4 h. ago €6m in grants to refurbish 100 vacant and derelict Galway homes

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM Almost €6 million in grants has helped bring over a hundred vacant and derelict homes back into use in Galway. Since 2022, 765 refurbishment grant applications were made, with 520 approvals from homeowners across the city and county. Nationally, the figures revealed by the Housing Minister show […] The post €6m in grants to refurbish 100 vacant and derelict Galway homes appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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4 h. ago Pearse Doherty gets behind Catherine Connolly in Presidential race

Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty has announced his support for Independent Presidential candidate Catherine Connolly. The Sinn Fein Finance Spokesperson says… The post Pearse Doherty gets behind Catherine Connolly in Presidential race appeared first on Donegal Daily.

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6 h. ago Keith Duggan: Staying loyal to Donald Trump tests Republican speaker’s survival skills

Mike Johnson finds himself with plenty of explaining to do amid US government shutdown, the president’s social media outbursts and growing pressure to release the Jeffrey Epstein files

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8 h. ago Spanish move to list doctors who refuse to terminate pregnancies sparks political storm

Government led by Pedro Sánchez seeks to enshrine abortion in constitution 40 years after it was decriminalised

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16 h. ago MEP says EU rules should be amended to 'remove barriers to affordable housing'

The MEP for Midlands North-West described them as having the potential to "vastly accelerate affordable housing delivery across Europe"

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16 h. ago Facebook owner asked Government to ‘intervene’ on EU tech regulations

Meta sought Government’s help to rein in Brussels regulators after €200 million fine

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17 h. ago The Irish Times view on the Irish planning process: time has come for Government action

The Irish Times view on the Irish planning process: time has come for Government action  The Irish Times

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18 h. ago Carla Ward in ‘constant conversations’ with FAI about support for Ireland’s women’s team

Carla Ward in ‘constant conversations’ with FAI about support for Ireland’s women’s team  The Irish Times

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18 h. ago Servicing for all renewable energy systems by Donegal experts

Advertisement J&S Renewables provides maintenance and repairs of modern heating and ventilation systems for homeowners and businesses across Donegal. We… The post Servicing for all renewable energy systems by Donegal experts appeared first on Donegal Daily.

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21 h. ago 'Doomed to fail': Case attempting to stop presidential election has been thrown out of court

The man who brought the case offered to assume the role of President of Ireland until a referendum could be held to amend the constitution.

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21 h. ago Republic of Ireland v Belgium: Discrimination row an unwanted distraction

Republic of Ireland v Belgium: Discrimination row an unwanted distraction - Carla Ward  BBC

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30 h. ago Funding awarded for outdoor leisure and fitness equipment in Donegal social housing estates

Donegal will be one of the beneficiaries from the Government’s Housing Finance Agency Social Investment Fund (SIF). Nationally funding allocated… The post Funding awarded for outdoor leisure and fitness equipment in Donegal social housing estates appeared first on Donegal Daily.

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31 h. ago Minister turns sod on €23.6m housing scheme – and opens two other developments

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage James Browne has officially broken ground on a €23.6 million mixed-tenure housing development in Claregalway – and opened housing developments in Ardrahan and Tuam on his whistlestop tour of the county. The 88-unitClaregalway scheme, led by Galway County Council and supported by €12m funding from the Department of […] The post Minister turns sod on €23.6m housing scheme – and opens two other developments appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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31 h. ago Sarah Moss: People say ‘I don’t know how you keep going’. The truth is you don’t have a choice

We shouldn’t live every day as if it were our last because then the bathroom would never be cleaned, the bills never paid, the homework never done

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39 h. ago Deputy First Minister in online spat with SDLP MLA over extending Irish Presidential election votes to NI citizens

Deputy First Minister in online spat with SDLP MLA over extending Irish Presidential election votes to NI citizens  Belfast Telegraph

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41 h. ago Newcastle homeowners trapped after worst flooding in Co Down town ‘in 40 years’

Newcastle homeowners trapped after worst flooding in Co Down town ‘in 40 years’  Belfast Telegraph

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41 h. ago Money Diaries: A governance assistant manager on €71K living in Munster

This week, our reader is focused on securing a mortgage to renovate and extend a 1970s home that she feels lucky to have inherited.

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42 h. ago Sinn Féin Dáil motion calls on government to plan and prepare for a United Ireland – Mary Lou McDonald TD

Sinn Féin Dáil motion calls on government to plan and prepare for a United Ireland – Mary Lou McDonald TD  sinnfein.ie

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45 h. ago 'A new low': Catherine Connolly responds to presidential rival's remarks

Heather Humphreys, Minister Helen McEntee, and Taoiseach Micheál Martin all issued individual criticisms of the frontrunner today.

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48 h. ago Government members continue attacks on Connolly as Galway TD campaigns at home

The Irish public are approaching the final few days before polling day on 24 October.

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