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Longford is in urgent need of an affordable housing scheme, council meeting hears

Longford is in serious need of an affordable housing scheme for younger couples and families who are earning too much to qualify for social housing but not enough to qualify for a mortgage with mainstream banks, a recent meeting of Longford County ...

16 May 2019 at 13:00

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Minister promises funds for Affordable Housing in Longford

Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government Eoghan Murphy, TD has reassured members of Longford County Council that if they can come up with sites and plans for an Affordable Housing Scheme as soon as possible, he will provide the funding....

06 Nov 2019 at 13:00

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Unanimous council support for affordable housing scheme in county Longford

Cllr Gerry Warnock has been given the go-ahead by his fellow elected representatives, to present his new build affordable housing scheme proposal to the department. The proposed scheme will offer new units, acquired by Longford county council ...

24 Jan 2020 at 10:00

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Families are homeless for longer due to shortage of HAP accommodation – charity

A housing charity has raised concerns about a lack of affordable housing, forcing families and single people into homelessness for longer. The Simon Communities launched its quarterly report Locked Out of the Market, which measures the ...

22 Oct 2024 at 00:01

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Disability ministry and affordable homes among Social Democrats’ red lines

A senior ministry for disability and 50,000 affordable homes a year are among the Social Democrats’ red lines if going into government. Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns urged voters to give the Social Democrats “a strong mandate” ...

12 Nov 2024 at 16:58

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Sinn Fein plan for thousands of new homes ‘good to go from day one’

A Sinn Fein plan to deliver 370,000 new homes by 2030 is “good to go” from day one if the party is voted into government, Mary Lou McDonald has insisted. The party president said the “game-changing” blueprint to “end the housing ...

12 Nov 2024 at 17:03

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Teachers will remember ‘guffawing’ at them for a long time – Sinn Fein

Teachers will remember a crowd at a Fine Gael event “guffawing” at them for a long time, a Sinn Fein candidate has said. Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has come under criticism for saying he would not hire teachers to “get things ...

13 Nov 2024 at 17:38

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Special Cabinet meeting on housing will consider ‘all different actions’

A special Cabinet meeting on housing will look at and consider “all different actions” and policy options, the Government’s chief whip has said. Mary Butler said that investors will have to help plug the gap in funding to meet ...

16 Feb 2025 at 14:03

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Applications open for house hunters to appear on RTÉ's Cheap Irish Homes TV series

RTÉ's Cheap Irish Homes is preparing for its next season and is looking for house hunters who are ready to take the leap. The popular TV show which is now in its sixth season focuses on finding affordable properties across ...

06 Feb 2025 at 13:50

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Number of homes accepting housing assistance payments drops 22% in three months

The number of available rental properties that accept housing assistance payments (HAP) has dropped by 22% in the second quarter of the year, a new report shows. The Simon Communities of Ireland’s (SCI) quarterly Locked ...

18 Jul 2025 at 00:01

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