Last month
April 2026
The Morning Lead
Thousands of fast-track homes stuck in planning limbo over failure to decide on applications
More than 6,000 units have stalled because of legal challenges and delays.
Stephen McDermott
28 Apr
16.3k
25
Internet Diaries
I waded through conspiracies about Argentina's porn scandal before I knew anything about the women
Stephen McDermott
26 Apr
29.2k
DISCIPLINARY APPEALS panel
Enoch Burke removed from disciplinary hearing after protest over presence of solicitors
Updated 24 Apr
41.0k
Court of Appeal
Enoch Burke seeks to stop new DAP hearing and overturn injunction keeping him away from school
The Court of Appeal this morning heard arguments about why two High Court judgements against Burke from 2023 should be overturned.
The judgments found that Burke's original suspension was fair, and required him to stay away from the grounds of Wilson's Hospital School.
A new meeting of the disciplinary panel into whether Burke's sacking was fair is due to take place on Friday.
Stephen McDermott
Updated 22 Apr
31.1k
Pretty Vacant
Here are the two vacant and derelict buildings that Ireland's councils asked to CPO in March
Stephen McDermott
19 Apr
44.1k
15
Internet Diaries
The more I read about Ireland on the internet, the less I knew who was real and who was a dog
Stephen McDermott
19 Apr
11.3k
the burkes
Ammi and Martina Burke seek to appeal contempt of court ruling that saw them jailed for two weeks
17 Apr
22.5k
fuel protests
What happens now to the €150,000 raised on GoFundMe to feed the fuel protesters?
Stephen McDermott
16 Apr
116k
fuel protests
'National strike' fails to materialise despite calls from far-right groups and some protesters
13 Apr
36.8k
Internet Diaries
The internet's bad actors quickly distorted the fuel protests into a narrative divorced from reality
Stephen McDermott
12 Apr
35.4k
Far-right
How Ireland's far-right movement got involved in the fuel protests and tried to hijack them
While many are protesting fuel costs, far-right actors and international figures are using the movement to push anti-immigrant narratives.
Stephen McDermott
11 Apr
68.0k
Internet Diaries
The Irish LoyalFans creator who shares racist content and videos of herself spitting on people
Stephen McDermott
5 Apr
35.7k
war in iran
'Hands off the keys': Hoax leaflets with government logo tell people to drive less to save fuel
1 Apr
5.9k
March
March 2026
the burkes
Martina and Ammi Burke arrested on foot of order that they should be jailed for contempt of court
31 Mar
37.6k
The Morning Lead
Derelict properties: how many vacant homes and sites did your council buy via CPO last year?
Ireland's local authorities acquired 99 properties via Compulsory Purchase Orders in 2025.
Monaghan County Council acquired the highest number of properties, followed by Limerick City and County Council and Waterford City and County Council.
11 councils did not acquire a single property.
Stephen McDermott
30 Mar
23.0k
45
Internet Diaries
Relationship hacking: The internet's latest dubious way of telling men how to 'get girls'
Stephen McDermott
29 Mar
13.6k
33
illegal streaming
Dodgy boxes are back in the news - does a High Court ruling mean their days are numbered?
26 Mar
23.4k
61
Supreme Court
Asylum seekers had to 'defecate on the street' as they had no access to toilet facilities
However, a barrister representing the State argued that the situation is not something asylum seekers can sue over.
Stephen McDermott
Updated 25 Mar
14.1k
Human Rights
Supreme Court begins hearing into whether the State breached rights of homeless asylum seekers
Updated 24 Mar
28.3k
Internet Diaries
The internet has come for St Patrick’s Day and turned it into a global culture war about Ireland
Stephen McDermott
22 Mar
24.3k
Kildare
Man arrested over weekend assault that left another man seriously injured in Naas
17 Mar
5.2k
The Morning Lead
Here are the vacant and derelict buildings that Ireland's councils asked to CPO in February
There are currently almost 20,000 derelict residential properties in Ireland.
Local authorities can apply to acquire these properties via a Compulsory Purchase Order.
Two councils sought to acquire derelict houses last month.
Stephen McDermott
9 Mar
16.5k
Internet Diaries
The internet really wanted me to see Alysa Liu - but all I got was weird sexualised content
Stephen McDermott
8 Mar
17.8k
36
Enoch Burke
'Don't threaten me': Angry exchanges between judge and Burke after family members ordered to jail
4 Mar
33.7k
the burkes
High Court orders Martina and Ammi Burke to be jailed for two weeks each for contempt of court
A High Court judge said this morning that 'it is long past time for the court to call a halt to this family circus'.
The judge also said he would contact the Law Society over the behaviour of Ammi Burke, a trained solicitor.
Four members of the Burke family could be stopped from attending court in person in future.
Stephen McDermott
Updated 4 Mar
60.9k
The Morning Lead
Hoxton vs Yamamori: Weeks of emails show how a noise dispute spilled over into legal action
Legal filings show the origin of the High Court case between the hotel and nightclub.
Stephen McDermott
4 Mar
16.6k
February
February 2026
the burkes
Enoch Burke's mother says judge is 'sacrificing the people of this country' during contempt hearing
25 Feb
16.0k
The Morning Lead
Housing officials raise major doubts about a government pledge to build 300,000 homes by 2031
An internal report by the Department of Housing has sounded the alarm over a gradual decline in planning permissions.
Officials warn that annual housing completions could fall back to current levels as soon as 2028.
The government aims to build 50,000 homes a year between now and 2031, with around 36,000 homes completed last year.
Stephen McDermott
22 Feb
13.7k
42
FactCheck
FactCheck: Are more homes currently being built in Ireland than ever before?
Fianna Fáil senator Mary Fitzpatrick claimed this week Ireland is experiencing record house-building.
Stephen McDermott
21 Feb
16.4k
High Court
Judge accuses Enoch Burke of trying to 'bulldoze your way through every judge in the country'
Updated 20 Feb
38.3k
no can do
Gardaí confirm that members cannot join the Freemasons, following similar UK court ruling
18 Feb
18.7k
32
Computer Says No
Why is Ireland restricting social media for under-16s? And has it worked in Australia?
18 Feb
12.5k
21
Waterford
Ireland's councils only applied to CPO one derelict building last month
15 Feb
12.0k
21
Camp Montana
Deaths, disease and mistreatment: The immigration prison where Seamus Culleton is being held
13 Feb
10.6k
Pitt slop
AI slop showing Brad Pitt taking selfies and drinking pints is flooding Irish social media
11 Feb
37.4k
10
DISCIPLINARY APPEALS panel
Enoch Burke vs the DAP: What is his new case about and why did two panel members resign this week?
Stephen McDermott
8 Feb
23.1k
Poll
Poll: Which Winter Olympic sport would you most like to try?
7 Feb
8.8k
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