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Plans to tie rents for new build apartments to inflation rate being brought to Cabinet
Under the proposal, the 2% rent cap will not apply to apartments built after a certain date.
It is understood that landlords will be allowed to reset rent between tenancies.
Sinn Féin's Eoin Ó Broin described the plan as "utter madness" and said it will introduce a four-tier rental market.
freedom flotillaIsrael's defence minister orders military to prevent activist aid ship from reaching Gaza
7 deadly readsSitdown Sunday: A Route 66 town, a missing man and a detective who thinks he's cracked the case
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Land review shows shift towards dairy farming, Trump deploys National Guard to LA and the OPW’s vacant properties.
big beautiful bust-upElon Musk will face 'serious consequences' if he funds Democratic rivals, Trump warns
EducationThreat of industrial action in secondary schools as ASTI rejects Leaving Cert reform package
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Inquiry into epilepsy drug yet to begin, Housing Minister pulls plug on nearly 500 social homes and Nama’s redundancy payouts.
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Campaigners seek to meet Minister as inquiry into drug that causes birth defects yet to begin
It has been almost a year since a chairperson was appointed to lead the inquiry into the historical licensing and use of the drug.
The Department of Health said that data regulations must be put in place before the probe can commence.
A woman whose three sons have been affected by exposure to the drug said that waiting for the inquiry has been "pure mental torture".
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Trump and Musk’s very public break-up, High Court orders shutdown of Wexford wind turbines and Robert Pether released on bail.
big beautiful bust-upOver $100b wiped off Tesla's value after spectacular war of words between Trump and Musk
AwarenessIrish Rail releases footage of level crossing crashes and near-misses as part of safety appeal
7 deadly readsSitdown Sunday: Their chart-topping album got millions of streams - but was anyone really listening?
hilary bennUK government seeks Supreme Court appeal over ruling on public inquiry in Sean Brown case
Special Criminal CourtLeading Kinahan figure Sean McGovern charged with murder and directing organised crime group
Offences against the State ActJustice Minister to repeal State's counter-terrorism laws and replace Special Criminal Court
Palestine
Sinn Féin bill seeking to prevent sale of Israeli 'war bonds' defeated by 87 votes to 75
The Government blocked the bill, despite a legal opinion from the Oireachtas Office of Parliamentary Legal Advisers saying it would be constitutional.
Independent TDs Barry Heneghan and Gillian Toole, who support the Government, voted in favour of the bill.
Dublin City CouncilNew company to take over Dublin City clothes banks after last one reached 'maximum capacity'
Not the 51st StateKing Charles says Canada will stay 'strong and free' in parliament speech amid Trump threats
housing committee'A bad idea': Central Bank and ESRI push back against calls for reintroduction of 100% mortgages
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'There is no moving on': Parents of Kiea McCann recount night of Monaghan debs crash
Frankie and Teresa McCann said they did not believe the seven-year sentence given to Anthony McGinn, who pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, was fair.
Palestine
Nine aid trucks cleared to enter Gaza after 11-week blockade, but UN calls it 'drop in the ocean'
It comes as Israel announced plans to “take control” of the whole of Gaza as it intensified its campaign across the territory.
UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said "significantly more aid must be allowed into Gaza, starting tomorrow morning."
Benjamin Netanyahu said that even supporters of Israel would not tolerate "images of mass starvation".