'It's time to bite the bullet': FF TDs call for an eviction ban despite Taoiseach's resistance

Paul McAuliffe is one of the Fianna Fáil TDs  pressing for an eviction ban despite Micheál Martin's assertion that such a move would be unconstitutional. File picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews

A group of Fianna Fáil TDs has said it wants a temporary eviction ban to prevent more people being forced into homelessness this winter.

Pressure is mounting on Taoiseach Micheál Martin as Government TDs are “incredibly concerned” over the increase in the number of notices to quit being issued to tenants.