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Creeslough 'totally heartbroken' as €200,000 raised for families

Almost €200,000 has been pledged to bereaved families and those injured in Friday’s explosion in Creeslough. A fundraiser set up by a Creeslough man now living in Australia has captured hearts all over the world with a shellshocked community left ...

09 Oct 2022 at 18:21

National News

Fundraising efforts under way to help those affected by Creeslough tragedy

An Post has invited the public to donate to a support fund to help those impacted by the Creeslough explosion. The announcement came as an online fundraiser set up by someone originally from the village passed 80,000 euro on Saturday evening. An ...

08 Oct 2022 at 21:23

National News

Critics selling the country short, says Micheal Martin

Critics who portray Ireland as a failed state are misleading the public and selling the country short, the Taoiseach has insisted. In a robust defence of Fianna Fail’s record in government, Micheal Martin took aim at opposition parties as he ...

01 Oct 2022 at 20:23

National News

More land needs to be zoned for house building, says Housing Minister

...increase the number of properties it owns or manages to more than 6,500. The organisation worked with 207 families in HOMELESSNESS, and helped almost 500 children through its early learning and school-age care service. Some 168 older people were...

04 Oct 2022 at 17:04

National News

Ireland does not have ‘luxury’ of seeing serial objections stall home building

Ireland does not have the luxury of seeing serial objections stall the building of new homes, Micheal Martin has warned. The Taoiseach said all politicians needed to “count to 10” before considering whether they should object to proposed ...

02 Oct 2022 at 16:07

National News

Micheal Martin: No plans for mini-budget in January

The Government is not planning for a mini-budget in the new year, the Taoiseach has said. Micheal Martin said the 11 billion euro budget unveiled earlier this week was designed to get the country through the winter period. Speaking at ...

01 Oct 2022 at 16:03

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Rental crisis spirals as rents near €1k a month

...and almost a year into his housing plan, Darragh O’Brien is presiding over record highs in rents, house prices and HOMELESSNESS. “Meanwhile, social and affordable housing is well behind target and the private rental sector is shrinking. This...

20 Aug 2022 at 13:04

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Robbery accused tells court Longford gardaí got the wrong man

A man who allegedly robbed another man in Longford town of €40 has told a court that gardaí have got the wrong perpetrator. Homeless man Michael Flynn (58) was in court last week where details concerning an alleged incident in ...

01 Oct 2022 at 10:03

National News

Number of homeless people increases further to 10,805

...10,568 recorded in the Government’s last official monthly figures. The Department of Housing’s August report on HOMELESSNESS, released on Friday, showed there were 7,585 adults and 3,220 children in emergency accommodation across the...

30 Sept 2022 at 16:22

National News

TWITTER REACTS: Budget 23 - 'Do the tax payers get any Halloween or Christmas bonus?'

...€10/week rent tax credit won’t help if your landlord is evicting you to sell. Hundreds of families will suffer HOMELESSNESS as a result. — FocusIreland (@FocusIreland) September 27, 2022 Housing crisis going on, so lets increase the tax...

28 Sept 2022 at 13:42

Opposition parties dismiss ‘sticking plaster’ cost-of-living budget

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‘Shock and awe’ budget will not help less well off – Labour

...wealthy – but for ordinary people, we got a few sticking plasters on the gaping wound that is the housing and HOMELESSNESS crisis and the cost-of-living crisis. “And the truth of this will become apparent because, you see, in the end,...

27 Sept 2022 at 18:49

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OVERVIEW: All new measures announced in Budget 2023

... reportedly five years ahead of the government's target. Other measures announced today include €200million for HOMELESSNESS services, with €61million to promote regeneration in rural areas, €138million for disability services,...

27 Sept 2022 at 18:18

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