Record high of over 17,000 people homeless, including 5,319 children
Homeless families up 18% year on year as monthly totals climb again
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Changing names of places like Herzog Park may be ‘legally unsafe’ due to ‘extraordinary’ legal gap
Department of Housing and Local Government’s failure to revise legislation ‘undermining’ regional authorities, says barrister
Councils warned to speed up changes to development plans and ease housing shortages
Ministers ‘seriously concerned’ over progress and set deadline of June for local authorities to act
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Minister for Housing James Browne announces opening of tender process but says it is ‘very difficult’ to provide a completion date
Unclear how many short-term lets could be returned to residential use under crackdown
Department of Housing says ‘significant number’ of properties will be brought into long-term market
‘We don’t have a plan’: Invasive species take hold as action lags legislation
Sitka spruce, sika deer and common garden plants are all invasive species with potential to cause harm to native varieties
Short-term letting owners without planning permission may be given more time to comply
New rules agreed by Cabinet will mean effective ban on such lets in areas with population of more than 20,000
Over 3,000 applications have been made to defective housing construction block scheme
Oireachtas committee hears combined total paid to five designated local authorities to date is about €264m
Senior civil servant appointed as ‘housing tsar’ with brief to speed up development
Minister’s previously indicated choice, ex-Nama chief Brendan McDonagh, withdrew amid controversy over salary
Home-building slows in January for ninth consecutive month
Department of Housing argues that figures show progress
Kennedy Wilson plans for Stephen’s Green delayed by fresh appeal
Dublin City Council had granted permission for revised office campus scheme
Major builders pull back from legal threat over new rent rules
Letter sent to Department of Housing stated proposals due to take effect in March interfere with ‘constitutional property rights’
‘I was so terrified’: How domestic abuse victims are becoming homeless
The housing crisis, underreporting of numbers and confusion over local authority housing rules mean those fleeing violence risk homelessness
Nearly €14m for flood warning service not spent, Dáil group hears
‘Scandalous’ that cash returned to exchequer, says Public Accounts Committee chairman
Big property developers should be careful what they wish for
Threat to sue Government over no-fault eviction ban could come back to bite them hard
Number of homeless people up 12% in 2025 despite small December decrease
Latest Department of Housing figures show 16,734 people in emergency accommodation including 5,188 children
Housing starts double as Government reforms appear to show early impact
Total of 3,065 commencement notices for new homes were lodged last month
Media scrutiny of housing plan ‘could lead to inaccurate representations,’ department warned
Warnings made in briefing documents before publication of Government’s new housing plan
Limerick mayor faces setback in hopes for railway link to Shannon Airport
John Moran’s flagship housing project faces challenge, too, with fewer staff approved than requested
EU monitored State’s excess water charges, with officials querying ‘long delay’
Taoiseach denied measure to conserve supplies was a return to unpopular bills
Shannon-Dublin pipeline plans lodged
The €6 billion project would run an underground pipe through four counties, crossing lands belonging to 500 separate owners
Plan to cap value of homes eligible for vacant property grant scrapped
Ministers will consider introducing a new grant to convert unused properties above retail units into residential accommodation
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The problem with the Department of Housing video is not the video itself, but rather the fact that the department thought it a good idea
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Plans for 170km pipeline to bring water from Shannon to Dublin to be lodged
The €6 billion project would run an underground pipe through four counties, crossing lands belonging to 500 separate owners
Coalition delays introduction of cap on value of homes eligible for vacant property grant
Proposal sparked concerns among TDs and property experts
Video advising young people how to move back in with parents is ‘tone deaf’, TD says
Department of Housing says video was developed by young people and is based on their experiences
Buyers of expensive homes could be blocked from vacant property grant
Cap of €650,000 is being considered on value of homes eligible for €50,000 grant
Cork homes lie empty for 15 years amid delays in connecting to wastewater network
Uisce Éireann says ‘there is no capacity for new connections’ at Carrignavar near the city
‘There’s a seismic change looming’: Social housing bodies come under increasing scrutiny
Bigger not-for-profit AHBs have operations on a par with large companies, with assets worth billions of euro and monthly rental income of €10m
Are new rental rules really causing a landlords ‘mass exodus’ from housing market?
Rise in number of eviction notices issued by landlords intending to sell their property comes before regulations take effect in March
Number of homeless people in Ireland reaches new record high in October
Focus Ireland says many children now facing second or third Christmas in emergency accommodation
More than 1,000 social homes in Donegal visibly cracked due to defective blocks
Council has been asking Department of Housing for four years for funding to repair damage done to housing stock
‘We’re not living’: Owners of defective concrete homes appeal for action
Delays and disappointment for Mayo campaigners who seek more support to repair damaged homes
Non-Irish nationals ‘over-represented’ in homeless services, officials warn
Report raises prospect of surge in social housing demand as people qualify after five years’ residence in the State
‘Exceptionally high building inflation’ blamed for €6m Dublin park tearooms going over budget
Cost of consultant architects rose from €246,000 in 2015 to €655,000 last year, audit finds
Dublin’s homeless costs to top €400m next year
No reduction in homelessness expected in 2026 as more than €50m added to the capital’s budget
Additional €152m sought this year to pay for accommodation for homeless
Department of Housing seeking extra funding of nearly €299m over its original budget for 2025
‘Complex’ property rights could stymie plans to remove domestic abusers from homes
Official figures may understate number being made homeless by domestic violence, Government figures believe
New apartment design standards to be ‘robustly’ defended amid legal challenge
Labour leader says ‘significant’ development in judicial review case will be revealed in High Court on Monday
Will the Government’s latest plan to fix the housing crisis work? Experts have their say
Newest proposal to ease one of the nation’s biggest problems is ‘evolution, not revolution’
Put long-term homeless families with children at top of housing queue, councils told
Government shifts focus in effort to reduce number of children in emergency accommodation
Kildare childminder may leave profession after her home was assessed for commercial rates: ‘I thought we were exempt’
Directive circulated last summer stated early years providers liable unless operating on a not for profit basis
Minister still trying to ‘end housing crisis’ despite official prediction it will last 15 years
James Browne targeting end to housing crisis during his own term and believes ‘that can be done’
Homelessness figures reach another record high as total passes 16,500
More than 5,200 children from 2,443 families in emergency accommodation
Government seeks new housing tsar to tackle accommodation crisis on a salary of €217,000
Housing Activation Office to focus on sites with potential for large-scale housing development
Couple apply to build log cabin after failing to find rented home within €1,600 monthly budget
The Housing Crisis & Me: Aiva Tuohy and partner Dylan Tone, in their 20s, say they feel ‘forgotten’ by Government
Councils get €70m property tax boost as revaluations and new properties add to pot
Dublin changes will bring €16.5m in new revenues to the council after voluntary cut was scrapped
Council officials branded Nazis for trying to obtain vacant properties for housing
Housing committee heard of difficulties bringing buildings back into use to ease homelessness
More than 4,100 people avail of First Home Scheme to buy a home
Scheme is aimed at bridging the mortgage and deposit finance gap for first-time buyers
Convictions for wildlife crimes in single digits despite high number of complaints
In the absence of ‘real deterrents’, penalties amount only to ‘slap on the wrist’, says Sinn Féin MEP
Basic income support scheme for artists to be made permanent and opened to new entrants in budget
Negotiations down to the wire, with five big-spending departments yet to agree their budget allocations
Detective garda died after gas leak ignited on her boat, inquiry report says
Deirdre Finn was ‘never aware of fire starting’, says marine casualty board
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