“The issue of housing surpasses immigration as the leading concern amongst voters
Based on the most recent Snapshot poll, voters are paying more attention to housing than immigration when evaluating the government’s performance, with one in five (20%) mentioning housing in response to enquiries about recent actions by the government. A vast proportion of these voters (81%) express dissatisfaction with the Coalition government’s actions on this issue.
Notably, there has been a significant drop in the number of participants highlighting immigration as their main concern, plummeting from 26% last month to 16% currently.
Updates from Ireland
– Government refrains from enforcing increased tax on vacant homes due to potential ‘penalisation’ of a few homeowners: According to the records, the government avoided the imposition of a higher tax on vacant properties to prevent unduly penalising a minority of home owners.
– Eulogies for Edna O’Brien, the author whose candid frankness transformed Ireland: On Sunday night, tributes were led by President Michael D Higgins to his ‘dear friend’ and an ‘exemplary writer of our era,’ Edna O’Brien.
– Prime Foxrock site purchased by a South Dublin GAA club: A modest GAA club in South Dublin has acquired a five-acre sports field in one of the city’s most valued residential areas, which could have fetched as much as €10.5 million from a property developer.
– Kellie Harrington geared up to defend her Olympic title: The Irish team’s most recognizable competitor is set to defend her gold medal she clinched in Tokyo three years ago in the Paris Arena this afternoon. Harrington is required to win three matches to progress to another Olympic final.
– Weather Report: Today’s forecast predicts a somewhat cloudy day with occasional sunny intervals in the east and south-east. Predominantly dry conditions expected, however intermittent rain is anticipated over the west half of the country with isolated showers expected elsewhere. The daytime peak temperatures could range from 16 degrees in the northwest to 22 degrees in the southeast, with a gentle to moderate southwest wind.
Main Feature”
Consider this: ‘They didn’t die in a home – they died due to it’: The heartbreaking account of a young couple who fell victims to a tragic apartment fire, and the unresolved safety faults: As the legal restoration proceedings for defective residences drag on, families of the victims of the 2002 blaze continue their grieving process.
Opinions
– A piece by Una Mullally: It’s inappropriate to gamble on environmentally-conscious religious sisters being the sole defenders against data centres
– Deirdre Malone from the IHREC warns: The unclear law to annul Irish nationality poses substantial threats
Business
– An appeal for €13.6m has been made by TG4 to establish an independent news division, free from the editorial influence of RTÉ: The existing news service provided RTÉ to TG4 is “ineffective,” according to TG4’s director-general Alan Esslemont. He prompted the Government by asking for an allocation of €13.6 million in the 2025 Budget to establish their autonomous news segment the following year.
Sports
– ‘He simply expressed how proud he was of me’: Jarly Óg Burns celebrates the pride of a father-son moment as Armagh clinch the ideal result: Both the player and his GAA-president father delivered remarkable performances at Croke Park on All-Ireland final day.
World
– Diplomats strive to prevent a possible regional conflict following the Lebanese rocket attack on an Israel-governed township: In the aftermath of a rocket attack from Lebanon that claimed the lives of at least 12 individuals, primarily children, in an Israeli-run town, Western diplomats are working tirelessly to stop an escalation of hostilities along the Israel-Lebanon border. The rocket incident incited early morning military responses from Israel across Lebanon on Sunday.
– Advice for parents on aiding teenage kids dealing with an imminent divorce: Consult the Professional: Do not perceive the act of ‘informing the children’ as a single dialogue, but as a series of communications involving everyone.