The number of eviction notices surged at the end of last year: up 41% year-on-year to 5,207. Today’s official data gives us the first clear picture of the rental market ahead of the Government’s major changes that took effect this month

The whistleblower is pocketing $429k of the share here thanks to some fairly intriguing provisions in US law. And Labour’s @ciaranahern.bsky.social wants to see the whole issue probed by the Oireachtas transport committee

The North American tourism arm of CIÉ has had to paid back $4.2m of Covid-era supports to the US government - comes after New Jersey authorities heard CIÉ Tours shouldn’t have received the money in the first place, partly as it’s backed by the Irish govt www.thejournal.ie/cie-tours-us...

The landlord behind the evictions in Co Wexford has “decided to withdraw” the notices. Spox for Patchflow Ltd said it recognises that receiving eviction notices can be “deeply unsettling” and acknowledges the “stress this situation has caused” within the community. - @thejournal.ie

Tenants of 36 households in Co #Wexford were told their landlord was delivering eviction notices because of the Govt’s new rental rules, according to a leaked video. Residents heard the landlord would follow “radio shows and political debate” before making a “final decision” on their housing.

Renters in Bridgetown, Co Wexford are stunned after over 30 homes in their estate got eviction notices this week. Local TDs have criticised Housing Minister James Browne for it happening “in his backyard” right as new rent rules take effect www.thejournal.ie/wexford-evic...

It’s almost a year since the regulator flagged Galway’s rising rents as of more concern than other cities - but everyone expects them to keep going up. The government insists this will help with supply and, eventually, lead to a fall. There’s still no timeline on when that might happen.

Ahead of the big rental changes, I went to Galway for @thejournal.ie - new tenants are paying €1,850+ monthly, up 11% - homeless services criticised an 'information gap' on the changes - renters just don't believe in the tightened eviction rules unless enforcement follows

Some notable votes on migration in Strasbourg this week at the European Parliament, with the push by the EU to use so-called 'third countries' to hold asylum seekers making some supporters of the restrictions nervous. www.thejournal.ie/sean-kelly-m...

MEP @mariawalshmep.bsky.social says the Taoiseach must raise the case of Seamus Culleton and the wider ICE immigration crackdown during his White House visit for St Patrick's Day. Walsh, who is a dual Irish-US citizen, says 'fundamental rights' have been harmed by ICE @thejournal.ie

At the launch of the EU housing committee’s first report on the crisis, chair @itinagli says they kept getting letters from people pleading for the EU to take some action. Adds that Dublin, Milan, Rome, Madrid and Barcelona are where people pay most of their income towards rent

"We put the sandbags at the door and watched and waited for it to come into our homes." More from speaking with Island Road residents in Enniscorthy today www.thejournal.ie/enniscorthy-...

"This was our life. It’s five years of work, from Monday to Sunday 9-to-7. I came here pregnant at nine months and I worked. "And in three hours everything was done." Michaela and her husband Greg saw their grocery store hit by the flooding in Enniscorthy

Maureen Peare was stacking tables and chairs throughout her home in Enniscorthy to try and prevent the water destroying them. She and her neighbours on Island Road were among the worst hit yesterday - @thejournal.ie

Parts of Enniscorthy remain underwater today after yesterday’s severe flooding. Today sees business owners try and pick up the pieces while crews are working to clear Irish Rail tracks - @thejournal.ie

Retrial and new venue sought in case of man accused of sexually assaulting teenager www.thejournal.ie/sexual-assau...

Man found guilty of one charge of sexually assaulting teenage girl as jury fails to agree on five more www.thejournal.ie/sexual-assau...

