Fianna Fáil tried to undo house that Simon built

Housing Minister Simon Coveney looked set for a victory of sorts last night over his rent cap proposals after an embarrassing climbdown by Fianna Fáil, writes Juno McEnroe.

The party had tried to push the Fine Gael-led Government into a corner over its plans to tackle spiralling rents that are fuelling the housing crisis.

Coveney’s long-awaited strategy for the rental sector was launched on Tuesday and included lengthy explanations about rent predictability.