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Vienna is the most liveable city in the world

House prices & rents are a fraction of those seen in Dublin

When Cian O'Callaghan T.D. put forward constructive solutions to make homes more affordable, the Govt shot them down

When will this Govt tackle the affordability crisis?

Govt decision to scrap insulting Green Paper proposals on disability payments is welcome, says Holly Cairns TD

'A focus on disability is so badly needed.

'Real reform should include a weekly cost of disability payment and proper funding of services.'
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At the FG Ard Fheis, the Taoiseach announced a Dublin City taskforce, something Gary Gannon TD has repeatedly called for

But nobody else in govt seems to know anything about it

Dublin needs more than platitudes and vague commitments

It needs a definitive plan - and resources

I am thrilled to be the Social Democrats candidate for Mayor of Limerick. I am still working as a Councillor and a Speech and Language Therapist up until the election. I do not have the financial or time resources that so many other candidates have. (1/2)

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Eamon Ryan has praised the record of the Housing Minister

The Green Party leader seems to view record house prices; record rents; record homelessness; and a collapse in homeownership as a job well done

If this is Minister Ryan’s version of success, what would failure look like?

Today is the first day of Simon Harris' tenure as a 'Taoiseach for all.'

But not only was the Taoiseach absent from the Dáil, the govt set an agenda that opposition had no input into.

This is outrageous, and fundamentally undemocratic.

Catherine Murphy

For the first time, the Social Democrats will contest the European elections in Ireland South.

Tonight, Cork-based solicitor Susan Doyle was selected as our candidate.

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Disabled people's lives are being destroyed due to completely inadequate or non-existent services.

Services that this government don't seem to believe they have an obligation to provide.

Each day it becomes more clear - improvement is only possible with a general election.

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that weak Swiss govt climate policies violate human rights.

'But it's inexplicable why Irish Govt objected to the legal challenge being taken in the ECHR by a group of older women,' says Jennifer Whitmore TD
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The new Taoiseach Simon Harris has been in office for almost his entire adult life.

He says he is bringing a new energy and a new approach - but where is the evidence for that?

A better Ireland can't be achieved with more of the same.

For that we need a new Govt.

Incoming Taoiseach told FG Ard Fheis he wants to build 250,000 homes in five years.

'His speech was big on rhetoric but light on detail,' says Cian O'Callaghan T.D.

'He has political spin in spades without any discernible plan to tackle the housing crisis.'
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Simon Harris' rhetoric on Palestine is nothing new.

It's what the Irish State has said for the best part of two years.

Israel must face consequences - and enacting the Occupied Territories Bill is one of a number of ways we can take real action.

Coastal erosion is just one of the existential threats to Ireland caused by climate change.

Holly Cairns TD, Sinéad Gibney and Paul Mulville met with north Dublin residents to hear how their homes are under threat from the sea - and why action is needed now.
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Govt have failed to meet their housing targets every year since they took office.

It’s clear their housing policy is failing.

It’s long past time they owned up to it.

Ireland deserves better than the constant spin the govt churns out.

Holly Cairns TD

Ireland is no country for young people, says Holly Cairns TD

Last year, 21,000 young people left for Australia

Many don't want to go, but cannot continue living in their childhood bedrooms

This govt hasn’t just destroyed dreams of homeownership

They destroyed people's hope

Five months ago, Simon Harris said that 'you can't build peace on the mass graves of children.'

The new Taoiseach must now step up and demand consequences for Israel's destruction of Gaza.

He must demand, on behalf of the Irish people, an end to the slaughter.

Gary Gannon TD

Dublin City Council's CEO says the capital cannot be policed on overtime.

Gary Gannon TD agrees - he's been saying the same thing since last summer's violent assaults.

But making Dublin safer requires a multi-agency approach - not just a policing solution
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Time after time, the European Council refuses to trigger the humanitarian clauses of the EU's trade deal with Israel.

Its pathetic response to genocide is shameful and outrageous.

If Israel is not in breach of these clauses, we may as well rip them up, says Gary Gannon TD