Darragh Nolan

1 week ago | independent.ie | Darragh Nolan

Mr Mullins died earlier this week at the age of 57 following a sudden illness. He was the executive chairman of clean energy company Amarenco and previously served as the chief executive of Bord Gáis from 2007 to 2012. A member of Fine Gael, he contested the European elections for the party last year in the Ireland South constituency. He had a significant involvement with Bishopstown GAA and Castlemartyr GAA, and was a former director of Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

1 week ago | independent.ie | Darragh Nolan

Though a small number of far-right candidates won seats in last summer’s local elections, that didn’t translate to support at November’s general election. Mr Harris said the far-right’s “minimal electoral impact” last year showed the “true scale” of support for what he described as a “very noisy” group. He told the Changing Times podcast it is up to politicians, not him, to “win the argument” against the far-right. "I think the proof of the pudding has somewhat been called out.

1 week ago | independent.ie | Darragh Nolan

The Simon Communities of Ireland’s “Locked Out of the Market”report for March found the number of properties available through HAP had dropped from the 46 found in the report for last December. Overall, there were 1,123 properties at any price across 16 areas surveyed, down 9pc from December. In 10 of the 16 areas, there were no available properties through HAP.

1 week ago | independent.ie | Darragh Nolan |Olivia Lynott

‘Deepening crisis’ in rental sector as just 41 properties available through HAP scheme‘Deepening crisis’ in rental sector as just 41 properties available through HAP scheme Darragh Nolan and Olivia LynottToday at 05:30Only 41 properties were available to rent through the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme last month, a new report has shown.

1 week ago | independent.ie | Darragh Nolan |Maeve McTaggart

Some snowfall was seen in the Wicklow Mountains earlier today, while South Dublin County Council said some roads had to be treated due to snow and advised road users to avoid the area around Military Road. We need your consent to load this Social Media content. We use a number of different Social Media outlets to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity.