Migrants to Ireland hit ‘disproportionately’ by poverty after housing costs despite being better educated
One in five migrants in Ireland is ‘income poor’, and 14.5% are at risk of poverty, compared with 11% of Irish-born residents, ESRI finds
Housing crisis
Rent pressure zones ‘effective’ in controlling rents but have triggered fall-off in supply, says ESRI
ESRI puts forward three options to replace rent pressure zone structure, which now operates across 66 urban areas in 17 counties
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No European city would tolerate the decay and dereliction visible in Dublin
All of Ireland’s cities and larger towns need positive urban planning. That needs a revolution in government thinking
Couple ‘couldn’t be happier’ after ditching Dublin for Berlin to buy a home
Housing, quality of life and healthcare in both cities are ‘night and day’, says couple
John McManus: Time to do a Trump on the planning process?
After a decade of tinkering around the edges, it must surely be time for more drastic measures to be considered, including emergency powers for government
‘I grew up in an apartment in another country. I bought an apartment in Dublin and had to get out after a year’
We asked readers which type of home they would prefer to live in an apartment or house long term, and the results are in
Still no respite on house price inflation, which hits eight-year high
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Makhlouf’s housing comments touch nerve in Government
Regulator wonders out loud if Government’s many policies and interventions in housing market were ‘mutually supportive’
Housing land dezoned in Dundalk despite regulator’s intervention
The site, owned by Glenveagh, had been earmarked for some 500 new homes
North’s homelessness services under mounting pressure
Demand for temporary accommodation surges almost 180% in six years, notes public spending watchdog
House price inflation in Ireland reaches eight-year high
First quarter level of available second hand homes now at lowest since 2007
No such thing as good news for Ireland’s housing supply
The ‘ultimate solution’ has not changed - build more homes
One in three Irish parents saving for their children, not themselves
Central Bank report shows Ireland’s savings rate at 13.8%, higher than 10 years ago, but still below the euro zone average
I Want to Go Home But I’m Already There by Róisín Lanigan: A new haunt
Debut novel tackles big themes with wit and precision
Tax-free Ukrainian accommodation payment to be cut to €600 per month
Norma Foley to bring memo to Cabinet outlining plan to extend reduced Accommodation Recognition Payment scheme until March 2026
The Irish Times view on the National Planning Framework: inertia is inexcusable
This Government is staring at the vista of its own abject failure to deliver on its single biggest promise
‘Nothing can happen without it’: Housing delayed by out-of-date planning policy
Ireland ‘cannot move forward’ on meeting housing targets without revised framework, expert says
‘Nobody wants to build apartments’: Minister says ‘drastic’ improvement needed in delivery of Dublin city units
James Browne says courts have been ‘weaponised’ to delay projects
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
Taoiseach was cock-a-hoop after his meeting with Trump, but a quick reality check followed
I have never seen such obvious stress as I saw on the faces of Irish officials sitting on the Oval Office couch praying for the ordeal to end. I have never seen such relief afterwards
Banks join regulator estimating Government will miss housing targets
Banking and Payments Federation Ireland cites inefficiencies in critical infrastructure
The pandemic has had lasting effects on the Irish economy
Five years since the first lockdown, we are still dealing with Covid-19 in terms of children’s wellbeing, climbing house prices and new work practices
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 housing delivery has ‘collapsed’ and requires ‘radical’ response, says Minister
Private sector funding essential to tackling crisis, James Browne tells Dáil
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
Republic’s commercial vacancy rate hits highest level on record
More than 30,000 business locations classified as vacant in the final quarter of last year
Taoiseach’s Oval Office whirl goes pear-shaped as Sinn Féin leader rounds on him
Micheál Martin accused of ‘sniggering’ at Ireland’s housing crisis and dodging Gaza issue during White House audience with Trump
Taoiseach’s ‘sniggering’ in Oval Office was action of ‘obsequious coward’, claims Sinn Féin leader
Martin says McDonald's 'feigned outrage' ignores his comments about housing being Ireland’s number-one issue
Irish house price inflation moderates to 8.1%
The latest official figures indicate prices in Dublin rose at a yearly rate of 7.5 per cent while values outside the capital rose at a rate of 8.6 per cent
Finglas village site with planning for 48 apartments seeks €2.25m
Former Dublin pub with full planning for 48 new homes
As many as 40,000 retail premises could be converted into homes with right incentives, lobby group says
Capital gains tax waiver and grant changes ‘would encourage conversion of the units into accommodation’
Why is it so hard to buy a one-bed apartment in Ireland?
Few developers cater to the market for single people and banks often require higher deposits
Tax breaks for developers to build apartments under consideration by Minister of Housing
Housing crisis: Paschal Donohoe warns against return similar tax incentives of Celtic Tiger years
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