Delays to housing plan could push it back to September
Government figures say plan could not be completed until funding review of multi-year infrastructure delivery programme published
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Minister seeks to ease fears of Airbnb hosts over new short-term letting rules
Many people live in the homes they are renting out and so will not need planning permission, says James Browne
Living next door to dereliction: ‘It’s been rotting for years … Rats all over the place’
Some 830 council homes nationally have been vacant for more than a year
Minister wants exemptions to new rent rules to be considered for students sharing houses
Students should not be ‘inadvertently disadvantaged’ by the new regime, says spokesman for James Lawless
Security allowance for local councilors to be quadrupled
Increase comes against the backdrop of increased concern about the safety of politicians
‘If you hang tough, good things do happen’: 17 people get keys to independent living apartments
Limerick accommodation a stepping stone for some returning from ‘rock bottom’
Semi-state CEOs: What do they earn and should they be paid more?
New Government structures mean many heads of commercial State companies will seek pay packet increase following review
A key social housing scheme is in danger of falling apart. Why?
The State has pulled the plug on a multi-million euro deal at the last minute, throwing the public-private partnership model into doubt
Home building rate shrinks for first time in nine months amid wider dip in construction
Construction firms report ‘market uncertainty and signs of demand easing’, even as Government again lags housing targets
The Irish Times view on domestic planning exemptions: room to improve
The idea is a good one if executed well, offering greater flexibility for families
Garden rooms and attics: What are the proposed changes to regulations?
Government is looking again at making attic conversions and ‘granny flats’ exempt from planning, an idea that was floated in February
State utility firms told Minister chief executive pay limits posed ‘serious risks’ to organisations
Pay review group told there were concerns about the potential loss of chief executives at critical time for companies
Homelessness reaches another record high, with more than 15,500 in emergency accommodation
Figures from Department of Housing include 4,775 homeless children
Sec Gen rejection of ‘housing tsar’ shows Government ‘shambles’ - Sinn Fein
Top civil servant Graham Doyle says he opposed term and not proposed role
‘We do not need a housing tsar,’ top civil servant Graham Doyle tells property conference
Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers insists plans to appoint head of Housing Activation Office will go ahead
Progress on regeneration of Dublin city centre flat complex stalled by queries on costs
Glovers Court flats to be turned into 53 new homes by council when queries from Department of Housing are resolved
Intimidation in a Dublin suburb, and the derelict house being used as stables
Local authority says it has 11 ‘void’ units in Cherry Orchard as locals speak of being ‘terrorised’ by antisocial behaviour
Almost 2,000 applications for just 20 Dublin cost rental homes
Rent for the one-bedroom apartments will be €1,326 per month, while the two-bedroom units are €1,478 per month
‘We’re at a critically low level of housing stock’ for buyers and renters
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James Browne broke Dáil rules when refusing to release housing data, Ceann Comhairle finds
Data refused due to commercial sensitivity with department saying it would be cumbersome to provide
Home completions must ‘accelerate significantly’ if housing targets are to be met, department warns
Slight rise in homes finished in first three months of year compared to 2024, but annual figures show 4.2% fall
Blue flags: Record number of Irish beaches and marinas win award for 2025
Kerry has most blue flags with 15, while Cork has most green coast awards with 14
Child-focused homelessness strategy needed, says Ombudsman
Homelessness prevention measures and access to long-term housing should be prioritised in strategy, Minister told
Dublin City Council built just 35 social houses in 2024. That’s one symptom of a bigger problem
Councils need to return to doing what they did well for decades: build houses
Minister for Housing reverses decision not to meet Dublin Lord Mayor
Emma Blain wrote to James Browne three times seeking meeting about tenant-in-situ scheme
More than 40 planners to be hired in recruitment drive to boost house building
Government to pursue number of strategies to increase planning capacity across the State, including encouraging senior planners to return from abroad
Concerns over cost of Johnny Ronan’s affordable housing plans at former Glass Bottle site in Dublin
Costs of new apartments ‘very challenging’, Dublin City Council says
Reforming the planning laws: ‘It was never going to be a short-term solution to the housing problem’
Within weeks An Bord Pleánala will become An Coimisiún Pleanála - but what impact will it have and how is it changing?
