Housing crisis
Thousands of words on housing have fallen on deaf ears
Photographs of elderly citizens facing eviction in Sligo convey the message that current policy is wrong
Postponing parenthood: How Ireland’s housing crisis is forcing people to delay having children
To 30-somethings hoping to start a family, the connection between the lack of available homes and the State’s falling fertility rate is obvious
The Irish Times view on one-off housing: planning for failure
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‘How can they put us out on the street?’: Sligo retirement village residents face eviction
Landlord of six houses in Sonas development told tenants, aged between their 50s and 80s, they must leave by June
Monthly payment for housing Ukrainian refugees to be phased out
Extension of Accommodation Recognition Payment scheme to March 2027 part of winding-down process
Ireland’s plans to deliver housing and infrastructure are a roll of the dice
Judicial reviews are increasing – but it is not Nimby residents’ associations who are behind them
The Irish Times view on broadening planning exemptions: timely and necessary
Excessive regulation can stifle development and become a vehicle for vested interests
The difficult choices that could dramatically increase housing supply in Dublin
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House prices rising at 7% with average cost of Dublin home now close to €600,000
Annualised property price inflation in the capital was 6.1% in January, latest CSO figures show, below the national figure of 7%
The life of an Irish housebuyer: Smile, bid, get outbid, weep
After negative equity and years renting, Céire Sadlier managed to buy a new home - but it didn’t feel like hers
‘Like an overcrowded prison’: Travellers will ‘resist’ forcible removal from Dublin site
Dublin City Council served notice on residents of Avila Park housing scheme in Finglas last month
Supply of homes still ‘critically constrained’ with fewer than 15,000 for sale in January
Sherry FitzGerald report highlights low level of private stock currently on market
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Mark FitzGerald on housing crisis: Move Dublin Port and build 1,500 cost-rental apartments at RTÉ
Solving Dublin’s housing challenge will require difficult but unavoidable choices about public investment and land use
In Ireland’s dysfunctional property market, the starter home has become the forever home
With the second hand market hugely short of supply, many people are turning their three-bed home into a four-bed and staying put
Most pivotal year for housing in last decade could be 2025, says Sherry Fitzgerald
Estate agent highlights sequence of policy changes which it says is changing dynamic
A mixed week in the housing crisis
Government may have got policies right, but targets may still be missed
Four times more short-term lets than private rentals available
Number of short-term lets outnumbers long-term rentals by four to one, Threshold claims
Housing planning permissions increased last year following significant dip in 2024
Permission was given for 20,615 houses, which was the highest number since 2009
Scammers trying to cheat public with accommodation offers, Department of Housing warns
Fake online messages circulating about State’s Housing for All programme and other schemes
Irish at ‘Davos of real estate’ spot shift in investor interest in State after reforms
As much as €140bn in public and private funding will be needed to reach the Government’s housing delivery target of 300,000 homes by 2030
Employer expectations on pay increases lower for coming year – CIPD survey
Flexible and hybrid working are becoming even more important tools as housing crisis makes it harder to attract and retain staff
Future housing supply under threat after new builds fall by more than 75%
Activity declined by almost 84% in key local authority areas Fingal and South Dublin last year, according to a new report from the banks
‘You don’t get your money back for 64 years’: Why retrofitting doesn’t make sense
We need a retrofit reality check; the figures don’t stack up and we can’t be bothered
New tool shows how long it would take for a first-time buyer to obtain a new home in their locality
1,865 years: how long it would take for young people in one part of Dublin to have a home of their own, according to new analysis
Fingal County Council delays two major Glenveagh housing schemes
North Dublin projects are intended to deliver more than 2,100 homes
Blackrock Clinic cofounder among objectors to south Dublin homes plan
James Sheehan claims 252 home scheme ‘will erode the long established character of the neighbourhood’
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More than 100,000 homes could be created by converting old premises and promoting living over shops
Homebuilding sector returns to growth for the first time in 10 months
Construction firms continued to face sharply rising input costs in February, reporting higher metals prices in particular, AIB report finds
Homeless woman was advised to delay surgery until she had suitable accommodation
Consultant advised going through eight-week recovery after hysterectomy ‘in a hotel room would be awful’
Aontú’s Peadar Tóibín lays blame for housing crisis with Government during ardfheis
Party’s leader accuses Coalition of ‘disastrous’ immigration policy claiming it ‘refused to work with communities’
Eviction notices served on 36 homes in Wexford withdrawn
Landlord company Patchflow Ltd acknowledges ‘stress’ caused to tenants, says further discussions will take place
Park Developments to build new housing schemes after extending debt facility
Deal, which is an expansion of an existing arrangement, will see funding provided on a half and half basis by Bank of Ireland and AIB
Land Development Agency issued 423 rent reviews to cost-rental tenants in last six months
Sinn Féin’s Eoin Ó Broin says LDA should not proceed with rent increases, as they will ‘add financial hardship to existing tenants’
More than 1,300 applications received for 56 cost-rental homes in Dublin
Successful applicants will pay €1,547 per month for two-bed units allocated in first phase of Oscar Traynor Woods housing development
First-time buyers with Government grants now 50% of Cairn’s customer base
Dublin-listed homebuilder reports strong growth on back of exceptional demand
RTB opens investigation into 36 evictions in Wexford housing estate
Housing Minister denies evictions are connected to new tenancy rules
‘One of the proudest things I’ve ever done’: The growing number of solo women first-time buyers
More women than men are buying solo, a trend that seems likely to continue
Home of the Year review: The late Hugh Wallace gives it socks in poignant return of this fun series
Television: In the wake of the unexpected death of the chummy and clubbable Wallace, it is wonderful to see the architect on screen one final time
Housing crisis could be the ‘death’ of the Irish language, protest hears
Demonstration aimed at highlighting ‘disproportionate’ impact shortage of affordable housing having on Gaeltacht areas
Jack Chambers suggested ban on ‘no foal, no fee’ environmental cases for judicial review
Minister for Public Expenditure sought ‘radical options’ to deal with judicial reviews of planning and infrastructure issues
‘This is really scary’: Wexford housing estate residents issued with 36 eviction notices
The notices, which affect about 100 people including children, were received on Friday
What will new rent rules really mean for Irish tenants?
Significant overhaul of private rent control system will take force on Sunday, affecting all new tenancies
A remedy on legal challenges to housing can’t come fast enough
Lorcan Sirr’s assertion regarding figures makes for very disturbing reading
Letters: Grappling with the housing crisis
Alongside speed of delivery, the composition of supply also matters
Dublin City Council move to former DIT site from Wood Quay expected to cost €581m
Deal to buy Kevin Street site expected to be finalised in weeks with former offices expected to be replaced with housing
Construction sector ‘needs up to 111,000 more workers’ to hit housing targets
Roughly 25,000 new workers per year are needed to deliver investment planned between now and 2030, report finds
Residential building sees 6.5% drop in activity
Irish Mortgage Advisors say fall in house building activity will be ‘a disappointment’ to people hoping to get onto the property ladder
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