Irish government to ease apartment standards to help combat housing crisis

THE Irish Government has introduced a plan to relax apartment design standards, aiming to speed up construction after a sharp drop in new developments being built. The updated guidelines will reduce minimum apartment sizes as well as requirements for open space and shared facilities. The move comes after a nearly 25% drop in apartment completions last year, with just over half … [Read more...] about Irish government to ease apartment standards to help combat housing crisis

A MAN has been sentenced to at least eight years behind bars after admitting killing his friend. Jason Murray, with an address at HMP Maghaberry, admitted the manslaughter of Paul Rowlands in Portrush, Co. Antrim in July 2022. The 42-year-old was sentenced at Belfast Crown Court today, where he was given an indeterminate sentence for which he will serve a minimum of eight years … [Read more...] about Man sentenced for killing friend in ‘alcohol-fuelled attack’

SALES of a new jersey released by Bohemian FC in partnership with Oasis will support an Irish charity in Manchester. The Dublin football club announced the partnership this month, ahead of the Oasis gig in Croke Park in August. As one of Ireland’s oldest football clubs, Bohemian FC are 100% fan-owned not-for-profit organisation. Bohemian FC have released a new jersey in … [Read more...] about Sales of Bohemian FC’s new Oasis jersey will support Irish charity in Manchester

IRELAND'S Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has been unanimously re-elected as president of the Eurogroup after both of his challengers dropped out of the race just before the vote. The election by eurozone finance ministers in Brussels, grants Donohoe a third consecutive term leading the body, which is responsible for coordinating economic policy across the 20 countries that … [Read more...] about Paschal Donohoe wins third term as Eurogroup president

TÁNAISTE Simon Harris has welcomed the announcement this morning that President Trump’s higher tariff deadline on EU goods has been extended by three weeks. In a statement the White House confirmed that the planned deadline of July 9, at which point the EU would start paying a higher 20 per cent tariff on goods being imported into the US, would be delayed until August … [Read more...] about Tánaiste welcomes Trump’s delay to higher tariffs deadline