Sinn Féin’s housing spokesperson Éoin Ó Broin has said he would be happy to sit in the Dáil for 24 hours to pass legislation to ensure “huge numbers” of people are not “saddled” with rental debts through no fault of their own.

Politicians have criticised a decision to remove students from university accommodation with 24 hours notice.

The Government is facing mounting calls for a moratorium on evictions as part of the response to the growing coronavirus crisis.

Sinn Féin appears to have given up its quest to secure the numbers to form a government coalition.

Behind every good political leader stands a formidable adviser, ready to steer a party through the darkest days and to guide its members to victory during the good ones.

A Sinn Féin TD who is one of nine not to have made an expected contribution to the party over the past three years says that how a TD spends their money is “their own business”.

Negotiating teams are set to ramp up talks to form a government next week with senior ministers, party managers and leaders all weighing into what could take a number of weeks to cobble together a new coalition.

Could they all be wrong about Sinn Féin? Could it be that those who suggest it is not a normal political party are being spiteful, opportunistic, fearful?

Very few Airbnb-style hosts in Dublin city are adhering to new rules, despite a crackdown on short-term lets.

“People voted for change, the majority voted for Sinn Féin, it makes no sense to go back to the country, to ask the same question again. An election costs €40m to €50m."

Party stipulates that Oireachtas members donate €2,500 of salary.

Mary Lou McDonald remains adamant that a coalition of the left can still be formed.

After days of ridiculous claims that a left-wing coalition was possible, Sinn Féin has finally re-entered the real world, writes Political Editor Daniel McConnell.

Ambition is little more than the capacity to put conviction before doubt.

Mr Doherty said he welcomed the fact that Fianna Fáil leader Micheal Martin has apparently softened his stance towards coalition with Sinn Féin

This has been a seismic and groundbreaking election that has changed the face of Irish politics, writes David Davin-Power

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Sinn Féin’s bright young hope, beamed as his cheering supporters hoisted him aboard their shoulders like a rock star after securing 14,057 votes in Cork South Central.

Sinn Féin housing spokesman Eoin Ó Broin has warned that any party refusing to talk to his and others to form a government will be "punished" by voters if they force a second election on the country.

The final #GE20 pitch from the party leaders.Three questions. Three straight answers.

Labour leader Brendan Howlin, too, called for a progressive alliance of the left and has called for such parties to agree a “common agenda” if they are in government together.

Alison O'Connor joins the canvass.

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has found her mojo. But even she, in private, must be surprised at how well her party appears to be doing in this general election campaign, writes Alison O’Connor

It was, McDonald declared, “game on for reunification”, insisting that there has to be a referendum on Irish unity within five years.

Fianna Fáil says it will concentrate on empowering the local authorities to build houses as the main thrust of its plan to combat the homelessness crisis.

The Meath West TD left the party in 2018 following a row over the abortion referendum.

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has accused broadcaster Séan O’Rourke of making a political point about posters in the vicinity of the area where a homeless man suffered life-changing injuries earlier this week when his tent was lifted by a mechanical digger.

Only 35% of the state's targeted number of new social housing units for 2019 were built in the first nine months of this year.

All rents would be frozen at current rates for three years if a new bill passes through the Dáil.

A local drug project looks set to close its doors if it cannot secure State funding by the end of the year.

Fine Gael’s best chance of winning one of the four by-elections is in Dublin Mid-West.

The Party's Ard Fheis is taking place this weekend in Derry.

The EPA's environmental enforcement office director Dr Tom Ryan said the increased legal support may be necessary in light of two boil water notices affecting at least 615,000 people in the greater Dublin area over the past fortnight.

A fresh row has broken out between the Government and opposition after Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy claimed the number of homeless families in Ireland has dropped in the past year.

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has been forced to defend new "affordable" housing developments after it emerged the majority of their prices are above the Government's own affordable housing salary price range.

A man seriously injured in a shooting in Dublin is in a stable condition in hospital.

Almost 4,000 children in homeless accommodation are being stigmatised and denied equal chances in life, charities are warning.

New affordable housing plans announced by the Government will take up to three years to complete and are thousands of units short of what is needed to meet demands.

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has been labelled “out of touch” for pushing “bonkers” policies after claiming the Government’s co-living housing plans would be similar to living in a “very trendy boutique hotel”.

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has accused critics of co-living of wrongly assuming it is the Government's solution for families in emergency accommodation.

Sinn Féin has rejected the idea there can be a time limit on the Brexit backstop.

70,000 households could face charges of up to €500 from Irish Water for excessive usage.

Dublin City Council is drawing up plans to build up to 600 new social affordable housing units in the Docklands.

The Minister for Housing has said he is expecting to make a "significant" funding announcement regarding the future of the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme this week.

The Government has been warned to stop treating older people as "house-blockers" making the housing crisis worse simply because they own family-size homes they have paid off over decades.

It will be a pity if Mary Lou McDonald does not pull Sinn Féin together, or if her effort to do so is hampered by those in the party who think they know better than she does.

Sinn Féin is facing a major “identity crisis” and is at risk of losing up to half of its 23 Dáil seats, some of the party’s leading TDs have said.

The Government has been accused of having a "mind-numbing lack of ambition" when it comes to housing.