Plan to slash number of workers needed for housing targets through modern methods of construction
Coalition hopes new methods could reduce number needed by as many as 10,000
Rent Pressure Zones: Pressure on Government as it proposes to link certain rents to inflation
Cost-rental tenants may benefit from lower rents in future
‘Fight for us in the communities’: Views on ‘rocky’ first year of Limerick mayor
John Moran, Limerick’s first directly elected mayor, calls for a ‘large and thoughtful master plan’ for the city
Current rental caps to be eased for newbuild homes in planned pressure zone reform
Cap of 2% rise per annum will apply to existing tenancies but landlords will be able to charge more between tenancies
‘Arts’ dropped as a name of a Government department amid reshuffle by Coalition
Tourism and Gaeltacht move to other portfolios from Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
Provision of almost 1,000 extra prison places to be fast-tracked
Minister believes initiative will reduce delivery timelines by between 12 and 18 months
Woman who suffered six miscarriages says employers’ response ranged from empathy to pressure to return to work
Labour Party criticises delay to proposals to introduce leave for pregnancy loss
‘We do not need a housing tsar,’ top civil servant Graham Doyle tells property conference
Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers insists plans to appoint head of Housing Activation Office will go ahead
Parlous state of Defence Forces once again laid bare
Independents overboard as two Government-supporting TDs voted against Coalition over Palestine
Pressure on Government to expand Israel opposition
About 40 people held up Palestinian flags at the Dáil and unfurled a large banner stating 'sanction Israel'
Renewed political pressure to expand opposition to Israeli assault on Gaza
Tánaiste Simon Harris secures Cabinet approval to begin drafting legislation
Bill to ban foxhunting in Ireland causes discontent in Dáil
The People Before Profit Bill benefitted from the support of demonstrators outside Leinster House
Minister insists no ‘free pass’ for builders who get planning permission extensions
James Browne says there is ‘use it or lose it’ element in proposals aimed at activating delayed developments
Cabinet approves move to draft an occupied territories Bill
Government plans fall short of ban first proposed by Independent senator Frances Black in 2018
Ireland’s housing perma-crisis returns to centre of political agenda
Opposition plans ‘Raise the Roof’ protest on housing amid new measures