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
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
‘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
Retrofitting rental homes in the State would cost €8bn, ESRI finds
Four–fifths have lower energy efficiency ratings and would cost up to €43,000 each to upgrade
Builders engaging senior counsel at outset of projects in anticipation of substantial legal challenges – Ifac
Economist Niall Conroy says ‘big step change’ needed to double number of homes being delivered
House prices could increase due to relaxation of garden-room planning rules, say experts
Department of Housing is considering changes to exempt free-standing modular or cabin-style homes from planning permission
Planning rules for cabins and modular homes in back gardens set to be relaxed
Extensions up to 40m2 to a home can be built without planning permission whereas habitable structures of this size must have approval if not attached to the home itself
Three steps that could clear the housing roadblocks to boosting the supply of new homes
Residential property output is stagnating, but immediate government action on three key issues could jump-start the market
Owners of defective apartments face further delays to grants after Housing Agency oversight
Legal advice revealed ‘pathfinder’ scheme was not fully compliant with law
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald writes to Ceann Comhairle following Dáil row with Taoiseach
Government response to housing debate ‘could have been written by ChatGPT’, Labour claims
‘Finder fee’ for new landlords entering State rental scheme proposed
Government report also recommends increasing payments to landlords in rental accommodation scheme
New ‘reference rental’ system proposed as replacement for rent pressure zones
New form of rent control under consideration for entire country
Government not limited to its 303,000 housing target
Department responds to Davy estimate of need for up to 93,000 new homes a year
Peter McVerry scapegoating misses the bigger question about homelessness
How the State got itself into a position where it was so dependent on a voluntary organisation to provide a vital service is the real issue
Dublin councils accused of co-ordinating to deny Travellers transient halting sites
Capital’s four local authorities says there is no agreement among Travellers on where such temporary accommodation should be put
Homelessness numbers drop slightly in December after record November
Charities say temporary decline often seen over Christmas as people find places to stay
Peter McVerry Trust in talks with Government to give up ownership of part of property portfolio
Housing charity seeks ministerial consent for transfer of properties to relevant local authority
‘It was the nail in the coffin’: The business that’s closing due to rising council rates
Just under half of 31 local authorities will raise rates this year. Increases range from 1.8% to 15%
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