Peadar Tóibín, founder of new political party Aontú, says his call for a debate on immigration was criticised unfairly and misrepresented

The study by Future Analytics Consulting said the population in the capital could rise by 7.5% to 11.5%

Almost 80,000 homes, half of them in Dublin, will have to be built over the next five years to cater for Ireland’s rising population, a Government advisory body on housing warned.