Songwriter Glen Hansard has accused the Government of behaving like Donald Trump in its handling of the homeless crisis.

An emergency motion has been put forward to open a book of condolences for three homeless people who died in the past week.

More than 6,000 children will be homeless by 2020 unless there is a radical intervention.

A home repossession “guillotine is on the way down”, dwarfing the current homeless crisis and creating a huge catastrophe.

If in doubt, spin it out. So appears to be the primary approach of the Government to the housing crisis and homeless emergency.

He has been re-elected leader of the British Labour party, despite a coup attempt, because he wants a fair society for everyone, says Tom O’Connor

The top 10% of Irish society hold more than half of the country’s wealth, while the bottom 50% have just 4.95% of it.

Child poverty almost doubled during the recession, a new report has found.

WE have witnessed a political revolution. It is another seismic shift in Irish politics that reflects our changing society and views, suggests Rory Hearne.

British Labour leader’s anti-austerity policies of a living wage and high taxation of the rich would be popular here, says Tom O’Connor. Would you vote for him? Take our poll.

An anti-austerity councillor has linked the slow progress in tackling the spiralling rental and accommodation crisis to the fact that almost a quarter of all TDs are landlords.

The Housing Agency’s first National Statement highlights the difficulties besetting efforts to house people. But as Rory Hearne points out, few practical solutions are offered.

An average 35% reduction in funding for for community and voluntary organisations is having a detrimental impact on community development, writes Rory Hearne.

A united Europe is dead, buried in the rubble of the economic war unleashed against the people in the peripheral countries that were bailed out by the troika, writes Rory Hearne

There remains a lack of a coherent, credible, non-establishment, political alternative that can represent the public mood for change, writes Rory Hearne

The water charge protest has politicised and energised Irish citizens who are no longer willing to take things lying down; A man who stopped taking medication ’to suppress sexual urges’ has been jailed for an attack on a woman; and a police volunteer denies shooting dead a suspect who was pinned to the ground. These are some of the latest and most read news on irishexaminer.com this evening.

Prince Charles is to make a return visit to Ireland; a Russian footballer proposed to his girlfriend on the pitch; and Google adds Loch Ness monster to Street View. These are some of the latest and most read news on irishexaminer.com this lunchtime.

Well over half of those involved in the anti-water charge movement had never before protested.

The housing crisis is inflicting the most pain on private tenants, those waiting for social housing, and homeowners in long-term arrears, writes Rory Hearne

The disconnect between politicians and the people they represent explains why the establishment parties will never rock the boat or stand up to Europe, writes Rory Hearne.

With the rise of Syriza in Greece, it is time Ireland stopped its impoverishing debt payments and stood up for its people, writes Rory Hearne.

How can a government that spins the sale of major parts of Bord Gáis as not being privatisation be trusted with retaining Irish Water as a public utility, asks Rory Hearne

Rent regulation, more security of tenure, and higher standards would help make the private rented sector a realistic long-term housing option, says Rory Hearne

IT IS very possible that in the next general election, whether it is in 2015 or 2016, the Irish people will vote for the most dramatic transformation in politics since the foundation of the State, writes Rory Hearne

The water charges protests are unlikely to go away because they’re about much more than water charges, writes Dr Rory Hearne

Most Fine Gael TDs are out of their comfort zones in attempting empathy with the unwashed, suggests Gerard Howlin. 

A sustainable and fair housing policy is needed to address society’s needs, writes Dr Rory Hearne

Resolving our homes crisis

The property market may be showing signs of recovery but there is little evidence the Government is taking the implementation of social housing policy seriously, writes Dr Rory Hearne.