Bartra, a leading apartment developer led by Richard Barrett, attempted to coax a resident of Castleknock into relinquishing his legal opposition towards a proposed co-living project featuring 210 apartments. The resident in question, Barry O’Lone, was offered €100,000 if he agreed to end his resistance against the plan for apartments financed by the state, at the site of an old pub known as Brady’s. Bartra warned that they would instead file for building a social housing if O’Lone did not accept their offer within a month.
Highlights from RTÉ’s Dublin debate for the European Elections included heavy personality clashes in Midlands-North-West forum. In contrast, Ireland South’s discussion was lacklustre, without any notable clashes, unlike the Dublin iteration.
In recent incidents, a 23-year-old woman unexpectedly lost her life after a dog assault at a Ballyneety residence, Co Limerick. The attack took place late on Tuesday.
Mary Lou McDonald, leader of Sinn Féin, appeared to have shifted her stance over the desirable average house prices in Dublin, proposing a €300,000 target for affordable houses in the Irish capital. This represents a deviation from her previous stance of reducing the average house prices to the same figure.
Parts of southwest Dublin, specifically Ballyfermot and Cherry Orchard, are reported to have alarmingly high rates of violence directed towards women, according to a Wednesday release. The report claims that up to 70% of public disorder and criminal damage incidents in these areas are connected to domestic violence.
A court has mandated a landlady in Cork to reimburse over €10,000 to two of her former tenants, a university student and a wage earner, due to an abrupt and forceful eviction they experienced. Their belongings were displaced onto the road at 2 a.m. in the cold winter months.
The weather outlook for today is fairly chilly along with fluctuating cloud cover, occasional showers, and brief sunny periods. The majority of sunshine is anticipated in the morning hours. Shower activities will be predominantly in the northern and western zones, some of which could be intense and might bring hail in northern regions. Temperature highs are expected to range between 11 and 15 degrees with light to moderately strong breezes coming from the west to northwest. Stronger winds may occur along the northern and northwestern shorelines. In the evening, showers will be limited to the north and west while extended dry and clear patches are likely to appear in other areas. Tonight’s temperature will drop to a rather low 4 to 8 degrees considering the season.
A couple are in a disagreement about where to live. He dreams about constructing a house in the countryside, but she insists that she would rather decline such an opportunity even if she was offered compensation to do so. She regards herself as a city dweller who could never transition to a rural lifestyle. She does concede that moving to his hometown would imply they would have more social interactions. However, she states that her mental health is a primary consideration as she has previously felt deserted and isolated in their relationship and doesn’t wish to feel that way again.
Students (and their parents) opening their Leaving Cert 2024 exams should try to stay calm: the first written paper, English Paper one, will be distributed at 9.30 am today.
In the world of work, an employee shared a story of being transferred to an unrelated department in what was supposed to be a permanent move. However, this shift turned out to be a year-long project and within a few days, the employee was informed abruptly, with just a day’s notice, that the project was being phased out and they would resume their former role the following week.
Intel has managed to secure £11bn investment in exchange for a 49% stake in their Fab 34 manufacturing plant in Leixlip, County Kildare, as disclosed by the company on Tuesday. The deal allows Intel to maintain majority control, while also providing funding for possible expansion.
Kathy Sheridan opines that the aggressive chasing of Simon Harris has dangerously treaded the thin line between protest and harassment. Conversely, Michael McDowell asserts the biggest obstacle in the housing crisis is the Department of Housing itself.
In sports, Darragh Ó Sé laments the conditions in Derry, noting their lack of organisation and competitive potential which he believes could be past the point of repair.
Internationally, a Dublin native from Greenhills, near Walkinstown, has been chosen by the UK Labour Party to run for a seat in West London. This places her in the running to join the scarce number of Dubliners to be elected in the House of Commons over the past one hundred years.
Finally, last night’s UK leaders’ debate led to an eventful scenario in Coronation Street. Amidst Rishi Sunak’s tax debate with Keir Starmer, the majority of the press seemed differentiated towards Coronation Street. This move was noted Mark Paul in Salford.