Sinéad Gibney TD described new projections suggesting Ireland’s housing crisis could continue for another 15 years as “pretty grim”  The warning follows a Department of Finance estimate suggesting the crisis could persist into the 2040s. 📺➡️ https://f.mtr.cool/ymsieetnym

ICYMI: Catch up on last night’s #TonightVMTV: 🚨Housing crisis could last another 15 years  🚨Zohran Mamdani elected as New York Mayor  🚨Today's front pages  🎧👇

🗣️ "There might be knock-on impacts for costs as well," says Kevin Doyle, Executive Editor at the Irish Independent, explaining how a recent outbreak of bird flu could affect the cost of your Christmas turkey. #TonightVMTV

🗣️ "I don't think Trump’s read the room on this correctly," says Scott Lucas, Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, UCD, discussing what Mamdani’s victory reveals about sentiment toward Trump in New York. #TonightVMTV

🗣️ "Heather Humphreys was walking off the stage whereas Mamdani is walking into the ring with Trump," says Kevin Doyle, Executive Editor at the Irish Independent, as the panel draws similarities between the New York mayoral campaign and Ireland’s presidential election. #TonightVMTV

🗣️ "Oh, it’s big," says Scott Lucas, Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, UCD, discussing the significance of Zohran Mamdani’s victory. #TonightVMTV

🗣️ "The system is fit for purpose. The problem with it is the constant change." - Fred Logue, Solicitor Specialising in Planning & Environmental Law #TonightVMTV

🗣️ "Where will all the labour come from?" - Fine Gael TD Naoise Ó Muirí 🗣️ "We bring them in." - Social Democrats TD Sinéad Gibney 🗣️ "So you will bring them in, but you will have nowhere to put them?" - Fine Gael TD Naoise Ó Muirí #TonightVMTV

🗣️ "So you’re saying it’s not judicial review but it’s something else?" asks Fine Gael TD Naoise Ó Muirí. "Yeah, it’s the permitting system," replies Fred Logue, Solicitor Specialising in Planning & Environmental Law, as they disagree on what is holding up progress on new developments. #TonightVMTV

🗣️ "We are talking ourselves into autocracy here, by taking away people’s rights," says Fred Logue, Solicitor Specialising in Planning & Environmental Law, highlighting the value he sees in the judicial review process. #TonightVMTV

🗣️ "Even within Fianna Fáil there is an acknowledgement that it has taken so long," says Kevin Doyle, Executive Editor at the Irish Independent, highlighting the lack of progress in addressing Ireland’s housing crisis. #TonightVMTV

🗣️ "There is no humility with this government," says @sineadgibney. "We are all getting on with our work," responds @naoiseomuiri, as the pair clash over the Government’s handling of housing. #TonightVMTV

🗣️ "We are 15 years into a crisis of Fine Gael's own admission, and possibly facing another 15 years before we even see the light to get out of it," says Social Democrats TD Sinéad Gibney, expressing little hope that real progress will be made on housing. #TonightVMTV

Coming up on #TonightVMTV 👇 @virginmedianews.bsky.social | @kierancuddihy.bsky.social

Live from 10:30pm, @kierancuddihy.bsky.social will be joined by Naoise Ó Muirí TD, Sinéad Gibney TD, Kevin Doyle, Fred Logue & Scott Lucas to discuss: 🚨Housing crisis could last another 15 years 🚨Zohran Mamdani elected as New York Mayor 🚨Tomorrow's front pages #TonightVMTV

🗣️ “If one of them used the language that Simon Harris is using, they would be accused of racism.” With the Tánaiste saying migration levels are “too high”, questions are being raised over whether the coalition is shifting to the right on immigration. 📺 https://f.mtr.cool/yymaiudscl

ICYMI: Catch up on last night’s #TonightVMTV: 🚨Is Government rhetoric on immigration changing? 🚨Political fallout from Ivan Yates' media training 🚨NYC mayoral election 🎧👇

🗣️ "Can he take those young voters that he has found on social media and around the city and translate that to ballots?” - Mitch McCann, Correspondent in New York #TonightVMTV

🗣️ "Let's not ascribe blame in relation to something that might or might not have happened.” - Fianna Fáil Minister of State Timmy Dooley #TonightVMTV

🗣️ "Unless you have a proper independent media, you're in trouble.” - Special Correspondent, Irish Examiner Mick Clifford #TonightVMTV

🗣️ "Is it going to affect any trust there is, that the media are independent and are separate from politicians? And that's the thing I worry about more than anything.” - Special Correspondent, Irish Examiner Mick Clifford #TonightVMTV

🗣️ "Talking about the prospects [...] and effectiveness [...] without saying; 'I'm actually getting paid by one of these parties'. That to me is actually unacceptable.” - Sinn Féin TD and Justice Spokesperson Matt Carthy #TonightVMTV

🗣️ "Lots of corporations do this too, as law firms do, they refer to that 'Chinese wall' that can exist within a corporation.” - Fianna Fáil Minister of State Timmy Dooley 🗣️ "Yeah, but rarely within a person's own head.” - Host Kieran Cuddihy #TonightVMTV

🗣️ "Maybe there was a conflict of interest from [Ivan Yates’] perspective...” - Fianna Fáil Minister of State Timmy Dooley #TonightVMTV

🗣️ "Black and white: we do not have the capacity.” - Sinn Féin TD and Justice Spokesperson Matt Carthy 🗣️ "Where does the reduction come from?” - Host Kieran Cuddihy #TonightVMTV

🗣️ "One in every five workers were not born in this country. Migration, to the greatest extent, has been here to serve the economy.” - Special Correspondent, Irish Examiner Mick Clifford #TonightVMTV

