2 h. ago If ‘housing tsar’ can bypass Ireland’s Kafkaesque bureaucracy, they might solve the crisis

If ‘housing tsar’ can bypass Ireland’s Kafkaesque bureaucracy, they might solve the crisis  The Irish Times

Events

3 h. ago Miriam Lord’s week: A tsar is not born – and that means ‘faic all’ progress in housing

James Browne talks up his A-Team, TDs watch the pros in action while Pa Daly delights in saying nothing

Politics

3 h. ago Micheál Martin’s first 100 days: Coalition has achieved little amid delivery gaps and Dáil discord

Trump heads a list of challenges for the Taoiseach that includes housing, childcare, pensions and a raucous Dáil. He could hardly be said to have hit the ground running

Politics

9 h. ago Chaos of housing tsar controversy is a symptom of a longer running dysfunction in Housing

Processes set up to avoid argy bargys between the coalition partners have broken down.

Events

10 h. ago Tánaiste says it was correct to ‘think through’ housing tsar role but denies ‘blocking’ appointment

When asked if he ‘blocked’ Brendan McDonagh’s appointment, Harris said he doesn’t ‘like the work “block”‘.

Politics

12 h. ago Housing tsar row: FF and FG continue to snipe after collapse of Brendan McDonagh appointment plan

Fine Gael blocked appointment this week over concerns it was kept in dark about process

Politics

12 h. ago Prince Harry says King Charles ‘won’t speak to him’ and he does not know how long his father has left to live

Harry said in an interview after losing a court battle with the British government over his police protection that it felt like a ‘good old-fashioned establishment stitch-up’

Politics

13 h. ago The Brian Fenton interview: 'Even when I broke onto the Dublin team, we enjoyed the idea that I was half a Kerry man'

The Brian Fenton interview: 'Even when I broke onto the Dublin team, we enjoyed the idea that I was half a Kerry man'  Irish Examiner

Politics

14 h. ago Local councillor pleads for extra gardaí in Rathkeale after four homes targeted in arson attacks

‘Four houses were petrol bombed overnight, the place is is lockdown, there are gardaí at the different scenes,’ said a source.

Events

15 h. ago Taoiseach denies Simon Harris blocked appointment of Brendan McDonagh to housing tsar role

Micheál Martin admitted that the government had not “executed this perfectly”, but he accused Sinn Féin of “hypocrisy” over the issue.

Politics

16 h. ago Calls for extra gardaí to police Rathkeale after four homes targeted in arson attacks

Four properties located in and around the town were attacked with petrol bombs at around 4am on Friday morning

Events

16 h. ago Exclusive: Michael Shine shows no remorse and claims accusers are motivated by money

Journalist Saoirse McGarrigle – who has covered the allegations against Michael Shine for many years – carries out first-ever interview with the notorious sex offender.

Politics

25 h. ago 'Cycle of failure': McDonald says government unable to justify 'ill

McDonald said that the government planned to hire someone to “essentially job share” with housing minister James Browne.

Politics

25 h. ago McDonald lays into coalition over housing tsar turmoil in early morning interview

McDonald said that the government planned to hire someone to “essentially job share” with housing minister James Browne.

Politics

27 h. ago The homeless university lecturer: ‘There’s a sense of shame around it’

Screenwriter Jenny Roche was ordered to vacate her rented property in Moycullen, Co Galway, having overheld for more than eight months

Politics

27 h. ago Population growth is driving Ireland’s housing crisis — and policy is lagging behind

Population growth is driving Ireland’s housing crisis — and policy is lagging behind  The Currency

Events

28 h. ago What will €100,000 buy in Italy, France, Spain, Sweden and Co Leitrim?

One price, home and away: A Tuscan apartment with pool access, a duplex in a French château, a stone house in Spanish hiking country, a plot with three houses on an island on Stockholm’s archipelago, or a cottage on four acres outside Dromahair?

Economics

30 h. ago Government urged to address social welfare payments for workers facing temporary lay

Government urged to address social welfare payments for workers facing temporary lay-offs due to US tariffs  The Irish Independent

Economics

35 h. ago 'The Seven O'Clock Club:' An author interview with Amelia Ireland

'The Seven O'Clock Club:' An author interview with Amelia Ireland  Boise State Public Radio

Politics

38 h. ago Brendan McDonagh withdraws from housing ‘tsar’ role consideration

The Nama chief executive said he was withdrawing ‘in light of the controversy’ that had arisen.

Politics