‘Units’ over people: public housing policy in a nutshell
Government policy, in thrall to the property lobby, supports higher numbers of very profitable smaller units
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
‘Two of the kids can’t stay overnight’: Mother of seven on her overcrowded Dublin council flat
Dublin woman, who shares a bed with three of her sons, says she has been waiting for a bigger council house for 14 years
Property industry experts weigh in on back-garden modular homes – from tax to potential income
Government’s proposal to exempt free-standing modular homes in back gardens from planning permission continues to generate debate
Council’s Oliver Bond plans would have cost up to €700,000 per flat, housing committee told
Regeneration funds of €20 million still available for complex, senior civil servant tells TDs
Spending on scheme to fix defects in Celtic-Tiger era apartments could be capped
Caps on scheme would be ‘wholly unacceptable’, says Sinn Féin housing spokesman Eoin Ó Broin
Department of Housing proposes fewer beds in Oliver Bond flats complex in Dublin
Fewer people would be housed in inner-city complex than proposed by city council
The Irish Times view on Oliver Bond House: State has a moral obligation
Residents are entitled to something better than an endless cycle of deferred promises
Residents of decaying Oliver Bond flats to meet Minister after renewal scheme shelved
Oliver Bond Thursday
Thousands told to leave Ipas centres by July as ‘no longer entitled’ to live there
Correspondence issued to 475 families and more than 1,000 single adults with legal right to remain in Ireland
Ireland rejects EU allegations of failure to protect marine habitats
EU commission has given Ireland two months to respond to notice of infringement proceedings on sea life and on plastics pollution
Once-off housing, garden cities and garden sheds
What Ireland needs, by some country mile, is single-occupancy flats
New legislation regulating Airbnb rentals bogged down over planning permission issues
Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns accuses Government of prioritising proposals that would ‘have renters living in sheds’
Ipas head questions claims large numbers are going from direct provision to homelessness
John Harding said ‘vast majority’ of those leaving Ipas accomodation have not needed homeless services
‘Beds in sheds’: Will looser planning rules on garden homes lead to shoddier housing?
Local authorities will be in charge of enforcing building regulations when it comes to modular homes
Government plans to introduce register of short-term lets facing delay
Legislation underpinning reforms, aimed at bringing more Airbnb style properties back to long-term market, still being drafted
Child homelessness up by 19% since last year, new figures show
Number of people in emergency accommodation in Ireland reaches 17,517, another record high
Minister urges housing bodies to engage on finance difficulties for cost-rental schemes
Most schemes undertaken by approved groups or Land Development Agency due to high debt burden
Councillors to meet housing body over its decision to scrap cost-rental scheme in Cabra
Some 40 houses in Cabra site were to be used for workers who earn too much for social homes but can’t afford rents
New Dublin regeneration role for Robert Watt is secondment with no competitive process
Senior Department of Housing civil servant to lead authority in charge of revitalising key areas in city
Fire safety issue forces Peter McVerry homeless service to move tenants from Dublin property
St Stephen’s Green hostel being emptied in stages as a precaution
Robert Watt set to be paid €280,000 a year to lead Dublin city regeneration body
Former Department of Health head expected to be approved by Cabinet on Tuesday
Dublin council to borrow €36.5m to fund additional affordable homes at O’Devaney Gardens
Move would prevent sale of any private market housing in Dublin 7 development of more than 1,000 apartments
Dublin apartment builds up 13% but 40,000 units granted planning not ‘activated’, data shows
‘This uplift signals that permissions granted in recent years are increasingly moving into the build phase,’ Government says
Dublin cost-rental scheme dropped over rising costs
Housing body Clúid says it will have to switch to 100 per cent social housing at Bannow Road development in Cabra
Concern that housing commencements might not result in new homes coming to market quickly
Internal papers say builders rushed to take advantage of levy waivers by registering commencements but that some projects were not progressing
Plan to rezone land at south Dublin stately home for housing scrapped
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown council chief recommends rezoning of Woodbrook house be dropped
Only 13% of houses built with defective concrete blocks have finished remediation
Cost of State-funded scheme has swelled from €122.3m at the end of February 2025 to €283.1m at the end of February this year
More than 10,000 buyers approved by First Home Scheme
Arrangement offers funding to first-time buyers unable to afford new-build home despite deposit and mortgage approval
Ireland’s retrofit reality: From ‘amazing’ home energy results to ‘miserable’ and costly experiences
Retrofitting offers cosy home and energy cost cuts but can also come with financial burdens and bureaucratic nightmares
‘Nobody wants to live like this’: Pearse House residents say they live with rats, mould
Dublin City Council received project and funding approval to proceed with the first phase of the regeneration
Back-garden living incentives could expose older homeowners to abuse, charities warn
People renting under such arrangements are known as licensees rather than tenants and have far fewer protections
‘Intensive upgrade’ for Dublin’s Pearse House flats approved after rethink by council
Previous application would have combined small flats into larger ones, reducing overall numbers
Church of Ireland ‘less likely’ to let vacant rectories due to rent reforms
Church’s representative body sought meeting with Ministers to discuss ‘possibility of an exemption’ from new rent rules
Homeless figures rise again to 17,308, a 12.5% increase in one year
Latest data does not include sofa-surfers, those sharing overcrowded homes, in domestic violence refuges or sleeping rough
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