Comment: Darragh O’Brien: time is up for the minister

Fianna Fáil has as good as admitted they don’t get housing.

Just eight rental homes and half a shopping centre: spare a thought for IPAV CEO Pat Davitt

Since he wouldn’t tell us, nor was he asked, here’s what Pat Davitt and his wife, two of the lesser spoken-of victims of Ireland’s housing crisis, own.

Rental income of €18,000 a month, cash pile of €13 million: well for John Bruton’s old ‘right-hand man’

Ex-Fine Gael taoiseach John Bruton’s “right-hand man” has built an international property empire – which includes two palatial Dublin 6 properties – that brings in €139,800 in rent a year.

Housing minister’s brother among politicians who supported Hutch co-defendant's planning application

Housing minister Darragh O’Brien’s brother was among three county councillors who intervened in a planning application submitted by one of the co-defendants in the Regency Hotel attack case.

Fine Gael councillor, Varadkar ally silent on three conflicting ethics declarations and legal threat

Having failed to declare his ownership of 13 rental properties, Fingal county councillor Ted Leddy has had two new ethics declarations uploaded to the council's website – failing in each case to acknowledge the new versions.

What can you get across Europe for less than the rent landlord Leo Varadkar charges for his apartment?

Earlier this year The Ditch reported that Leo Varadkar is letting out his two-bedroom Castleknock, west Dublin apartment for €1,600 a month. So let’s take a look at cheaper two-bedroom rental apartments in cities with populations similar to Dublin.

Comment: Questioning trans rights is a hobby for power

‘To destroy the concept of motherhood: that is revolutionary.’ - Simone de Beauvoir

Fianna Fáil senator didn’t declare directorship of family company she falsely claimed was dissolved

Fianna Fáil senator Erin McGreehan twice failed to declare her directorship of a family company she falsely claimed had been dissolved.

Comment: The Special Criminal Court: Outdated. Obsolete. Obscene

Imagine living in a country where the evidence of one senior police officer could be used to convict you of membership of an unlawful organisation before a criminal court without a jury.

Fianna Fáil minister won’t say why he paid €61,000 PR allowance to tax defaulter’s construction company

Fianna Fáil junior minister Niall Collins paid a construction company owned by a tax defaulter €61,000 in state funds – from an allowance for PR and training.

Robert Troy’s Fianna Fáil constituency colleague didn’t declare directorship of property company

Ex-junior minister Robert Troy’s constituency and party colleague failed to declare his directorship of a property company.

Fine Gael councillor didn’t declare ownership of company with 13 rental properties

Fine Gael councillor Ted Leddy failed to declare his ownership of 13 rental properties in Cavan and Dublin.