Niamh Towey

Niamh Towey

Niamh Towey is an Irish Times journalist.

Going to college? How to find student accommodation and what to watch out for

How to maximise chances of finding a student place to live and figuring out costs

‘I don’t know if I’ll have a job to go back to’: adult education teachers protest over precarious contracts

Teacher group believes up to 100 teachers are affected by job cuts, with many students affected amid uncertainty

‘I felt treated like a dog’: The Dublin landlord behind evictions, fines, short contracts

Tenants have complained about Leevin Ireland, the property company offering ‘a place to call home’ for international students and professionals

No Luas Red Line between Connolly and The Point for ‘several weeks’ following fire

Fire severely damaged George’s Dock Bridge near the International Financial Services Centre

‘A scheme for the wealthy’: Just 7% of applicants have had defective concrete homes fixed

Some 220 homeowners have had works completed under Defective Concrete Block Scheme out of 2,870 applications since June 2020

Met Éireann spends almost €500,000 on planning consultants in 18 months

Department of Housing has paid out more than €1.4m on private planning consultants since 2020

Appeal Court overturns requirement for councils to get members’ consent before defending legal actions

Question of councillors’ authorisation has come up in at least three High Court challenges

Seán Gallagher quit Nutriband after firm decided to change chairman, says Gareth Sheridan

Presidential candidate says company was ‘surprised’ Irish businessman referenced corporate box in resignation letter

Met Éireann issues thunderstorm warning for three counties amid warm weather

Tuesday set to be hottest day of the week

Downpatrick attacks: PSNI suspects man’s murder and attempted murder of priest may be ‘connected’

Suspect (30) in custody in connection with killing of Stephen Brannigan and brutal attack on Canon John Murray (75)

Student accommodation: Irish on-campus costs revealed with most expensive room at €11,888 a year

Cheapest on-campus option at UCD is a shared bedroom in Village 1 at €5,722

Murder investigation into man’s death believed to be linked to ‘brutal’ attack on priest in Co Down

Man (30s) arrested in connection with death of man following earlier assault on priest in Downpatrick

Storm Floris: 200 premises still without power in west after unseasonable high winds

ESB says crews are working to restore power in areas in Sligo, Tuam, Ennis and Athlone

Majority of calls to housing charity concerned about tenancy being ended

Most callers who contacted Threshold were working professionals, with 46% stating wages as main source of income

Sinn Féin calls on Minister to back up claim apartment standards compare favourably with Europe

New design standards reducing the minimum size of apartments were issued by James Browne last week

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