People renting under such arrangements are known as licensees rather than tenants and have far fewer protections

Previous application would have combined small flats into larger ones, reducing overall numbers

Church’s representative body sought meeting with Ministers to discuss ‘possibility of an exemption’ from new rent rules

Latest data does not include sofa-surfers, those sharing overcrowded homes, in domestic violence refuges or sleeping rough

Population of towns seeking city status would have to greatly increase, Minister suggests

Young adults cannot remain in Gaeltacht areas because of high prices, holiday homes and planning rules, Oireachtas committee told

Extension of Accommodation Recognition Payment scheme to March 2027 part of winding-down process

‘I cannot emphasise enough the consequences of overloading already stretched services,’ says Dublin Region Homeless Executive chief

Fake online messages circulating about State’s Housing for All programme and other schemes

1,865 years: how long it would take for young people in one part of Dublin to have a home of their own, according to new analysis

Consultant advised going through eight-week recovery after hysterectomy ‘in a hotel room would be awful’

Homeless families up 18% year on year as monthly totals climb again

Department of Housing and Local Government’s failure to revise legislation ‘undermining’ regional authorities, says barrister

Ministers ‘seriously concerned’ over progress and set deadline of June for local authorities to act

Less than two years into his term as mayor, John Moran is feeling the pressure

Minister for Housing James Browne announces opening of tender process but says it is ‘very difficult’ to provide a completion date

Department of Housing says ‘significant number’ of properties will be brought into long-term market

Sitka spruce, sika deer and common garden plants are all invasive species with potential to cause harm to native varieties

New rules agreed by Cabinet will mean effective ban on such lets in areas with population of more than 20,000

Oireachtas committee hears combined total paid to five designated local authorities to date is about €264m