And now it's news to RTE that it's estimated we have a housing deficit of 250,000 homes. We knew that in 2018, see below, and it's been repeated many times in the Dail.

RTE doesn't have a housing correspondent, there's only 311 staff in its news division
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Simon Harris misleads the Dail yet again, and now claims the 500 first time buyers each week buying their home with a mortgage, are 'couples'. Some of them are, but some are single; what Simon Harris is trying to do is to now imply there's 1000 people (500 x 2) buying each week.

New record! Non-Ukrainian asylum applicants without an offer of accommodation, some living in tents on the street or canalbanks - 1923

PLUS non-Ukrainian asylum applicants in tents on serviced sites, 857

Total, 2780

Plus God-knows how many Ukrainians in tents

#OutofControl

First the walking billboard Doireann Garrihy leaves RTE, now it's the Two Johnnies who have decided to leave. No reason given at all, but can it be a coincidence that RTE plans to publish its register of nixers in a couple of months? Unlikely to be the last 'sudden departures'!

Ah, isn't that nice, on 23 April 2024, Helen McEntee told the Oireachtas that 80% of asylum applicants were coming through the border. Tory Jacob Rees Mogg implored charities to funnel them to Ireland.

And last night SF says it will 'talk to the British govt'!

I Ran Away v2024.

Gardai have bought a big lorry, like below, which will video passengers in cars, with the objective of preventing bad behaviour which cause crashes.

Will people be video-ed even if there's no suspicion of an offence? How long will the videos be retained?

#SurveillanceNation

How was the #Upfront debate for you!

Left, Boyle Sports betting odds for MNW on Sunday
Right, the odds this morning

Some degree of change.

Ming is now an even deader dead-cert

Ireland needs a centrally managed masterplan to deliver 400,000 units in 2-3 years (yeah, that's massive, think Auf Wiedersehn Pet cabins for temporary foreign workers, new towns, renovation + zero un-used homes) before reducing to ~50,000 a year for new demand.