Eoin Ó Broin

The Fianna Fáil Minister for Housing’s political style faces a reckoning with the substance of delivery: his affordable housing initiatives create headlines but are not backed up by volume

Street art has come up on the Leaving Certificate art examination on five separate occasions since first appearing in 2017

Government funds delivery of 7,433 social homes in 2022

Residential Tenancies Board figures show about half were served due to a landlord’s intention to sell the property

Recommendations from Residential Tenancies Board include issuing of significant fines for landlords for carrying out an illegal eviction

Significant disparity in construction costs between Dublin councils and other local authorities, according to Department of Housing’s internal figures

The perception that only young people rent and are at risk of homelessness is wrong. What happened to Micheline Walsh will happen to others

Report to Cabinet cites higher labour costs in Ireland as factor but also more added features, such as en suites and fitted wardrobes

Some €434m had been earmarked for spending on housing up until the end of April but just €293m of this was spent

Sinn Féin’s political rivals sure to make hay out of party’s alleged knowledge or otherwise of Dowdall’s criminal past

Party confirms officials discussed shooting incident at Dowdall’s uncle’s home prior to 2014 local elections but reject his claim he was repeatedly questioned about it

Underspend could have funded construction of 4,000 social houses

The artwork, inspired by North Frederick Street eviction, is at the centre of the kind of bizarre furore this week that many Irish artists probably thought was confined to the past

'We’ve more important things to worry about' was a phrase uttered more than once by gardaí at AGSI gathering

‘At this point in time I can’t reassure our members on anything,’ says Antoinette Cunningham on day one of AGSI annual conference

Mary Lou McDonald shakes up front bench in readiness for election, with Pa Daly appointed spokesman on justice

Controversy over the post, along with rosters and gender recognition directive, expected to dominate three-day Garda conference

Garda sergeants’ body criticises Sinn Féin TD Ó Broin for sharing montage image of officers at scene of Famine-era eviction

Eviction ban expires: Gardaí should not attend eviction ‘unless a criminal offence is alleged or disclosed’ under new policy issued in 2020

The Dáil includes TDs who are landlords but TDs on both sides of the House have experienced eviction

Housing plan after plan has failed over the past decade, and with the number of homeless now at an all-time high of 11,500, the stakes are getting ever higher

Sinn Féin proposal to extend evictions ban until next January would avoid an impending human catastrophe

A valuable insight into the lives, challenges and resilience of residents in one inner city community who for too long have been ignored

Vote to come amid recriminations in Green Party after TD for Dublin Central Neasa Hourigan signals she will vote with Sinn Féin against Government

Party calls for emergency ban to be extended until the end of January next year

Analysis: Opposition correctly judges Coalition risks a fast-moving crisis that will renew focus on its housing policies

Some politicians advocate allowing Approved Housing Bodies to buy properties from private landlords for cost-rental tenancies

Government scrambles to address the rental crisis as RTB figures show 4,741 notices of termination were served in third quarter of 2022

Many renters will remain protected until June due to measures provided for in legislation

Call for extension to eviction ban as numbers in emergency accommodation in Dublin up 31% since January 2022

Sinn Fein’s Eoin Ó Broin pressed Minister for Housing over discrepancy in 2022′s numbers

You’ll get MasterChef kitchens and curated housemates but maybe get rid of some of your stuffs to enjoy the perks of co-living

Ensuring ‘stakeholder consultation’ critical to effective MPAs in Ireland, marine ecologist says

December figures show there were 8,190 adults and 3,442 children in emergency accommodation

Some 72 per cent of social homes delivered in the first nine months of last year came via turnkey or Part V purchases

Landlords say fears of a Sinn Féin government, high taxes and rising regulation are driving them out of the business

New data shows a 26.8% rise in number of homeless people over 12-month period

Radio: Marty Morrissey’s on-air geniality fades from memory as Katie Hannon hears callers’ stories of woe

From next year, the upper-income threshold to qualify for social housing in the Republic will be increased by €5,000

Darragh O’Brien wants the State to fund the works, which could cost up to €2.5 billion