The Irish Times

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Only a quarter of vacant properties financially viable for renovation, report finds

Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland study highlights high costs and regulatory barriers faced by people trying to restore vacant properties

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Ireland’s stuttering climate performance brought into focus by IPCC report

‘Big implementation gap’ and lack of political will are main obstacles to rapid decarbonisation

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Gardaí arrested over alleged food delivery rider extortion racket

Four Dublin-based officers suspended as part of investigation by anti-corruption officers

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Michael McDowell: State relied on private landlords for years. Now it is turning its guns on them

There will always be a need for private rented accommodation, no matter how many new houses and homes are provided by the Government

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Government counter-motion on eviction ban aimed at securing Independent backing

Text includes several measures raised by members of the Regional Independent Group

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Gardaí decided to force entry to woman’s home after seeing child inside during standoff

Richard Burke denies murdering Jasmine McMonagle but has pleaded guilty to manslaughter

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Northern Ireland census results show lowest proportion of lesbian, gay or bisexual people in UK

Younger people and those in more urban areas more likely to describe themselves as LGB+ than rural or older people

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Man arrested in murder probe of woman found dead after Co Armagh house fire

Witnesses sought after woman (37) died and 12-year-old girl taken to hospital in Portadown

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Kremlin welcomes China’s ‘peace plan’ on Ukraine and warns Britain over arms supplies

PM Fumio Kishida to meet Zelenskiy in Kyiv as Tokyo concerned about close relationship between Beijing and Moscow

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Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+: 10 of the best new shows to watch in March

Including The Mandalorian, Ted Lasso, Shadow & Bone, Class of ’07, The Power, Daisy Jones & the Six, The Big Door Prize, and a Paddy’s Day U2 homecoming