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International students in Ireland are being offered accommodation in exchange for sex, new report finds
Students
The research, which surveyed 819 international students from 73 countries, said that 13 percent of the students have been the victim of an accommodation scam
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Taoiseach Leo Varakdar hints at move that could revolutionise how we bid on and buy homes in Ireland
Housing
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar appeared to suggest that there was merit to a “blind bidding” system, similar to what is being used in Scotland.
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Darragh O'Brien to ask Government to extend Local Authority Home Loan scheme
Housing
The Local Authority Home Loan is a Government-backed mortgage for those who cannot get sufficient funding from commercial banks to purchase or build a home
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Irish Mirror readers have their say on biggest issues facing people in Ireland
Housing
Almost half of readers chose one issue as the biggest facing Irish people today
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Just 204 out of 700 planned 'rapid-build' homes for Ukrainian refugees completed
Housing
The completion date for the majority of the units has now been pushed back to next summer
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State agency sitting on 59 vacant properties despite housing crisis
Housing
The buildings include Coast Guard cottages in Cork, former residences, and 26 Garda stations that have been closed since 2013
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Houseboat owners will become homeless if permit hikes are passed, worried residents say
Housing
Exclusive: Worried residents living in Sallins in Kildare who spoke to the Irish Mirror face drastic fee increases from €278 to €2,500 annually - which is an 800% jump.
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Labour calls for 160,000 vacant and derelict homes to be used
Housing
Party leader Ivana Bacik launches campaign ahead of National Day of Action on Saturday
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Simon Harris calls for rent tax credit to be 'doubled' as part of budget
The Budget
Higher Education Minister Simon Harris said that there are a number of tweaks needed to the €500 rent tax credit as part of Budget 2024
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Dublin mother with three kids will 'sleep in car' as they face homelessness
Homelessness
The eldest son of the family is currently in Blanchardstown Hospital awaiting an operation for a heart pacemaker
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Stunning Cork castle on the market for only €450,000
Property
The breathtaking castle was recently renovated
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A 'stylishly finished student house' in Limerick is being raffled off with €5.25 tickets
Housing
The house features include a living room, kitchen, gym, office, utility room, three bedrooms, a pergola, tiki hut and custom artwork
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Housing Minister slammed over 'have ye no homes to go to' quip at launch of charity's report
Housing
Minister Darragh O’Brien was keynote speaker at the Respond housing body’s yearly presentation in Buswells Hotel across from Leinster House on Tuesday afternoon
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Dublin classrooms could be without teachers next week due to soaring living costs in capital
Education
The situation is so desperate that non-teachers with other qualifications in specific subjects are being hired instead as the recruitment crisis worsens
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House prices outside Dublin up 4.5 per cent, latest figures show
House prices
Nationally, the cost of a home increased by 2.2 per cent in the 12 months to June this year, and the median or mid-point price over the same period was €318,000
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Two in three young adults in Ireland living with their parents
Renting
Latest EU survey shows we are far more likely to live at home than our European neighbours
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Over 5,700 renters told to leave properties in second quarter of this year
Rental market
There have been calls for the eviction ban to be reintroduced following the latest figures from the RTB.
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Fine Gael senator calls for sex-for-rent questions to be included in sector surveys
Housing
Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard has called for questions about sex-for-rent to be included in the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) annual survey
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Leo Varadkar says housing crisis will be like financial crash and it will take time to see progress
Leo Varadkar
EXCLUSIVE: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar told The Irish Mirror that he hopes "no one finds fact insulting" when he was told young people emigrating due to housing find it insulting to hear progress is being made
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Last year saw a 57 per cent rise in the number of Airbnb properties available to rent in Dublin
Airbnb
Sinn Féin housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin said that the majority of the Airbnb properties are 'breaking the law'
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Number of over 65s renting increases by 83%, new Census figures show
Housing
New data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that while the number of houses in Ireland has increased, homeownership has continued to fall.
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Landlord looks for woman to share double bed with 'complete stranger' for €650 a month
Housing
Pictures of the room on Daft show one double bed in the room meaning two strangers would have to share the bed
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Taoiseach says we need 60,000 new homes a year - we're nowhere near that number
Leo Varadkar
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that he believes that 60,000 homes should be built annually by the end of the decade, an increase of nearly 20,000 homes on the existing target.
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Work on new house builds up 25 per cent in a month
Housing
Work started on 2,574 new homes in June, new figures published by the Department of Housing confirm
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