IRE - The Irish Times

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1. Appropriate sentence for man who ‘stamped’ homeless victim to death, court rules

   Defence argued that Ireland had rejected ‘three strikes and you’re out’ principle of sentencing

2. More than 30% of women face barriers accessing free contraception scheme, report finds

   Migrant women, LGBTQ+ people, Travellers and people with a disability can struggle to avail of the service

3. Mother of three ‘doing everything’ to find alternative home ordered to vacate

   Residential Tenancies Board tribunal hears landlord needs house for own use as no longer feasible to live on farm

4. Housing charity concerned at risk to tenants under modular home plan

   Threshold raises concerns over proposed planning exemption and rent-a-room changes

5. Power cuts affect thousands in south county Dublin

   Areas affected include Mount Merrion, Bootersown, Belfield and Merrion

6. Man (36) due in court on charges arising from throwing of cash at motorists in Galway

   Charges include theft and drug offences

7. Judge rejects settlement offers to boys ‘manhandled’ by shopping centre security staff

   Case taken by teens alleging ‘defamation, wrongful imprisonment and assault’ to go to trial

8. Councillors to meet housing body over its decision to scrap cost-rental scheme in Cabra

   Some 40 houses in Cabra site were to be used for workers who earn too much for social homes but can’t afford rents

9. Sixteen-year-old girl often missing from care caught selling crack cocaine on O’Connell Street, court told

   ‘Pressing concerns’ for safety of vulnerable teenager seen by gardaí with older drug users

10. Housing can be a hidden admissions officer for students - quiet, powerful and unaccountable

    Denmark’s social housing model shows how government initiatives can build sustainable and affordable housing for mixed communities