This is incredible. Listen to it. youtu.be/0fE8l25CG2E?...

"The problem with targets is that we keep missing them, so we're moving to a vibe based estimate of the numbers of houses we need to build."

We are perilously close to him using the phrase "turning the corner on housing" which is the traditional cry of a government housing minister in distress.

A really excellent and informative piece from Dr Kelleher, explaining the reality of the Judicial Review system.

Very pleased to hear our new President speak about home is a fundamental human right. Adequate housing is a human right and should be a part of the Irish Constitution. The proposed text of a constitutional amendment and the rationale for it can be found here: www.homeforgood.ie/referendum/

A well deserved retirement for a good and faithful servant of the public good. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

Seems that client confidentiality is important for pundits working for political parties, but not for presidential candidates working as barristers. m.independent.ie/irish-news/p...

Fundamentally this measure is to stop people complaining to the courts that the state has acted unlawfully This would apply when you complain about the unlawful behaviour and the High Court agrees with you Rather than work within the law the state decides to stop people telling the courts about it

The Government's new stated aim is to make it so unattractive for lawyers to take good cases against the State that they will stop. Not bad cases. Good ones. Successful ones. This new rule only applies if you *win* your case. Doesn't that worry anyone slightly? m.independent.ie/irish-news/o...

It's emblematic of the do-nothing government, that one of the parties isn't able to deliver an internal report on time and without a row. If Finna Fail can't get their act together to produce this report what hope of them producing anything in government? www.thejournal.ie/fianna-fail-...

Hello it's me the leader of the party full of landlords that has been in power your whole adult life and created the housing crisis we now refuse to resolve. I'm here to tell you it's actually the foreigners' fault.

A reminder, if needed, that the ‘Regional Public Policy & Government Relations Lead’ of Airbnb is a former Labour (!) TD who represented Gaeltacht communities in Galway West.

Some testimony from a victim of the US ICE regime, currently being facilitated by Shannon Airport.

There's no quicker way to kill a community than to drive out the young people. That's exactly what short term rentals do to places like the Gaeltacht. If young people have nowhere to rent locally they leave. It's a problem for any small community that's attractive to tourists.

My council colleague Paddy Monahan and I made a short video about an unsafe junction in Whitehall in Dublin. Yet again, #motonormativity putting our kids in danger. We’re working to get this fixed before someone gets hurt. #speirgorm #ActiveTravel #StreetsAreForPeople

Does Simon Harris actually understand the term 'dog whistle'? It appears not. www.thejournal.ie/leaders-ques...

The idea that Ireland has ever "gold plated" the transposition of EU Environmental law, is causing a lot of people in my world to chortle manically.

I'm sure that the mid level palace bureaucrat who drafts the reply will reflect deeply upon their concerns (once he checks Wikipedia to find out if the Grand Orange Lodge of England is a real thing.) www.thejournal.ie/orange-order...

Excellent news. While I'm sure that they will all be great, I'm particularly happy to see Rose Wall nominated.

The carnage of the genocide has changed people. We wanted to free Palestine but it looks like Palestine will free us all...

The point is to distract from government failings by targeting a vulnerable minority. If that means the government throwing away your tax money to do so, then so be it. Gotta look tough. Otherwise people might blaming the government for all the failures. m.independent.ie/irish-news/p...

Ah, that's the sound of the other shoe dropping. Ivan Yeats was not only a paid consultant for FF politicians, he was paid to lobby those same people on behalf of private interests. Shabby and unscrupulous backroom dealing. www.ontheditch.com/ivan-yates-l...

The use of Shannon Airport to carry out human rights violations, in a variety of different contexts, is a source of national disgrace. It's long past time this gateway to repression was subject to a minimum degree of human rights proofing in its operations.

Zohran Mamdani is doing special things in New York. The world is watching and taking hope. Not only hope that progressive campaigning can defeat authoritarianism, but also hope that America hasn't irretrievably lost its way. If I were entitled to vote, I would vote for Mamdani.

An enlightening look at the dangerous duplicity of Simon Harris on immigration and the reasons behind it. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

As far as I can see all he's been asked to do by the left is temper his language and not inflame tensions. If that's 'shutting down debate' then what sort of debate does he want to have exactly?

Oh so it turns out we are allowed criticise the EU after all, but only when it's about [checks notes] upholding environmental standards

Much of the chagrin in FG seems to be predicated on the idea that FF are a rival party It's been a decade since FG have been able to enact policy without FF permission. Neither will realistically be able to govern alone in the foreseeable future A merger would make sense www.rte.ie/news/politic...

Despite the click-bait headline my contribution has been accurately reported in this piece by @eithnedodd.bsky.social unfortunately on the industry side the wool has been pulled over her eyes by the usual self-serving rhetoric By way of followup a short 🧵

Why did the Minster wrongly tell us fireworks were thrown in to the building?

So it wasn't fireworks. It was a calculated and deliberate attempt at the mass murder of men, women and children. www.thetimes.com/article/0887...

The government will, of course, expect that you obediently believe that their anti-immigrant rhetoric has nothing to do with anti-immigrant actions. www.thejournal.ie/fire-ipsa-ce...

Banning a member of the European Parliament from entering your country on official business is an insult, not only to those who voted for her, but to every citizen of the European Union. www.thejournal.ie/lynn-boylan-...

16,614 people in emergency accommodation during July 21 to 27. 5,238 children. Does not include people in domestic violence refuges, sofa surfing, in international protection accommodation despite having refugees status, in overcrowded housing or sleeping rough. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous...

After receiving a bloody nose at the hands of the electorate, the coalition have looked around for somewhere to deflect blame and have decided upon immigrants. www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...

Simon Harris

5238 children. www.thejournal.ie/homelessness...

Euractiv's @claudiemoreau.bsky.social on our complaint to the European Commission against Ireland's appointing ex-Meta lobbyist as its new Data Protection Commissioner www.euractiv.com/news/complai...

“Very often you find in the clinical notes in these hospitals, doctors and nurses writing, ‘this person does not need to be here, but there is nowhere else for them to go,’ and that was often noted on admission to these facilities, not just after a while.” www.thejournal.ie/investigates...

If you’re curious about “25 ready baked ideas” for #housing they include building garden sheds & dark studios the size of 2 parking spaces; super inflating land values; & new shortcuts that risk “irregular practices”, public safety, the environment, & incurring fines on climate targets #halfbaked

After all that mud slinging Fine Gael are now cleaning their dirty laundry in public.

Ridiculous behaviour by the British Government A clear attempt to punish people from the North for travelling to Dublin It should be met with a strong response from the Irish Government. thedetail.tv/articles/hmr...

The Taoiseach is not coming to Dublin Castle for the official declaration of Catherine Connolly's victory in the presidential election. Whether intended or not, it's going to look very confrontational for the head of government NOT to be there to congratulate the new head of state

Turns out voting for Catherine Connolly is a rural pursuit.

Gardaí called as Mary Lou McDonald and canvassers threatened on Dublin street. www.thejournal.ie/mary-lou-mcd...

An absolutely horrendous attempt at violent intimation of Connolly canvassers on the North Strand. I hope everyone recovers quickly and that the thug is apprehended and faces the full force of the law.

"A one-point increase in income inequality corresponded almost exactly to a one-point increase in support for populist parties." An important intervention from the UN Rapporteur on the connection between inequality and the rise of the far right. reliefweb.int/report/world...

If you need some outrageous militaristic jingoism in your life, then this article is for you.