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    'A lack of hope' - your views on the housing crisis

    'A lack of hope' - your views on the housing crisis

    People sent voice messages to Prime Time detailing their experiences of finding and keeping a home during a housing crisis.

    Prime Time • 13 May 21
    Round Hill, a multinational investment company, is in discussions to buy 115 homes at Mullen Park

    'Locked out' - first-time buyers gazumped by investors

    As multinational investment firms snap up whole swathes of housing estates, first-time buyers say they could find it harder to get on the property ladder, explains Louise Byrne.

    Prime Time • 13 May 21
    Irish investors count cost of German 'pyramid scheme'

    Irish investors count cost of German 'pyramid scheme'

    More than 1,800 Irish people put their faith in Dolphin Trust, a German property company that has gone bust.

    Prime Time • 27 Apr 21
    A return to spectator sports is among the potential vaccine 'bonuses' that vaccinated people may enjoy

    Vaccine certs being considered by Govt for sports fans

    The return of crowds to sports stadiums using vaccine certificates to ensure Covid safety is among proposals being considered by Government.

    Prime Time • 09 Apr 21
    Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, data suggests only a small drop in rent levels in Dublin

    Why rents haven't plummeted during Covid-19

    Data suggests that rent levels haven't fallen dramatically during the pandemic. But that is not the full picture, reports Prime Time's Louise Byrne.

    Prime Time • 05 Mar 21
    2021 might be the closest we get to a real-life Groundhog Day

    What we can learn from 'Groundhog Day' in a pandemic

    2021 might be the closest we get to a real-life Groundhog Day – but repetitive days might not necessarily a bad thing, writes Prime Time's Louise Byrne.

    Prime Time • 03 Feb 21
    Since 27 December 846 patients have also caught Covid-19 in hospital (File pic)

    846 patients caught Covid in hospitals since 27 Dec

    New figures show a surge in the numbers of people contracting Covid-19 while in hospital.

    Coronavirus • 27 Jan 21
    29-year-old Samantha Cruise is one of many patients who caught Covid while in hospital

    The patients who caught Covid in hospital

    Despite tighter infection control measures, a growing cohort of patients have contracted the virus while in hospital, Prime Time's Louise Byrne reports.

    Prime Time • 27 Jan 21
    Éanna Kelly with prosthetics specialist Donna Fisher

    Amputees face a 'postcode lottery' for prosthetics

    More than 1,000 people have limbs amputated in Ireland every year, but only the cost of the first prosthetic is guaranteed by the State, writes Prime Time's Louise Byrne.

    Prime Time • 11 Dec 20
    Eir CEO apologises for 'below-par' customer service

    Eir CEO apologises for 'below-par' customer service

    Carolan Lennon said the company has had difficulty retaining customer service staff.

    Prime Time • 24 Nov 20
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