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Eoin Ó Broin

Tánaiste

Tánaiste accused of ‘gaslighting’ people in ‘desperate need’ of empty Council-owned homes

3 Jul

31.5k

housing delivery

Fines for housing developers who miss deadlines? Wouldn't work in Ireland, say experts

We asked housing experts if the UK PM Keir Starmer’s plan to penalise developers that miss deadlines would work here.

26 May

10.4k

James Browne

Housing minister 'won't get into predictions' on whether social homes target was met last year

31 Mar

12.5k

Housing

Calls for Tenant in Situ scheme to be reinstated as 'hundreds' wait to hear if they'll be evicted

Updated 19 Mar

11.8k

Irish Water

Excess water usage charges 'not being considered at this time’, Department of Housing says

11 Mar

12.4k

GE2024FactCheck

FactCheck: Four claims from last night's General Election housing debate

12 Nov 2024

32.0k

rent index

Average rent for new tenancies grew by 8.1% in the year to March

Updated 12 Sep 2024

7.7k

FactCheck

FactCheck: Examining four claims from Darragh O'Brien and Eoin O Broin's latest housing debate

4 Sep 2024

15.2k

The Morning Lead

Sinn Féin says it will introduce NCT-style inspection system for landlords if in government

The party has set out their pledges to overhaul the private rental market and ultimately shrink it.

Jane Matthews

17 Aug 2024

25.4k

181

housing targets

Only 158 new social housing units were built in the first three months of this year

16 Jul 2024

9.6k

Elections

Warmth, apathy and one 'don't come near my house': On the trail with Sinn Féin in west Dublin

The Journal joined Sinn Féin’s housing spokesperson as he knocked on doors in Lucan ahead of Friday’s election.

5 Jun 2024

14.9k

cabinet agenda

Building commencements on new homes hit approximately 18,000 in April alone, Cabinet to hear

14 May 2024

6.5k

first time buyers

Four in 10 people getting support via First Home Scheme are single, minister says

Updated 24 Apr 2024

11.4k

New Figures

Property prices continue to grow and the rate of increase is getting faster

17 Apr 2024

13.9k

housing targets

Opposition remain unconvinced after Harris defends optimistic housing goals

7 Apr 2024

11.5k

Sinn Féin

Eoin Ó Broin: There isn't a Republican 'anywhere in the country' who has time for Pearse McAuley

25 Mar 2024

31.3k

do over

McDonald says SF would 'return to' issue of sexist language in Constitution if in power

9 Mar 2024

17.1k

The Morning Lead

More than 5,000 applications for 535 cost-rental homes in Dublin and Kildare

Christina Finn

27 Jan 2024

33.3k

Women in the Home

Sinn Féin says it will support a Yes vote in the upcoming referendums

23 Jan 2024

16.2k

Micheál Martin

Eoin Ó Broin blasts Tánaiste's comment about young voters as 'ill-judged, patronising and insulting'

12 Sep 2023

16.2k

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Renting

Over 5,700 notices to quit issued to tenants in second quarter after eviction ban lifted

10 Aug 2023

13.2k

Policy Matters

Eoin Ó Broin says Sinn Féin would need five years to tackle housing, but what is his plan?

5 Aug 2023

24.6k

sex for rent

Sinn Féin to introduce Bill to make sex for rent an offence under Residential Tenancies Act

Updated 2 Aug 2023

22.5k

107

Sinn Féin

FG and FF upping pressure on Sinn Féin to clarify past dealings with Jonathan Dowdall

19 Apr 2023

21.5k

eviction ban

Sinn Féin’s Eoin O Broin ‘regrets’ tweet of gardaí edited into eviction scene

6 Apr 2023

17.9k

Twitter Storm

SF's Eoin Ó Broin and Garda rep have 'very positive' conversation following controversial tweet

Updated 3 Apr 2023

43.2k

eviction ban

Landlords issued more than 4,300 notices to quit in final quarter of 2022, new figures show

Updated 3 Apr 2023

41.3k

128

eviction ban

Justice minister slams 'disrespectful' tweet by Eoin Ó Broin of Gardaí edited into eviction scene

1 Apr 2023

49.9k

Housing

Sinn Féin says government is lowering social housing numbers by excluding HAP and RAS tenants

Updated 24 Mar 2023

17.8k

FactCheck

FactCheck: Did the Government miss its social housing targets for three years in a row?

23 Mar 2023

17.4k

Overholding

Opposition TDs believe 'increasing' number of tenants will resist eviction over coming weeks

Updated 15 Mar 2023

21.2k

105

Public Art

Bill aims to make it easier to allow for large scale public murals

3 Feb 2023

6.8k

planning reform

Councils seek €40 million to help beef up staffing in planning departments nationwide

31 Jan 2023

8.0k

Expenses

Ó Broin insists his party doesn't 'owe Donohoe apology' in wake of SF expenses revelations

27 Jan 2023

19.4k

Housing

Owners of defective apartments need 100% redress scheme funded by industry levy, says SF

6 Dec 2022

10.2k

Raise The Roof

Protest and concert calling for action on housing crisis takes place in Dublin

Updated 26 Nov 2022

49.4k

Dublin

Apartment owners vote against proposal they pay €68,000 each to fix fire safety defects

21 Oct 2022

55.0k

Sinn Féin

'It's a good day when justice is served': Eoin Ó Broin responds to Dowdall sentencing

18 Oct 2022

19.9k

Planning

Sinn Féin's Ó Broin calls for urgent reform of An Bord Pleanála amid ‘deep, deep crisis’

15 Sep 2022

12.2k

Electoral Reform Bill

Sinn Féin calls for President to reject Electoral Reform Bill after EU concerns

21 Jul 2022

28.9k

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