The landlord behind the evictions in Co Wexford has “decided to withdraw” the notices.
Spox for Patchflow Ltd said it recognises that receiving eviction notices can be “deeply unsettling” and acknowledges the “stress this situation has caused” within the community.
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'Sell up and get out': Video shows landlord rep blaming new rules for 36 planned evictions
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Tenants of 36 households in Co #Wexford were told their landlord was delivering eviction notices because of the Govt’s new rental rules, according to a leaked video.
Residents heard the landlord would follow “radio shows and political debate” before making a “final decision” on their housing.
Renters in Bridgetown, Co Wexford are stunned after over 30 homes in their estate got eviction notices this week.
Local TDs have criticised Housing Minister James Browne for it happening “in his backyard” right as new rent rules take effect
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It’s almost a year since the regulator flagged Galway’s rising rents as of more concern than other cities - but everyone expects them to keep going up.
The government insists this will help with supply and, eventually, lead to a fall. There’s still no timeline on when that might happen.
It’s worth keeping an eye on how small and big landlords fare in the new system.
The RTB says small landlords have 53% of Galway city tenancies and big landlords (meaning 4+ homes) have the rest - but this dynamic may shift
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Ahead of the big rental changes, I went to Galway for
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- new tenants are paying €1,850+ monthly, up 11%
- homeless services criticised an 'information gap' on the changes
- renters just don't believe in the tightened eviction rules unless enforcement follows
Some notable votes on migration in Strasbourg this week at the European Parliament, with the push by the EU to use so-called 'third countries' to hold asylum seekers making some supporters of the restrictions nervous.
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MEP @mariawalshmep.bsky.social says the Taoiseach must raise the case of Seamus Culleton and the wider ICE immigration crackdown during his White House visit for St Patrick's Day.
Walsh, who is a dual Irish-US citizen, says 'fundamental rights' have been harmed by ICE
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Some details here on the EU’s first go at trying to solve the housing crisis.
One Irish MEP says there were plenty of splits on how to address the role of the market in the final report:
“You are dealing with the cards you’ve been dealt.”
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At the launch of the EU housing committee’s first report on the crisis, chair @itinagli says they kept getting letters from people pleading for the EU to take some action.
Adds that Dublin, Milan, Rome, Madrid and Barcelona are where people pay most of their income towards rent
A few residents said they didn’t find out until Tuesday morning, although they did suspect it could happen based on weather warnings (see first pic)
For it’s part the council says it had staff visiting the most vulnerable areas for flooding since Saturday.
"We put the sandbags at the door and watched and waited for it to come into our homes."
More from speaking with Island Road residents in Enniscorthy today
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‘Five feet of water’: Wexford businesses swamped as Storm Chandra leaves trail of destruction
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"This was our life. It’s five years of work, from Monday to Sunday 9-to-7. I came here pregnant at nine months and I worked.
"And in three hours everything was done."
Michaela and her husband Greg saw their grocery store hit by the flooding in Enniscorthy
Maureen Peare was stacking tables and chairs throughout her home in Enniscorthy to try and prevent the water destroying them.
She and her neighbours on Island Road were among the worst hit yesterday
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Parts of Enniscorthy remain underwater today after yesterday’s severe flooding.
Today sees business owners try and pick up the pieces while crews are working to clear Irish Rail tracks
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Retrial and new venue sought in case of man accused of sexually assaulting teenager
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Man found guilty of one charge of sexually assaulting teenage girl as jury fails to agree on five more
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‘Dear Landlord, we note you have lodged a Notice of Termination for a current tenancy with the RTB’
- The Govt is writing to landlords who’ve recently began eviction proceedings, encouraging them to instead maintain their tenancies ahead of upcoming changes to rental laws
This reared its head again last night as councillors approved the rezoning of lands for 5,300 new homes in the Kylemore area.
That rezoning followed pressure from the government on councils to put more land towards housing - so there’s a row brewing
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The consequences of delaying the Dart+ South West are worth a bit of attention. Thousands of houses have already been built in Adamstown and Clonburris and more are planned.
@brian_caulfield here on why this is bad
A group of Afghan asylum seekers have spoken about how they were followed before being subjected to an attack in Brittas, Co Dublin yesterday.
Gardaí have launched an investigation after the men were beaten and had the windows of their car smashed into pieces
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New figures also reveal a 60% drop in properties acquired and households saved from homelessness this year via the scheme.
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Over the past few weeks I’ve asked local councils how they’re faring with a housing programme that’s saved 2,500 people from homelessness since 2023.
Turns out about half of councils have now halted the Tenant in Situ scheme amid a funding row with the Department of Housing
The state regulator for fishing in Irish rivers is liaising with gardaí as part of investigations into an incident near Carrick-on-Suir, where a man approached by its officers later got into difficulty and drowned
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A number of groups - including departments in TU Dublin and a local church - have written letters in support of a family who are facing deportation as part of the government’s crackdown on asylum seekers
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Full piece here arising from questions submitted by
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on the back of the flight
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The government has been accused of “skipping independent scrutiny” after it admitted that its recent deportation flight to Nigeria occurred without a human rights monitor on board.
These monitors had been included in the govt’s two previous charter flights to Georgia
