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Just 38 properties available in March under HAP

There were 38 properties within the discretionary rate of the Housing Assistance Payment Scheme (HAP) available to rent last month. It is an increase of 5 properties since December 2023, according to the latest Simon Communities ‘Locked Out of the Market’ report. The research was conducted over three days in …

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Ibec forecasts 2% growth in GDP in 2024

Business group Ibec says the Irish economy is still performing robustly, despite rising inflation and higher interest rates. In its first Quarterly Economic Outlook for the year, Ibec is forecasting growth in GDP of 2% this year and 3.4% in 2025. The report forecasts higher growth in exports, investment and …

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Donald Trump hush money trial to begin in New York

Donald Trump goes to court today as the first US ex-president ever to be criminally prosecuted, a seismic moment for the United States as the presumptive Republican nominee campaigns to re-take the White House. The scandal-plagued 77-year-old is accused of falsifying business records in a scheme to cover up an …

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Record number of patients treated in hospital last year

The HSE has published its 2023 hospital activity figures, which show that a record number of patients were treated in hospital last year, with the highest ever number of people receiving day case care, attending outpatient appointments and receiving hospital care as inpatients. The latest figures also show that almost …

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Hot meals for an extra 150,000 primary pupils from today

Another 900 more primary schools will today become part of the Hot School Meals Programme in a large expansion of the scheme. It means that an additional 150,000 children will benefit from what are described as nutritious hot meals. The announcement will be made by the Taoiseach Simon Harris and …

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Latest transport tech on display at Dublin event

The latest cutting-edge technology in the transport sector will be on display at a major conference taking place in Dublin this week. More than 4,000 people are set to attend Transport Research Arena 2024 (TRA2024) at the RDS which is Europe’s largest transport and mobility research event. Organisers said the …

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