Ireland has not evicted the Israeli ambassador, despite claims on social media.

Data from October shows that international protection applications were around half in October compared to May, but only 25 per cent lower than in June

The Department of Finance estimated that to build 50,000 homes per year it would require €16.9 billion of private cash

Manipulated picture shared by political campaigns originally showed a poster advertising chocolate rather than Simon Harris.

The official objective for housing policy is lower than number Government ministers predicted, as uncertainty remains over last months of the year.

Although applications to the scheme for first-time buyers in Ireland are around 500 a week, most of these do not translate into house purchases.

Enoch Burke has started his third stint in prison.