The Government is set to face a constitutional challenge over the Cork super-council plan following a historic midnight meeting of the city council.

The Cork Local Government Review Group has split opinion, but we should wait for the establishment of an implementation group before we decide on the outcomes, says Tim Lucey

Cork City Council is to seek a judicial review of the administrative actions of the review group which has recommended a merger of the city and county councils.

The Smiddy report on the amalgamation of the two local authorities in Cork has recommended the ratio of councillors to constituents be altered, especially in West Cork where their number has been reduced but the area of representation significantly increased.

The Government is to ask another body to compile data on Irish Water next year, adding yet another layer of management to the utility.

Eighteen former lords mayor of Cork have expressed “profound concerns” about the possible abolition of the city council as part of a major overhaul of the region’s local government structures.

A person’s right to a home and adequate housing should be enshrined in the Constitution, a leading social justice campaigner has demanded.

On the night of her election as Labour leader on July 4 last year, Joan Burton told party members — bruised as they were by the local election results — that it was time now to govern with the head and the heart.

Firefighters from across the country descended on Dublin yesterday to voice their opposition to proposed reductions in staffing levels on crews.

More than 400 repossession cases have come before Cork Circuit Court since the start of the year.

Ceann Comhairle Sean Barrett faces the prospect of a motion of no confidence in the Dáil after he was accused of stymieing efforts by TDs to scrutinise Irish Water legislation.

The Environment Minister Alan Kelly says he is confident Nama will put forward more housing as part of the Government’s new homeless action plan.

Bad loans bank Nama has offered a 100-bed hotel and four commercial properties ranging from 3,000sq ft to 20,000sq ft in a bid to help solve Dublin’s homelessness crisis.

The first bills for water will be issued on April 1, 2015, Environment Minister Alan Kelly has told the Dáil.

The Environment Minister Alan Kelly says there is "nothing harsh" at all about the Government's new water charges packages - including the penalties.

Homeowners have been "duped" into paying more for poorer services under the property tax, opposition TDs have claimed.