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08/05/2019
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Motorist Caught Watching Champions League While Driving
A Dublin driver is set to be fined after being caught watching football behind the wheel.
The motorist was found watching Liverpool's 4-0 win over Barcelona on a hands-free kit yesterday evening, 07 May.
Gardaí have confirmed the driver will be issued with a fixed charge penalty notice.
Sinn Féin TD Sets Out Radical Vision In New Housing Book
Sinn Féin politician Eoin Ó Broin is set to launch a new book on housing today, 08 May.
The party's Housing spokesperson, who already has experience as a published writer, has penned 'HOME: Why Public Housing is the Answer'.
This book sets out a radically different vision to what a functional housing system could look like by prioritising housing as a right and not a commodity.
Speaking ahead of his book launch in Dublin City Centre, Deputy Ó Broin said: "The problem with the provision of good quality, affordable housing in this State go deeper than the current failing policy of Fine Gael and Rebuilding Ireland.
"Since the 1980s, successive governments have pulled back from delivering public housing and left it to the market and the private rented sector to fill the gap.
"We are now living through the consequences of these polices. Social Housing waiting lists are climbing, the private rented sector remains dysfunctional and there is a generation of working people who cannot afford to buy a home in the city that they work in.
"HOME sets out a different vision. If the political will existed affordable, secure homes to rent and to buy could be delivered, the private rented sector could be reformed, and housing inequalities would be tackled."
Irish Defender Paul McShane To Leave Reading
Republic of Ireland defender Paul McShane has announced he will leave Reading this summer after four years with the club.
The Wicklow man has served as captain at the Championship club for four years, joining from Hull City in 2015.
In a social media farewell, McShane said: "I'd like to thank all the fans for their support over the years. My aim when I came here was to get this club back to the Premier League, and I gave everything to achieve that. We came so close in 16/17 but it wasn't to be.
"It was a true honour to be captain for 4 years and I've learned a lot both on and off the pitch. Thank you all for the memories and I wish the club all the success in the future."
This announcement follows the recent retirement of McShane's fellow club and country counterpart John O'Shea.
O'Shea officially hung up his boots following Reading's 0-0 draw with Birmingham on Sunday, 05 May, after an illustrious career winning Champions League and Premier League titles with Manchester United.
(CM/JG)
A Dublin driver is set to be fined after being caught watching football behind the wheel.
The motorist was found watching Liverpool's 4-0 win over Barcelona on a hands-free kit yesterday evening, 07 May.
Gardaí have confirmed the driver will be issued with a fixed charge penalty notice.
Sinn Féin TD Sets Out Radical Vision In New Housing Book
Sinn Féin politician Eoin Ó Broin is set to launch a new book on housing today, 08 May.
The party's Housing spokesperson, who already has experience as a published writer, has penned 'HOME: Why Public Housing is the Answer'.
This book sets out a radically different vision to what a functional housing system could look like by prioritising housing as a right and not a commodity.
Speaking ahead of his book launch in Dublin City Centre, Deputy Ó Broin said: "The problem with the provision of good quality, affordable housing in this State go deeper than the current failing policy of Fine Gael and Rebuilding Ireland.
"Since the 1980s, successive governments have pulled back from delivering public housing and left it to the market and the private rented sector to fill the gap.
"We are now living through the consequences of these polices. Social Housing waiting lists are climbing, the private rented sector remains dysfunctional and there is a generation of working people who cannot afford to buy a home in the city that they work in.
"HOME sets out a different vision. If the political will existed affordable, secure homes to rent and to buy could be delivered, the private rented sector could be reformed, and housing inequalities would be tackled."
Irish Defender Paul McShane To Leave Reading
Republic of Ireland defender Paul McShane has announced he will leave Reading this summer after four years with the club.
The Wicklow man has served as captain at the Championship club for four years, joining from Hull City in 2015.
In a social media farewell, McShane said: "I'd like to thank all the fans for their support over the years. My aim when I came here was to get this club back to the Premier League, and I gave everything to achieve that. We came so close in 16/17 but it wasn't to be.
"It was a true honour to be captain for 4 years and I've learned a lot both on and off the pitch. Thank you all for the memories and I wish the club all the success in the future."
This announcement follows the recent retirement of McShane's fellow club and country counterpart John O'Shea.
O'Shea officially hung up his boots following Reading's 0-0 draw with Birmingham on Sunday, 05 May, after an illustrious career winning Champions League and Premier League titles with Manchester United.
(CM/JG)
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28 August 2015
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Sinn Féin's opposition to a proposal to build 50 new social housing units in Clondalkin has been described as an "absolutely disgrace and almost beyond belief". Labour TD Robert Dowds accused Cllr Eoin Ó Broin of "complete political cowardice", and that it was people on the housing waiting list that would suffer as a result.
Sinn Féin's Opposition To Housing Plans 'Almost Beyond Belief' - Dowds
Sinn Féin's opposition to a proposal to build 50 new social housing units in Clondalkin has been described as an "absolutely disgrace and almost beyond belief". Labour TD Robert Dowds accused Cllr Eoin Ó Broin of "complete political cowardice", and that it was people on the housing waiting list that would suffer as a result.
07 August 2014
Govt Accused Of Ignoring Scale Of Housing Crisis
The government has been accused of maintaining policy that ensures a "huge" housing shortage, Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has said. Mr Adams also accused the government of failing to "face up" to the scale of the housing crisis, particularly in the Greater Dublin area.
Govt Accused Of Ignoring Scale Of Housing Crisis
The government has been accused of maintaining policy that ensures a "huge" housing shortage, Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has said. Mr Adams also accused the government of failing to "face up" to the scale of the housing crisis, particularly in the Greater Dublin area.
29 November 2013
Unfinished Housing Developments Report Published
Minister for Housing and Planning, Jan O'Sullivan, TD, has published the second annual progress report on tackling the issue of unfinished housing developments which points to "even more progress in bringing to a conclusion this most distressing of circumstances left over from the doomed tiger years.
Unfinished Housing Developments Report Published
Minister for Housing and Planning, Jan O'Sullivan, TD, has published the second annual progress report on tackling the issue of unfinished housing developments which points to "even more progress in bringing to a conclusion this most distressing of circumstances left over from the doomed tiger years.
18 April 2016
Minister For the Environment Publishes Housing Actions Report
The Laying the Foundations: Housing Actions Report, which includes a number of actions taken across the housing spectrum to date, has been published by Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Alan Kelly.
Minister For the Environment Publishes Housing Actions Report
The Laying the Foundations: Housing Actions Report, which includes a number of actions taken across the housing spectrum to date, has been published by Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Alan Kelly.
31 August 2018
Clear Guidelines Of Eligibility For Affordable Housing Needed
The Minister for Housing, Eoghan Murphy, has been urged to set out clear guidelines of eligibility for affordable housing in order to determine the level of demand in Ireland.
Clear Guidelines Of Eligibility For Affordable Housing Needed
The Minister for Housing, Eoghan Murphy, has been urged to set out clear guidelines of eligibility for affordable housing in order to determine the level of demand in Ireland.
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