Barry Whyte

RT @VaticanNews: White smoke! The 133 Cardinal electors gathered in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel have elected the new Pope. He will appear…

Joe Duffy is retiring from RTÉ after 37 years. His final Liveline show will air on Friday 27th June. He has hosted the RTÉ Radio 1 programme since 1998.

JOE DUFFY @joeliveline

I’m not gone part, ⁦@Independent_ie⁩ ⁦@irishdailymail⁩ https://t.co/eZIHiHM4TU

Looking to speak to people who are currently trying to buy a home (particularly in Dublin). What’s the bidding process like etc? Are you currently renting? Also looking to speak to people who feel stuck in the rental market. It’s for a series of reports I’m working on on

RT @louiseburne_: I'm the journalist Ruth is talking about We decry when things like this happen in the US. You can agree or disagree with…

William ‘Shirley’ Barker: Kneecap critic on Stephen Nolan Show linked to dissident gang that blew man’s leg off | https://t.co/ziKH9VYiWN https://t.co/GGFbEEgiox

I don’t follow rugby much, but I swore I heard a discussion on the radio yesterday where they were saying that Leinster fans weren’t going to the Aviva today because they were saving their money for tickets for the final… What happened?

Questioned Housing Minister James Browne today about new research from Newstalk that Oireachtas insiders believe that he is the worst performing Minister. Meanwhile the Taoiseach says that the Government need to build 50,000 homes a year… Is that enough? https://t.co/20fyOxBFXS

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Oireachtas insiders believe that Housing Minister James Browne is the worst performing TD in the Cabinet, exclusive research by Newstalk has revealed. @SeanDefoe https://t.co/P9JOl73L12

Brendan McDonagh has formally withdrawn his name from consideration to chair the Government's new Housing Activation Office. The Government will need to find another Housing Tsar.

RT @Independent_ie: Cut to €430k salary of Government's ‘housing tsar’ proposed to get appointment across the line https://t.co/oyoS8DZCbK

RT @TheNewsHughes: 🚨 The outgoing boss of Nama, Brendan McDonagh, is due to take a pay cut if he is not appointed as the Government’s new h…

Of the 39 Georgian nationals who were deported yesterday, 5 were children the Garda National Immigration Bureau has confirmed 30 men, 4 female and 5 children https://t.co/t67norOcxN

Barry Whyte @BarryWhyte85

39 people have been deported to Georgia on a chartered flight, the Minister for Justice has confirmed. The Georgian nationals had previously received deportation orders. This is the second deportation flight to Georgia in just over two months, at the end of February 32 Georgian

39 people have been deported to Georgia on a chartered flight, the Minister for Justice has confirmed. The Georgian nationals had previously received deportation orders. This is the second deportation flight to Georgia in just over two months, at the end of February 32 Georgian

Jim O'Callaghan TD @OCallaghanJim

Another deportation flight left Dublin last night and landed safely this morning in Georgia. There were 39 people on board who had received but had not complied with Deportation Orders.

€5,000 per month for a one bed apartment at The Harvey, Landsdowne Place, Landsdowne Road in Dublin. €6700 for a two bed and €12000 for a three bed in same apartment complex. Stunning apartments, but who can actually afford this? https://t.co/mJgg2l2uii

Social Democrats Deputy Leader & Housing spokesperson Cian O’Callaghan highlights in the Dail the extreme biddings wars that are currently happening in the second hand home market. “Journalist Barry Whyte described what it’s like trying to buy a home, a two-bed house in Crumlin https://t.co/6INOYmwmSO

The Taoiseach says no Cabinet decision has yet been taken on who will be the new housing tsar. However the Housing Minister James Browne said earlier that Brendan McDonagh was his preferred choice for the role. He also said “€430k was a very large sum of money and terms and

Barry Whyte @BarryWhyte85

‘New housing ‘Tsar’ McDonagh will retain his Nama salary of €430,000’ How can anyone be paid this sort of money? And is this not a potential massive own goal by Government, especially if the new ‘Tsar’ doesn’t sort out housing? I suppose things can’t get any worse than they https://t.co/BM0w2fJUxo

‘New housing ‘Tsar’ McDonagh will retain his Nama salary of €430,000’ How can anyone be paid this sort of money? And is this not a potential massive own goal by Government, especially if the new ‘Tsar’ doesn’t sort out housing? I suppose things can’t get any worse than they https://t.co/BM0w2fJUxo