🗣️ "There are some individuals, both within and outside the Dáil, who have an ideological position on migration.” - Fianna Fáil Minister of State Timmy Dooley 🗣️ "If one of them used the language that Simon Harris is now using, they would be accused of racism and xenophobia.” - Kieran Cuddihy

🗣️ "The one thing that there is a problem with is housing right across the state, and the more that come to seek asylum, the more pressure it puts on that system.” - Fianna Fáil Minister of State Timmy Dooley #TonightVMTV

🗣️ "Any system worth its weight in salt has to have the capacity to assist people in their return or ask them to return.” - Fianna Fáil Minister of State Timmy Dooley 🗣️ "I'm not sure you've answered the question...” - Host Kieran Cuddihy #TonightVMTV

Live from 10pm, @kierancuddihy.bsky.social will be joined by Timmy Dooley TD, Matt Carthy TD & Mick Clifford to discuss: 🚨Is Government rhetoric on immigration changing? 🚨Political fallout from Ivan Yates' media training 🚨NYC mayoral election #TonightVMTV

Coming up on #TonightVMTV 👇 @virginmedianews.bsky.social | @kierancuddihy.bsky.social

🗣️ "Government told us they'd have 40,000 in 2024 - after the election it was like, 'sorry folks, that's not happening'..." Senator Patricia Stephenson on missed housing targets, as John Collison’s critique reignites debate on Ireland’s infrastructure failures. 📺 https://youtu.be/aNcUUoWypm0

🗣️ "No one looking for his [Simon Harris'] head in the way people are looking for Micheál Martin's head." Has Simon Harris escaped scrutiny over Fine Gael’s election defeat? 📺 Catch up on #TonightVMTV on Virgin Media Play.

ICYMI — On @tonightvmtv.bsky.social , TU Dublin lecturer and Ireland Thinks founder Kevin Cunningham said most voters who spoiled their ballots were “dissatisfied with the choice,” noting they tended to lean conservative and still showed strong engagement with the democratic process.

ICYMI: Catch up on last night’s #TonightVMTV: 🚨 Is the collapse of Fastway couriers a result of green taxes and climate policy? 🚨 Spoil the vote campaign  🚨 Today's front pages 🎧👇

🗣️ "There's an alternative interpretation to this, which is Maria Steen's campaign left it way too late in the day...and ultimately they all threw their toys out of the pram." The panel discuss the ‘spoil the vote’ campaign and presidential nomination reform. #TonightVMTV

🗣️ "If candidates that didn't make it onto the ballot paper were truly honest about democracy... they would've condemned that kind of action."  🗣️ "You lay the blame at the feet of Maria Steen and her supporters for encouraging people to spoil their vote?" #TonightVMTV

🗣️ "Younger, working class men were the most likely to have done this – and they are quite disaffected." Kevin Cunningham, Ireland Thinks, on the demographics of those who spoiled their vote. #TonightVMTV

🗣️ "It was interesting when you look at people who spoiled their vote, they generally tended to be quite conservative." 🗣️ "It does corroborate with international evidence... it does seem to be that these are the type of people that would otherwise normally vote." #TonightVMTV

🗣️ "I think it's showing the frustration of the electorate with what was presented to us as the options for our next president." Linda de Courcy on why she and others spoiled their votes. #TonightVMTV

🗣️ "It isn't as high a priority for people in terms of an issue. Other issues have emerged - the cost of living rubs up against it in a massive way." Kevin Cunningham, Ireland Thinks, on public attitudes towards climate issues. #TonightVMTV

🗣️ "I think we need to heavily invest in getting many of these trucks off the road." John Gibbons, Journalist & Author on the environmental impact of HGVs and the need to invest in transitioning to rail. #TonightVMTV

🗣️ "There's a balance here between incentives and regulation, to ensure we meet our climate targets, but at the same time, ensure our businesses remain viable." John Clendennen TD on finding balance between clean fuels and commercial viability in the transport sector. #TonightVMTV

🗣️ "I would imagine with Fastway, it’s probably the first of a long line of failures we’re going to see in our transport industry." Ger Hyland, Irish Road Haulage Association, on Fastway entering receivership and the lack of government support for the sector. #TonightVMTV

Coming up on The Tonight Show with @kierancuddihy.bsky.social ⬇️ 📺 22:35 | Virgin Media One & Virgin Media Play #TonightVMTV

Live from 10:35 pm, @kierancuddihy.bsky.social will be joined by John Clendennen TD, Kevin Cunningham, John Gibbons, Ger Hyland & Linda DeCourcy to discuss: 🚨 Is the collapse of Fastway couriers a result of green taxes and climate policy? 🚨 Spoil the vote campaign 🚨 Tomorrow's front pages

ICYMI — On @tonightvmtv.bsky.social , Irish Examiner political correspondent Louise Burne challenged government delays on housing and infrastructure plans, while Fianna Fáil TD John Connolly insisted the current government is putting renewed emphasis on delivery.

ICYMI: Catch up on last night’s #TonightVMTV: 🚨 Election fallout for Government parties  🚨 Is Ireland going backwards on housing and infrastructure building? 🚨 Latest on Hurricane Melissa 🎧👇

🗣️ "We've been hearing the same stuff from the same opposition....They're so populist they change as we go on." - John Connolly TD 🗣️ "The idea that the opposition are not presenting tangible, good policies is just deeply untrue." - Senator Patricia Stephenson #TonightVMTV

🗣️ "You'd have to question why this government, which is the same as the last government, is only waking up to this issue now and why they didn't do more last time." - Louise Burne, Political Correspondent, Irish Examiner #TonightVMTV