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DUBLIN: New housing completions are up more than 50 percent this year compared to the previous two years. According to Central Statistics Office figures, there were 7,654 new housing completions in the second quarter (April to June) of…

DUBLIN: A new town with a population of 23,000 is set to be built in the capital city. Clonburris, a 280-hectare site, is planned to be developed between Lucan and Clondalkin in west Dublin. The government has agreed €186.3 million to this…

DUBLIN: The Cabinet has approved a new Bill which would make a decisive breakthrough in rape cases. Minister Helen McEntee introduced new provisions to support women in sexual assault cases in the Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking…

DUBLIN: Covid-19 testing for the general population in Ireland is set to end this autumn. It also means there will be no general Covid-19 testing facilities across the country from autumn. The decision was made on the recommendation of…

DUBLIN: Thousands of bags have been lost at Dublin Airport, with 270 going missing every day. The revelations came at a hearing at the airport, which has struggled since the large-scale resumption of international travel earlier this year.…

DUBLIN: Around 70 cases of monkeypox have so far been confirmed in Ireland since the disease was first confirmed in the east of the country in May. According to the World Health Organization, 16,000 confirmed monkeypox cases have been…

DUBLIN: Ireland will not be affected by the European Commission's move to reduce gas use to secure winter stocks and defeat Russian energy “blackmail”. Last week, the Commission asked EU countries to reduce natural gas demand by 15% in the…

DUBLIN: Economists say that no matter how hard you try, even with a mortgage, buying a house in Ireland is out of reach for the average individual. Savings are shrinking as the cost of living, particularly rent, rises, forcing individuals…

DUBLIN: Fines for speeding, using a phone while driving and not wearing a seat belt will be doubled in Ireland. The fine for speeding will increase from €80 to €160 and the fine for using a phone or not wearing a seatbelt will also double…

DUBLIN: Ireland to offer smallpox vaccine to those most at risk of contracting monkeypox. Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said the vaccine would be offered to gay and bisexual men, other men who have sex with men, as well as others at…