Eoin Ó Broin

Editorial Opinion As the eviction ban lapses, it is now time for the Coalition to step up to the plate with solutions

Political drama on the ending of the evictions ban will play out tomorrow in the Dáil with two opposition votes.

‘Leak that!’ – Green Party politicians trade blows in WhatsApp group over ‘snake behaviour’

Green politicians traded bitter blows over WhatsApp with accusations of “snake behaviour” after the party’s new director of communications described one of their own TDs as “not sensible”.

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Revealed: the ‘political’ motive to lift ban on evictions

The Government feared an extension of the no-fault eviction ban would have seen a dramatic increase in homeless numbers close to the European and local elections next year, the Sunday Independent can reveal.

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Eoin Ó Broin Opinion Callous, incompetent decision on eviction ban will lead us to catastrophe

On Friday, the Residential Tenancies Board released the latest eviction notice figures. From July to September last year, 4,741 notices were served to tenants.

‘Heartless’ – Green TD Neasa Hourigan hits out at Taoiseach and her own party over decision to end eviction ban

A Government TD has warned that a decision to lift the winter ban on evictions at the end of this month will result in large numbers of people becoming homeless, saying it was putting the interests of landlords ahead of ordinary people.

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Did they or didn’t they? Politicians tight-lipped about illegal drug use amid cocaine allegations

Ecstasy and cannabis are among the drugs TDs have admitted to using in the past, but most politicians are remaining tight-lipped about taking illegal narcotics amid fresh allegations of cocaine use in the Dáil.

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Gene Kerrigan Opinion Fine Gael old guard are fast asleep at the wheel

Have you heard about the political party that said yes when it meant no? Or it might have been that it said no when it meant yes. One way or another, they were wasting their time.

‘Rookie mistake’ – Government forgets to oppose a PBP Bill to extend the eviction ban

The Government has suffered an embarrassment after an Eviction Ban Bill passed second stage – because a minister forgot to oppose it,

Over half of council mortgage applications rejected last year, with call made for ‘complete review of the scheme’

More than half of council mortgage applications were rejected last year, new figures from the Housing Agency show.

Sinn Féin carries out full review of election expenses and defends its voter database

Sinn Féin is carrying out a full review of its election expenses after a series of flaws emerged in its declarations.

Leo Varadkar is criticised for claim that ‘at least homeless not all sleeping in tents’

The Taoiseach has been criticised for saying the record 11,500 homeless people in Ireland are not living “on the streets” or “in tents”.

Government must realise that action, not talk, is the only way our homeless crisis will ever be fixed

The say some are born great, some achieve greatness and the rest rely on good publicity. If pursuit of the latter is the hope of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien, they came up short yesterday.

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Gerard O'Regan Opinion Leo Varadkar’s ‘blunt’ answers are a welcome change from politicians’ usual waffle

So Leo Varadkar has a new year’s resolution – he’s going to think twice before sounding off in public.

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Eoin Ó Broin, the man who plans to solve the housing crisis

Eoin Ó Broin is, according to current polling, the country’s preferred choice as housing minister — and the success of any Sinn Féin government is likely to hinge on whether the Blackrock College-educated TD for Dublin Mid-West can solve what often seems an intractable housing and homelessness crisis.

Rental market shrinks by 43,000 homes in five years as landlords cash in on their properties

The rental market has shrunk by 43,000 homes in the last five years in a further squeeze on renters as landlords continue to cash in on their properties and leave the market.

Eoin Ó Broin apologises to senior civil servant directly for ‘drawing’ him into ‘public debate’

Sinn Féin housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin told a top civil servant he was sorry for “drawing” him into “public debate” with his “wholly inappropriate” comments.

Sinn Féin to table motion declaring a ‘national emergency’ on housing

SINN Féin says the current housing crisis is a “national emergency” and should be declared as one.

exclusive Leo Varadkar opens door to general election transfer pact with Fianna Fáil

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has raised the prospect of a transfer pact between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil in the next general election.

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Declan Lynch Opinion Trump still treading on dreams of democracy

President Joe Biden made a speech in which he framed this week’s mid-term elections as a struggle between “the dreams of a democracy and the appetites of an autocracy”.

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Shane Ross Opinion Who is waiting in the wings to be bounced into a Sinn Féin government?

What would a Sinn Féin cabinet look like? Let’s face reality: if the polls are right, Mary Lou McDonald could capture no fewer than 10 of the 15 cabinet seats up for grabs after the next election. The other five should be held by whatever group is the junior coalition partner. Are you spooked? Or are you up for it?

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Hugh O'Connell Opinion Change is coming, says Mary Lou – but what does that really mean?

When the controversy over the Ireland women’s football team singing ‘Up the Ra’ erupted last month, Seán MacBrádaigh was not happy.

‘It’s the right time for me to go’ – An Bord Pleanála chair Dave Walsh quits as Sinn Féin calls for reform

The resignation of An Bord Pleanála chairperson Dave Walsh has been described by Sinn Féin housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin as “an opportunity to wipe the slate clean” after months of controversy at the planning body.

Martin urges Ó Broin to apologise over ‘sack official’ remark

The Taoiseach has urged Eoin Ó Broin to apologise after he said the Government’s chief economist should be sacked.

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Philip Ryan Opinion It’s OK Eoin, civil servants don’t matter when you’re in government – just ask Micheál Martin and Leo Varadkar

The Taoiseach said it was “disruptive, shifty and risky” while the Tánaiste said it was “very chilling”. No, they weren’t talking about the energy crisis brought on by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Rather, they were commenting on Sinn Féin housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin’s music festival rant about the country’s chief economist John McCarthy.

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Frank Coughlan Opinion Eoin Ó Broin could do with taking a lesson from Éamon de Valera

A career in the civil service never sounded like the most exciting, but it came with the not inconsiderable bonus of being a job for life.

‘We need to hear from Mary Lou McDonald on this’ – Michael McGrath asks SF leader if she backs Eoin Ó Broin on economist ‘sacking’ comments

Public Expenditure Minister Michael McGrath has challenged the Sinn Féin leader, Mary Lou McDonald, to say whether she would sack senior civil servants who do not toe the party line if she and her colleagues are elected to government.

Editorial Opinion Sinn Féin’s ill-advised hunt for civil-servant scalps

In June last year, the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) issued a report that recommended the State had the capacity to “prudently” borrow up to €7bn a year to provide extra funding to build thousands of additional social homes. The political significance of the analysis at the time was that it chimed with Sinn Féin housing policy, as outlined by spokesman Eoin Ó Broin.

Sinn Féin’s Eoin Ó Broin in U-turn over ‘sack’ civil servant remark

Sinn Féin housing spokesman Eoin Ó Broin has backtracked from his statement that the chief economist in the Department of Finance be sacked — but he said the civil servant concerned should not continue to inform the Government’s housing policy.

Sinn Féin’s Eoin Ó Broin in u-turn over ‘sack’ civil servant remark

Sinn Féin housing spokesman Eoin Ó Broin has backtracked from his statement that the chief economist in the Department of Finance be sacked — but he said the civil servant concerned should not continue to inform the Government’s housing policy.

Sunday Independent poll — Sinn Féin reaps the benefit of widening divide in Irish society on home ownership

Sinn Féin’s popularity has reached a new record high, with support for the main Government parties largely unchanged in the latest Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks opinion poll taken three days after the Coalition’s massive €11bn Budget to tackle the cost-of-living crisis.