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A screengrab from the Sirius XM interview with Des Bishop. Image: Youtube

Travellers call on comedian Des Bishop to apologise for ‘absolutely appalling’ comments

Kitty Holland
October 21, 2020, 11:13

Comedian says Travellers ‘drink a lot’ and are ‘very paranoid’ during a 2018 interview with US radio station Sirius XM

Juan Ayala, with his Venezuelan passport which is due to expire soon, pictured in Drumcondra, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

Venezuelans ask for extended Irish visas with expired passports

Sorcha Pollak
October 21, 2020, 09:52

Immigration services have ‘stopped completely’ in Venezuela, making them ‘impossible’ to obtain

‘Groundbreaking’ direct provision report backs State-owned centres

A group calling for the end of direct provision gathered outside the Dáil earlier this year. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

Sorcha Pollak
October 21, 2020, 02:32

Three-month accommodation and longer-term housing run by local authorities recommended

Residents support elderly man in bid to resist notice to quit apartment

Eddie Lyons (81) in his home at Ffrench Mullen House, Charlemont Street, Dublin 2. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

Kitty Holland
October 20, 2020, 01:00

Tuath says it is not evicting Eddie Lyons (81) but has concern for his ‘health and safety’

Red tape puts homeless families at risk of sleeping rough, says Dublin charity

Homeless couple and parents of four, Sean and Philomena Keogh. Photograph: Crispin Rodwell

Kitty Holland
October 19, 2020, 04:05

Due to Covid restrictions, families can be ‘waiting days’ to see homelessness officer

Big rise in employment and housing queries to community legal service

Rose Wall, chief executive of Community Law & Mediation. Photograph: Alan Betson

Kitty Holland
October 19, 2020, 00:01

Community Law & Mediation services in greater demand as pandemic takes toll

Green light to convert James Joyce’s ‘House of the Dead’ into a tourist hostel

The Usher’s Island James Joyce house, location of the short story, The Dead. Photograph: Aidan Crawley

Gordon Deegan
October 16, 2020, 15:56

Dublin City Council says plan is best way to secure long-term conservation of building

Anti-mask protesters a dangerous influence on the young, says Diarmuid Martin

A recent anti-mask protest in Dublin. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times

Vivienne Clarke
October 16, 2020, 12:00

Archbishop of Dublin expresses concerns over pandemic denial and calls for public responsibility

Bringing Border counties up to Level 4 was ‘inevitable’, says parish priest

Gardaí perform random vehicle checks in the village of Muff, Co Donegal, on the Border with Northern Ireland. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Marese McDonagh
October 15, 2020, 19:20

‘The restrictions should be the same on both sides,’ says Ballyconnell local

A quarter of undocumented migrants earn below minimum wage – study

File photograph of an undocumented migrant in front of the mural at the Migrant Rights Centre. Photograph: Sara Freund / The Irish Times

Sorcha Pollak
October 15, 2020, 06:15

An estimated 17,000 to 20,000 undocumented people are living in Ireland

Slavery: Number of victims in Northern Ireland doubles in one year

The PSNI said modern slavery can be found in settings such as nail bars. Photograph: iStock

October 15, 2020, 00:02

PSNI says slavery happens ‘in plain sight’ on farms, at car washes, in nail bars

Legislation for affordable housing due ‘within weeks’

In relation to the number of social homes that would be built this year, the Minister said the figure would be “around 7,000 or so”.

Joe Brennan
October 14, 2020, 23:26

First homes under scheme to be available for purchase next year, says Minister

Budget 2021: Inequality will increase, poor will be left behind – think-tank

SJI welcomed the increase in carbon tax and fuel allowance but said this was not enough to address fuel poverty. Photograph: iStock

Kitty Holland
October 14, 2020, 15:42

Social Justice Ireland expresses ‘regret’ that core social welfare rates remain unchanged

Budget 2021: Fuel and living alone allowances rise, PUP to be reviewed

Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys said the Pandemic Unemployment Payment had to be sustainable. Photograph: Julien Behal

Kitty Holland
October 13, 2020, 20:44

Pandemic payment stays at lower rate but those on it for four months will get Christmas bonus

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