Housing remains a big problem, but I worry the real disaster lies ahead
I fear our property problem will be solved in a brutal way, with a recession so severe, hundreds of thousands will emigrate again
Housing crisis
Taylor Swift tops the economic charts, electoral victory for Centrist Dads and Apple’s awkward €13bn
If the 2024 election result marked stability, safety and conservatism, the biggest gig of the year underscored that same middle-brow innocuousness
Corkman leading €11bn development of Battersea Power Station in London: ‘We’ve created a place to live, work and play’
Donagh O’Sullivan is in charge of the redevelopment of one of the British capital’s most iconic structures
Record 4,600 submit applications for south Dublin cost-rental apartments
Just 195 Land Development Agency apartments are available at Shanganagh Castle near Shankill
Typical price paid for home by first-time buyer up €88,000 on five years ago
Median income of first-time buyers buying a new property is now €90,000, Banking and Payments Federation Ireland report says
Renters and households with children most likely to have income that doesn’t match needs - ESRI
New study finds Irish households on average need 45% of disposable weekly income, after housing costs, to cover basic expenditure
Labour Party pulls out of talks on forming next government
Ivana Bacik communicates decision to leaders of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael
The Irish Times view on rising house prices: the warning signs are there
The next government must accept that a new approach is needed if housing really is to be a priority
Average price of Dublin home is now over €600,000
Latest CSO figures described as ‘very depressing but not surprising’ by Sinn Féin’s housing spokesman Eoin Ó Broin
Housing in Ireland is among the most expensive and most affordable in the EU. How does that happen?
Despite high property prices and rents, Eurostat finds Ireland faring much better when it comes to affordability
Minister concedes in High Court challenge to order facilitating asylum-seeker housing in Athlone
Roderic O’Gorman’s plan for site to rear of direct provision centre in Lissywollen to be considered an ‘unauthorised development’
EU needs to step up financing to support collective security and accelerate productivity and growth
Europe is at crossroads and the choices we make will determine our voice in the new global order
Banking lobby group warns that house building has stalled
Industry body says industry needs boost to beat crisis
ESRI again highlights regulator’s role in fanning house prices
Think-tank not backing off previous suggestion that loosening mortgage rules boosted the property market
Irish house prices overvalued by 10%, increasing risk of a ‘painful correction’, ESRI warns
Economic think tank cautions that increasing number of Irish households are carrying ‘elevated’ levels of mortgage debt
‘No magic wand’ to bring down prices of cost-rental homes, says Housing Agency director
New schemes testing affordability limit with some units in Dublin costing up to €1,775 a month for three-bed property
Good planning will lead to better, more cost-effective and sustainable housing
It’s a myth that complying with national planning policy is in conflict with policies to address the housing crisis
Living in rural Ireland shouldn’t be an impossible dream
Balanced regional development means more than plonking cities here and there - other factors have to be taken into consideration, as Fianna Fáil has signalled
A van and a plan: House and furniture hunting in London is not for the faint of heart
London Letter: The rapacious property market here makes Dublin’s seem quaint
One in five people expect to pay mortgage in retirement, survey finds
Study by Royal London Ireland indicates almost a third do not expect to own a home outright by retirement
‘Cork has lost a gem’: Warm tributes to woman fatally assaulted after leaving soup kitchen
Daughter of Vanessa O’Callaghan (36) tells funeral Mass that she cannot believe her mother ‘is gone’
Housing and infrastructure should be top priorities for new government, say business leaders
Digital transformation expected to be the biggest driver of growth in 2025, according to Institute of Directors survey
Time for Europe and Ireland to get their own houses in order
Ireland has the financial resources and skills necessary to unlock our economic potential, arguably for the first time in the State’s history
Nimbyism or valid objection: the fight over one Dundalk housing scheme
Louth councillors knock back plan to build 502 homes on 46-acre site close to Dundalk Golf Club
My daughter wants to go away to college but I worry about the cost. Is she entitled to a grant?
Eligibility rules for grants are more generous - but the cost of student accommodation can still be prohibitive
Love and the housing crisis: Living together because the rent is too high
To what extent has the fabric of our intimate lives in post-recession Ireland been shaped by the real economy?
Ireland’s five biggest problems: War, climate change, an EU crisis, housing and Trump
The next government faces immense challenges that require guile, nerve, judgment and luck
Mick Wallace’s son a chip off the old block when it comes to Italian restaurants
Plus: Keith Duffy in a falling out over knees, Enda Kenny artfully backs a winner, and it turns out RTÉ and Sinn Féin can feel at home with each other after all
If Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael continue business as usual, the next government will quickly be in trouble
Forget the talk about the rotating Taoiseach, serious strategic issues now face Ireland and getting more efficient at delivery of housing, infrastructure and public services is vital
Next government must get real about the promises it made during the campaign
The programme for government should explicitly state that all commitments are contingent on the wider economic picture, which looks volatile
A darkly farcical incident on Liveline ends up exposing a hot-button issue
Radio: The Liveline host gleefully performs the audio equivalent of nudges and winks after a general-election weekend that leaves him hoarse
Number of registered landlords up by 5.7% in a year
Number of registered private tenancies increased by 8.4% to 236,198
Business will miss the Green Party now it is gone
Fewer companies likely to choose to spend to cut emissions now Greens have been all but wiped out
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