New €59m reservoir will enhance security and resilience of water supply across Greater Dublin Area
Uisce Éireann says €118m investment will boost supply for housing, hospitals and Dublin Airport
Darragh O’Brien
Apple tax: Taoiseach suggests funds could go towards infrastructure and housing
European Union ruled computing giant must pay €13 billion to Ireland
Short-term letting crackdown Bill due before Cabinet after concerns ‘boxed off’
Aim of legislation is to take up to 12,000 properties out of short-term letting sector and make them available to people seeking long-term rentals
Broadcast moratorium before elections is ‘ripe for manipulation’ by bad faith actors, says Darragh O’Brien
Coimisiún na Meán tells Minister review of existing ban on broadcasting election-related issues to be finalised in October
A home of your own: What is in the housing plan for under-40s?
Government Ministers insist that schemes are in place to help younger buyers, but what are they and do they work?
‘Not desirable’: Student housing operators criticised for offering only 51-week tenancies
Developers of two student housing blocks in Dublin told local planners tenants would be offered 40-week leases
Ukrainian refugees cannot face ‘cliff-edge’ in Government supports, says O’Brien
Coalition is divided over plans to time-limit accommodation for arrivals from Ukraine to 90 days
‘A matter for the voters’: War of words erupts between Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil over housing
Policies of both parties called into question as O’Brien challenges Ó Broin for longer-term solution to crisis
Phibsborough shopping centre co-living plans collapse
Scheme granted permission more than two years ago cannot go ahead due to planning rule change
Former bank on Dublin’s College Green may be converted to social housing
Dublin City Council is looking at purchasing the Ulster Bank premises which is on sale for €13.5m
Work on housing referendum delayed over disagreement on constitutional reform
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says there is ‘a way to go yet’ on referendum with the wording still outstanding
Dáil resumes: Abortion, refugees and assisted dying likely to lead political agenda
New political term and a new Taoiseach: here are the key issues to look out for as the Dáil returns on Wednesday
Varadkar’s housing meeting without Minister ‘not helpful’, says Fianna Fáil TD
Taoiseach met Housing Commission in absence of FF’s Darragh O’Brien, who is responsible for the brief
Repaired apartments covered by defective funding scheme set to go to cabinet this month
Government sources say issue of ‘retrospection’ will be provided for in the scheme
Can these six ideas help fix Ireland’s housing crisis?
Taoiseach says he wants 2023 to be a ‘year of inflection’ in the housing crisis
State’s First Home Scheme ‘playing catch-up’ with rising house prices
Price ceilings under initiative to help first-time buyers rising due to increase in property prices
Numbers in emergency accommodation hit record high of 11,542 despite eviction ban
New data shows a 26.8% rise in number of homeless people over 12-month period
Right-to-housing referendum: Recommendations due this month on wording of vote
Minister expects Housing Commission to deliver its recommendations early in new year
State to be given sweeping powers in event of sudden oil emergency under new plans
Minister for Environment Eamon Ryan to tell Cabinet there is no current concern or risk around stocks
Airbnb caught off guard by introduction of short-term letting restrictions, correspondence shows
Newly released letter to Minister for Housing expresses company’s ‘surprise and serious concerns’ at new measures and complains of a lack of consultation
Extra 16,000 households eligible for social housing supports with new income thresholds
From next year, the upper-income threshold to qualify for social housing in the Republic will be increased by €5,000
100% redress for construction defects in Celtic Tiger homes to be proposed
Darragh O’Brien wants the State to fund the works, which could cost up to €2.5 billion
Review of An Bord Pleanála calls for urgent ‘reset’ and measures to tackle caseload
Statutory review for Office of the Planning Regulator found ‘breakdown of trust’ in key parts of organisation
Review recommends overhaul of pay and conditions for Ireland’s retained firefighters
‘Concerning’ that 58 per cent of firefighters say they are likely to leave within the next three years
Ministers’ report cards: With a reshuffle on the way, who is safe and who should be worried?
As Martin and Varadkar swap jobs, The Irish Times political team casts a critical eye over the performance of ministers since the Coalition came into power in 2020
Planning Bill row: Greens to seek changes to proposed judicial review curbs
Green Party unhappy with parts of reform to planning process such as curbs on judicial reviews by residents’ associations
Will the planning system be fixed by new law?
Major piece of legislation must survive scrutiny of its effect on areas such as judicial reviews, timelines, An Bord Pleanála and compulsory purchase orders
Proposed planning changes vulnerable to EU legal challenge, says civic group
Planning reforms could block residents’ groups from legal action against housing developments
Minister unveils further changes to contentious planning-law overhaul
Draft legislation set for Cabinet approval bars resident groups from taking High Court cases against decisions
‘I’m a homeless homeowner’: The apartment owner who is now couch surfing
Jeanette Brown believes there should be amendment to the Act to allow for situations such as hers
Real test for new planning system is whether it smooths the process or leads to yet more disarray
Recent history provides a salutary lesson in how planning laws can produce the opposite of desired impact
Resident groups to be barred from taking High Court actions against planning decisions
Darragh O’Brien push to deliver new homes to be aided by making it harder for objectors to challenge planning decisions
No confidence motion in O’Brien dismissed as ‘pre-Christmas stunt’
Government to table countermotion calling for vote of confidence in Housing Minister on Tuesday evening
Dáil housing motion forces Minister to cut short trip to Cop15 biodiversity talks
Minister was due to lead Irish team during final days of UN summit but will be in Montreal for less than 48 hours
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