elections As campaigns gear up in central Dublin, how sound is the voter register? It isn’t hard to find people registered to the wrong addresses and zombie entries. Lois Kapila Mar 20, 2026
Housing Council outlines plans to get moving again on 2,000 homes stalled by central government u-turn The Department of Housing was reviewing whether it was good value to develop them under public private partnership. It isn’t, it decided. Lois Kapila Mar 20, 2026
Community Safety Inmates still earn just 50 cents for a day’s work in Irish prisons While costs of basic items have risen, including snacks bought from the prison shop to fill long gaps between meals. Eoin Glackin Mar 20, 2026
affordable housing To pay for amenities, Dublin City Council proposes levy on development of affordable housing The change would make it more costly to deliver cost-rental and affordable-purchase homes for middle-income earners in Dublin. Lois Kapila Feb 11, 2026
vacancy Why is the council sitting on long-vacant and derelict buildings? Is the issue paperwork? Attention and will? Money? The department? Laoise Neylon Jan 9, 2026
Housing Sixty-six affordable homes in Ballymun are held up amid council reviews What’s behind the delays? Laoise Neylon Jul 25, 2025
Unreal Estate As the government blocks funding for major social-housing projects, FF and FG councillors point fingers at ministers As many as 1,325 social homes in Dublin city are at an advanced stage, with planning granted – but now with no clear funding. Laoise Neylon Jun 12, 2025