Homeless people total 17.308 individuals, +12,5% in a year, of which 49,7% Irish; the data refers to those in emergency accommodation including children but not people sofa-surfing, sharing overcrowded homes, in domestic violence refuges or rough-sleeping

The first new homes at the site of the former Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum, south Dublin, are expected to be completed by the end of 2028, after High Court has cleared the way to resuming works

Imbolc and St Brigid's Day have been celebrated: now a public holiday, they mark a renewed engagement with Indigenous Irish ways of understanding time, land and belonging: Imbolc signaled longer hours of light and the beginning of the agricultural year

Flood risks are forecast to persist for the rest of the week as Storm Chandra has hit Ireland leaving 20.000 homes and businesses without power yesterday morning, commuters experiencing delays nationwide, roads closed; yellow weather warning is in force