Sharon Lynch

The new visitor access management plan for North Bull Island aims to protect biodiversity

New plan aims to protect biodiversity on Bull Island

Dublin City Council recently announced a new visitor access management plan for North Bull Island to protect biodiversity on the island.

Dublin • 10 Apr 23

Alison Wildes Crammond has less than two weeks to find a new home

'I've nowhere to go' - renters facing eviction

Regional • 02 Apr 23

Liam Ellis and his sister Sophie set up the 'LS Eggs' initiative last year

Siblings have to close honesty box after 4th robbery

An honesty box selling eggs that gives 50% of its proceeds to charity has been forced to close after its contents and money box were stolen.

Leinster • 31 Mar 23

Michel Arsenault rented his apartment 'like one of those you see in postcards' for 15 years before the opportunity to buy it arose

Lessons from Europe on tenants' right to first refusal

Among the range of measures the Government has announced to address the housing crisis and provide a "safety net" for those facing eviction is one specifically aimed at renters who are in a financial position to buy their rental property.

Housing • 26 Mar 23

One taxi driver who was waiting to pick up a fare on Dublin's O'Connell Street said he still encounters racism occasionally (File photo)

Racism in Dublin: 'It makes you feel less human'

With the Government's anti-racism strategy being launched early next week, RTÉ's This Week programme took to the capital to find out if people living here experience racist comments and abuse in their daily lives.

Ireland • 19 Mar 23

An estate agent told RTÉ News that she has been inundated with calls from tenants facing eviction and landlords who want to sell up (file image)

'Nowhere to go' - Tenant worried due to eviction ban

Ellen Kennedy says a for sale sign was erected outside her home in Ashbourne, Co Meath, the morning after the Government announced that the eviction ban will not be extended.

Ireland • 12 Mar 23

'This is hanging over us, this is not a joke', says Electric Ireland customer Úna Ni Chonaire Fulham

'There has to be a mistake' - electricity bills' shock

The impact of high energy prices has become startlingly clear for many people as winter bills arrive in homes around the country. Two hard-pressed households, one of whom received a bill 20 times higher than previously, spoke to RTÉ's This Week.

Ireland • 05 Mar 23

The hospitality sector has been criticised for not passing on savings to consumers

Is visiting Dublin good value for money for tourists?

This week the Government announced an extension of the 9% reduced VAT rate for the hospitality sector for a further six months.

Dublin • 26 Feb 23

One in four motorists admitted they may have been over the limit when driving the morning after a night out (file pic)

Bank holiday weekend motorists urged to drive safely

With an extended St Patrick's Day bank holiday weekend nearly upon us, people are being urged to drive safely and responsibly as some motorists continue to take risks when it comes to drinking and driving.

Ireland • 14 Mar 22

In the first 11 months of 2021, there was a drop of 80% in the number of children that visited an adult in prison (file image)

Prisoners' family contact impacted by pandemic - IPRT

The Irish Penal Reform Trust has said Covid-19 has had a devastating impact on family contact for people in Irish prisons.

Ireland • 07 Feb 22