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Sam Warburton backs Maro Itoje to captain Lions on South Africa tour Gerard Meagher © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images Sam Warburton has backed Maro Itoje to follow in his footsteps and captain the British & Irish Lions this summer in South Africa. Alun Wyn Jones is the favourite for the role but his compatriot Warburton, who captained the Lions on their two previous tours, believes the England and Saracens lock is the best man for the job. Warburton’s ringing endorsement comes in spite of Itoje’s on-field discipline problems during the Six...

Government urged to reconsider lifting ban on evictions Updated / Monday, 12 Apr 2021 19:46 Threshold said that now is not the time to end the moratorium as the health emergency continues Dublin Correspondent The private tenants group Threshold has asked the Government to reconsider the lifting of the ban on evictions. Minister for Housing Darragh O'Brien has confirmed a 'blanket ban' will be lifted but those financially affected by Covid-19 will still be protected. The eviction moratorium ends in ten days' time following a grace period after the ending of the 5 kilometre travel restriction....

The national housing charity Threshold has called on the Government to fulfil a pledge made a decade ago to establish a rental deposit scheme in light of a significant increase in the number of tenants enquiring about landlords keeping their deposits. The charity recorded a 43% increase in queries from tenants between 2019 and 2020 - 238 of which were made by renters in Cork city and county, a figure equivalent to almost one-fifth of the national total. Threshold's southern regional services manager, Edel Conlon, said the unlawful retention of deposits, often equivalent to two months' rent, ...

"Are you mad?" In three words, this response to a question about whether tenants had asked their landlords for rent reductions captured the general sentiment about the rental market. Many renters are, understandably, scarred by their experiences of finding – not to mention affording – rental accommodation in Ireland. It hasn't occurred to some that they might be paying over the odds, and you could be forgiven for assuming that little had changed in the rental market, despite the pandemic.  Figures from Daft.ie suggest that, while the rental juggernaut may have slowed down, it hasn't come...

The state paid landlords nearly €436 million under a social-housing scheme last year.It's an i...