with Hannah Kelly
Darragh O'Brien says 1 in 2 new homes bought last year were purchased by first-time buyers.
The Housing Minister says 'real progress' is being made on delivering housing.
Darragh O'Brien says 1 in 2 new homes bought last year were purchased by first-time buyers.
More of them were able to buy their own homes last year - than we've seen since 2007.
Minister O'Brien describes what's helping first-time buyers get on the property ladder:
First All-Island University Announced
Higher Education Minister and Kildare North TD James Lawless has secured Government approval to draft legislation that will create the first all-island university group.
Garda Spending Report Flags Several Areas Concern
It comes as The Committee of Public Accounts has published the 2023 spending report for An Garda Síochána
Kildare Students Receive Awards In European Parliament Ambassador School Awards
The awards ceremony was hosted for secondary schools that had successfully completed this year's European Parliament Ambassador Schools Programme
Investigations Continue Following Fatal Assault Of Woman In Waterford
A man in his 40s has been arrested
Two Men Arrested In Connection With The Death Of Scarlett Faulkner
The mother-of-one died in hospital earlier this month, three weeks after an assault in Tipperary
Clane Development Among Thousands Of Fast-Track Homes Stuck In Planning Limbo
It comes as a result of failure to decide on applications
Ministers To Update Cabinet On Fuel Support Scheme
The scheme was drawn up in the aftermath of widespread protests over rising energy costs.
Kildare South To Receive Newly Sanctioned Special Class
An additional 36 classes have been sanctioned nationwide
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