James Browne has little power to fix the housing crisis. The status quo is in charge
Housing gets enormous amounts of money and endless new initiatives. But it has never had an alignment of power and responsibility
Sinn Féin accuses Government of misleading public over ‘additional’ Uisce Éireann funding
€1bn allocation did not provide any further funding, utility‘s chair told former minister
There is a crisis of accountability at the top of the Irish public service
We call housing a ‘crisis’ but don’t deal with it that way
Ires chief executive favours ‘simple’ rent-cap increase under Government review
Eddie Byrne warns of complications tied to reference rent system
Council staff check radio death notices and RIP.ie to help identify correct people to strike off electoral register
Hundreds of thousands of names on Ireland’s electoral registers should not be there, An Coimisiún Toghcháin warns
What will the Housing Activation Office – and possible chief executive Brendan McDonagh – do?
Housing Activation Office intended to speed up housing by bringing in local authorities, developers and utilities
Over 2,000 vacant homes back in residential use after owners receive grants worth €112.5m
Most applications for the vacant property refurbishment grant were received in Donegal, Cork and Mayo
Number of people in homelessness reaches new record high of 15,418
Emergency accommodation users up by 11.2 per cent over 12 months to end of March, official figures show
‘My heart shattered. There’s no hope for us’: Families react to housing department’s decision on Dublin flats regeneration
Number of homes in Dublin’s Pearse House would have been reduced to give residents more space but department has refused to fund project
State missed its target for delivery of social homes in 2024 by almost 20%
Shortfall of more than 2,300 homes on 12,930 goal, though affordable homes beat estimates in some measures
Scheme to upgrade Dublin’s oldest flats at risk over Department of Housing funding decision
Refusal to fund council’s regeneration plan as initiative would reduce the number of units in complexes
Airbnb and other letting platforms could face millions of euro in fines in Ireland under new rules
Regulations creating new register for short-term lets could come into effect in 2026
Home-building starts slip to lowest level since February 2021
Company notices of commencement to build decline to 2016 point
Officials warned of ‘uncertainty’ in housing completions outlook
Internal Department of Housing report set out 10 selected 2024 forecasts, with all but two below 40,000
Planned ban on Airbnb-type lettings in rural communities prompts concern
Tourism sector critical to jobs and economic growth in many rural regions, department notes
Power grid to be strengthened against storm threat
ESB networks to improve surveying, hazard removal and forestry management
Single mother and children face homelessness following new tenant-in-situ scheme restrictions
Young woman’s landlord recently informed her of his intention to sell Artane apartment
More land, housing at scale and other myths about Ireland’s housing crisis
One thing that’s certainly true: you should question everything you think is fact about the shortage of housing
Ireland’s remote islands: Only 29 apply for €84,000 grant aimed at attracting residents
Numbers moving under Our Living Islands scheme to places like Arranmore is less than expected
Ireland’s housing crisis: Why is there such a shortage of homes to buy and rent here?
As ordinary people continue to bear the brunt of the State’s dire housing shortage, we examine the reasons for the crisis and look at possible solutions
The Irish Times view on dereliction levies: why are councils failing to act?
The chasm between rhetorical commitments and the grim and apparently unchanging reality is dispiriting
Apartment scheme set to miss 5,000 target by huge margin
Just seven contracts with developers have been signed so far for the delivery of 870 apartments
No derelict site levy issued in 10 local authority areas
Limerick City and County Council has more derelict sites listed than all four local authorities in Dublin combined
State should treat international investment in housing like FDI, Cannes property event hears
Irish Real Estate Pavilion features at annual MIPIM property event for first time
Pay deal worth 9.25% over two years agreed for voluntary health workers after long-running dispute
Section 39 issues took centre stage in general election campaign due to Simon Harris encounter with disability worker Charlotte Fallon
Doubt cast over accuracy of commencement notices as guide to housing delivery, says Department of Finance
Some 60,000 housing commencement notices were filed in 2024
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