On Friday, Justice Brian Cregan granted him an anonymity order after an in camera, or in private, hearing into why the case should be held otherwise than in public.

Over the coming weeks, the company will meet tenants on an individual basis to discuss their circumstances and explore what options may be available to them.

The Workplace Relations Commission ruled that Stephen Vincent had discriminated against his tenant, Aurimas Evstifejevas

But Labour housing spokesman Conor Sheehan said the 9,089 figure was ‘beneath the target’ set by the government.

However, Housing Minister James Browne said rent reforms increase protections for renters.

Demonstrators outside Leinster House said the housing crisis is having a disproportionate impact on Irish speaking areas.

It is estimated about 100 people, including children, are affected by the termination notices issued to 36 homes. Some have been instructed that they must vacate their properties in May and others in August.

Homeless figures have surpassed 17,000 for the first time, with the number in emergency accommodation last month reaching a total of 17,112.

There were 17,112 people in emergency accommodation in January: 11,793 adults and 5,319 children.

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said the reforms mean that property funds ‘are set for a bonanza’.

All of the homes in this initial sales phase will be made available to eligible buyers through the Local Authority Affordable Purchase Scheme, which is managed jointly by Fingal County Council and the LDA.

In internal advice prepared for Budget 2026, civil servants said the enhanced deduction could end up functioning as an indirect subsidy for property investors.

Central Statistics Office figures recently revealed that the median price of a home in Dublin has reached half a million euro.

The move has been criticised by some local representatives, who say parents have no control over their adult children’s income, the paper also reported.

Richard Boyd Barrett said a couple and their two young children with special needs are set to lose their home next week.

Opposition parties held a protest against the Residential Tenancies Bill outside Leinster House on Wednesday.

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said up to 60,000 renters would be hit by ‘a huge rent hike every single year’.

A new study found the most commonly used bidding systems encourage people to overbid, leading to inflated prices.

The report published on Monday finds that the most commonly used bidding systems encourage people to overbid, leading to inflated prices.

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The scheme — across 4.5 acres of the landbank — is being developed in partnership with approved housing body Clúid

Property developers warned Minister for Housing James Browne and Tánaiste Simon Harris that the Government’s proposed reforms are inconsistent with both the Irish Constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

New dwelling completions increased more than 20% last year, with 2025 seeing the highest number of completions since 2011.

The new data from the CSO shows there were 36,284 new dwelling completions in 2025, an increase of 20.4% from 2024.

Research carried out by Eurostat shows 10 per cent of people aged 15–29 are overburdened by housing costs, compared with about eight per cent of all age groups.

Housing Minister James Browne approved a review of HAP rent limits which may lead to an increase in the payments, it is understood.

Landlords will be expected to self-assess whether rents they set truly reflect market rates under the Government’s rental reforms.

Dublin City Council had granted planning permission for the Large Scale Residential Development (LRD) scheme last August but the proposal was stalled by a single appeal lodged to ACP by Ciarán Lynam and Anne Loughlin of Drumcondra Park, Drumcondra.

Deputy Maeve O'Connell said pets are an important part of many families, and it is "deeply unfair" to force people to give up their pet to secure a home.

The new strategy saw rent pressure zones extended nationwide.

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Ministers have approved a billion euro fund aimed at ‘activating’ new housing developments.

Housing activity has fallen to its lowest level in almost a decade

The coalition government is expected to kick off the parliamentary term with a draft law to introduce a series of migration and asylum reforms.

While very different in style and location, each of these homes reflects a considered approach to living.

Sinn Féin's leader has said new "affordable" housing is far too expensive for most buyers

The Housing Minister moved to distance himself and his department from the ‘Moving in with Family’ video after it was pilloried online last month,

Data also shows that applicants are, on average, notified significantly faster when their application is successful than when it is refused, leaving unsuccessful applicants waiting months to learn they have failed.

The average purchase price for homes purchased, or build cost for homes built, using the scheme is €389,000.

Prices are rising, albeit more slowly, but asking price inflation stood at 5.4% in the last quarter of 2025

In this year’s budget, the government chopped the rates that apply in an attempt to speed up the delivery of housing.

It brings the total Cork city commencements in 2025 to 941, including 335 scheme units, 582 apartment units, and 24 one off units, with just one month left of the year.

The plans, lodged by Whitestone Corner Properties Ltd in July, were given the green-light by Cork City Council on Monday.

An Coimisiún Pleanála said the development site is located on a minor local road, which is seriously substandard in terms of width, gradient, and alignment'.

The development will consist of a mixed-use residential development, comprising 544 residential units in total.

Minister for Housing James Browne said the housing delivery figures were ‘very encouraging’ but said ‘more must be done’.

Figures from St Patrick’s Mental Health Services’ Annual Attitudes to Mental Health and Stigma Survey show 88 per cent believe there is a worrying amount of anxiety in society.

The house, developed under the Local Authority Affordable Purchase Scheme (LAAPS), is in Togher — at Glenmore Heights in Lehenaghmore, which is a new development built in a partnership between Cork City Council and OBR Group.

The programme will double Isif’s equity for homebuilding investment programme to 800 million euros.

These three homes are ideally placed for anyone who likes to start Christmas morning with a dip in the sea.