More than 2,100 applications for 145 cost-rental apartments in new Dublin scheme
Successful applicants for Tallaght development to be chosen by lottery
Housing demand
What is happening to Irish rental laws?
Rental market reforms in Ireland will come into force from March
Big builders claim rental reforms are unconstitutional and warn Minister of legal action
Five of the country’s biggest developers seek urgent engagement on legislation in advance of March 1st introduction
Republic’s renters have poorer experience of private sector than those in North, study says
More than half of young renters in NI expect to be able to buy own home; only one-third in Republic with same expectation
‘We can’t wait any longer’: Work on major new Dublin housing scheme to begin next month
Land Development Agency chief says ‘we can’t wait any longer’ and that State agency is ‘ready to proceed’
Rent now, buy later: A new model for purchasing a home
Aimed at those who can’t afford to buy, or are without mortgage approval, scheme offers opportunity to move from renter to owner
Housing chief expected to be appointed in next eight weeks
Government seeks applications for €1bn infrastructure fund aimed at unlocking sites for development
‘Not a silver bullet’: How new short-term loans might impact the Irish housing market
As Bank of Ireland readies its new product for people trading down, we take a look at the return of bridging finance to the Irish market
Ireland would do well to pay close attention to differing housing policies in Spain
From Porto to Tallinn, the objective of a middle-class society of homeowners is under severe threat
Taoiseach acknowledges more needed to meet target of 50,000 new homes a year
Micheál Martin spoke in Cork at launch of two new housing schemes
Home-building activity in Ireland falls for eighth straight month
Every sector of construction industry recorded a decline in activity, according to AIB survey
House asking price inflation in Ireland slowed in late 2025, report finds
Existing homeowners still ‘reluctant’ to move due to difficult market conditions
One-bed en suites for students ‘wasteful’, says Minister for Higher Education James Lawless
Minister ‘close to signing off’ on proposal to set rent increases every three years, rather than after end of tenancy, for student accommodation
Back home as an adult: ‘I’m 37 and waking up in my husband’s childhood 4ft bed’
An ongoing photography projects documents the reality of life in Ireland for many people forced to move back in with older family members
Irish homes now selling for 52% more than pre-Covid levels, says Daft.ie
Housing crisis to drag on as building lags demand, Prof Ronan Lyons says, as estate agents seek €423,000 for average family home
Simon Harris claims ‘significant number’ in emergency accommodation ‘don’t have housing right’
Homeless executive chief rejects Tánaiste’s view, saying people who ‘can’t establish a right to housing ... are sent on their way’
O’Brien warned ESB and EirGrid over house connections
Minister for Energy Darragh O’Brien asked for urgent action from national grid operator and power supplier
Tighter budgets in prospect under planned 6% cap on spending hikes
The Medium Term Fiscal and Structural Plan will promise to cut the growth in day-to-day spending of recent years
Is now the time to buy a house in Ireland or should you wait?
As the year comes to an end, many putative home buyers may be wondering should they stick or twist
Former DIT building could return to State ownership if Dublin City Council bid accepted
Camden Yard has planning permission for a mixed office and apartment scheme up to 14 storeys tall
United left can’t wait for the next election. It needs to build a housing movement
We know the Government is failing on housing. But so is the Opposition
Pressure grows on Ireland’s squeezed middle
The key characteristic of the squeezed middle is they feel they are missing out on the gains of economic growth
How far property prices have risen in nine Dublin areas since the crash
Stark contrast between 2012/2013 sale prices and more recent sales, with some areas showing increases of more than 100 per cent
Have Irish property prices reached their peak? Five experts give their take
Property prices in Irelaned continue to rise so is there merit in waiting to buy?
‘The only other option would be nursing homes’: Older people turn to gated community in Laois
Heritage Village opens to first residents as advocacy group voices concern over lack of ‘age-friendly’ homes
Lack of transparency in bidding system depressing Irish property sales, report finds
MyHome and Bank of Ireland blame opaque bidding and lack of transparency for poor turnover
What does the housing market have in store in 2026? Property experts weigh in
Lack of supply continues to be the main issue, while Government initiatives provide some hope
Government must act now to prevent catastrophe in private rental market
Flawed regulatory policy cobbled together to help tenants is excluding funders of much-needed housing supply
State needs to take radical action to increase supply of new homes
Housing shortages continue to weigh on market, but overall it’s been a good year for land sales, with strong demand
Government initiatives welcome, but significant supply-demand imbalance in housing remains
Land Development Agency and Approved Housing Bodies now playing central role in the market for land
Up to 41,000 apartments with planning permission lying idle in system
New figures highlight high attrition rate for proposed apartments in Greater Dublin Area
‘We are human beings too’: Homeless singles react to Government housing plan prioritising families
Latest housing strategy involves instructions to council to put long-term homeless families with children at the top of their housing lists
Ireland’s Changing Suburbs: Fintan O’Toole on the transformation of Crumlin
Traditional suburbs such as Crumlin are now far beyond the means of the working-class families they were built to house
New housing plan criticised by Opposition leaders: ‘It does not tackle key problems’
Plan announcement comes against backdrop of a fall in new housing commencements
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