children Tusla says it's an offence to run an unregistered children’s home, but it places children in them anyways So how does it square the circle? Laoise Neylon Mar 13, 2026
Unreal Estate An Israeli fund backs one of Ireland’s biggest landlords, but who else? As the government courts more international money for Ireland’s rental sector, tenants say they want more transparency around who they are renting from. Lois Kapila Mar 13, 2026
swimming Council still paying for upkeep of Coolock Swimming Pool it has closed and likely never intends to use again The council closed the pool after its roof was damaged in Storm Darragh in December 2024. In January, it put out a tender to fix the roof. Eoin Glackin Mar 13, 2026
Report into vacant above-the-shop units finds that they are too expensive to be widely used for social homes
It can be a lose-lose scenario for some tenants who ask the council to push their landlords to fix up substandard apartments
For parents raising children in direct provision, the fear of the state taking them away is ever-present
Council delays plans to unveil joint plaque for boys who died in Artane Industrial School and Christian Brothers who ran it
Dissolution of Digital Hub could leave lots of Thomas Street area property vacant – presenting a danger, and an opportunity
Government briefings include worry that lower-income renters could be priced out of “affordable” cost-rental homes