‘Dear Landlord, we note you have lodged a Notice of Termination for a current tenancy with the RTB’ - The Govt is writing to landlords who’ve recently began eviction proceedings, encouraging them to instead maintain their tenancies ahead of upcoming changes to rental laws

The consequences of delaying the Dart+ South West are worth a bit of attention. Thousands of houses have already been built in Adamstown and Clonburris and more are planned. @brian_caulfield here on why this is bad

A group of Afghan asylum seekers have spoken about how they were followed before being subjected to an attack in Brittas, Co Dublin yesterday. Gardaí have launched an investigation after the men were beaten and had the windows of their car smashed into pieces www.thejournal.ie/brittas-asyl...

Over the past few weeks I’ve asked local councils how they’re faring with a housing programme that’s saved 2,500 people from homelessness since 2023. Turns out about half of councils have now halted the Tenant in Situ scheme amid a funding row with the Department of Housing

The state regulator for fishing in Irish rivers is liaising with gardaí as part of investigations into an incident near Carrick-on-Suir, where a man approached by its officers later got into difficulty and drowned www.thejournal.ie/carrick-on-s...

A number of groups - including departments in TU Dublin and a local church - have written letters in support of a family who are facing deportation as part of the government’s crackdown on asylum seekers www.thejournal.ie/deportations...

The government has been accused of “skipping independent scrutiny” after it admitted that its recent deportation flight to Nigeria occurred without a human rights monitor on board. These monitors had been included in the govt’s two previous charter flights to Georgia

New details emerging today on the PPP of 486 social homes pulled by the govt - Upwards of €8 million was spent by the developers to ready the sites - the project had twice passed government financial appraisals, before it was suddenly halted this month. www.thejournal.ie/housing-ppps...

Rasheed Ismail, who had been the chair of a community group in Clondalkin prior to his deportation, says the government has made asylum seekers a “scapegoat” because of anti-immigrant protests. He’s now seeking for Jim O’Callaghan to hear directly from families he’s deported over recent months

'I was always with them': Man separated from family after deportation from Ireland to Nigeria - Rasheed’s wife and daughters got a last-minute reprieve from an Irish court ahead of last week’s flight due to fears they would be subjected to FGM if returned www.thejournal.ie/deportations...

Interesting statement today from the consortium behind this development. It’s questioned the Housing Minister’s claim that the delays were due to value for money issues, saying that there’s been “no change in the project’s pricing” since last year.

Draft proposals from a long awaited government review for land use are in, and indicate a big emphasis on dairy farming. But they've managed to unite some environmental groups and farmers, who believe the measures are a backward step and unrealistic www.thejournal.ie/land-use-rev...

Almost 500 social homes have been delayed after the Housing Minister decided to halt the project, citing the costs involved in the multimillion euro public private partnership www.thejournal.ie/housing-dela...

At the Red Cow Ipas centre in Dublin, one resident told me her children were “in tears” on their way to school after witnessing their friends being removed. “My daughter asked me, ‘Can we get out of the hotel and look for another place before they deport us? “What do we tell them?”

'They were part of our lives': School 'devastated' after government deports two children to Nigeria - reporting with several @thejournal.ie colleagues here on the aftermath of yesterday’s flight and the anger it’s caused www.thejournal.ie/deportations...

Yes, I really did go through 25 years of planning records. Explore our interactive, visual investigation so you don't have to and find out where Ireland's data centres are located. investigates.thejournal.ie/data-centres

Government drops plan for international protection accommodation at former Crown Paints site www.thejournal.ie/crown-paints...

Expanded refugee accommodation ruled out for site in Liberties in Dublin 8 www.thejournal.ie/dublin-8-bas...

Speaking to @eoghandalton.bsky.social for this article was a tough decision, I have friends and colleagues working in Sinn Féin and looking to bring meaningful change to Irish politics. But it was the only decision I felt I could make until the party takes this criticism on board #spéirgorm

An update to this: it's understood Sinn Féin now intends to press ahead with the original plan and hold this special conference in the coming weeks

Sinn Féin confirmed last night that it has postponed a special party conference where it was set to review its policy on transgender issues, amid pushback from members and LGBT+ groups www.thejournal.ie/sinn-fein-tr...