Cork Threshold reacts after announcement the ban on rent increases and evictions to be extended

The measures had been due to expire on Monday.

However the housing minister Darragh O'Brien will bring a memo extending that until later in the year.

He has yet to reveal how long the measures will be extended for. 

Here in Cork Threshold have welcomed the move, speaking to RedFM News Threshold Southern Regional Manager Edel Conlon says she hopes it will prevent homelessness for many: