Care services for most vulnerable not good enough, says Simon Harris
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil ‘on track’ to strike government deal by January 22nd
Housing demand
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
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
Irish Cities in Crisis: A ‘call to arms’ on the challenges of housing a rapidly growing population
A wide-ranging compilation of essays by the Irish Cities 2070 think tank, which is backed by the Irish Academy of Engineering and the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland
Ireland needs a major housing reset and this will discommode many. It has to
Just to keep up with present demand for housing, we require to build a city the size of Waterford every year for decades
Almost 1,000 vie to buy State’s most expensive ‘affordable’ homes
First subsidised houses at Shanganagh Castle in Shankill cost up to €495,000
‘Despite having a roof over my head I still don’t feel safe’
Focus Ireland’s latest Insights report documents how 50 families experienced homelessness
Sinn Féin plan for affordable homes will meet lending requirements, Ó Broin says
Plan ‘would provide banks with the exact same security as the current government schemes do’, says party’s housing spokesman
General election 2024: What are the issues in housing?
Housing is a central issue in this election, from building targets and government supports for prospective house buyers to rising rents and building defects
Cost of refurbishments of boarded-up Dublin council homes to hit €50,000 each
Council chief Richard Shakespeare says ‘not realistic’ to keep borrowing to cover costs
First-time buyers: ‘Should we buy an apartment or a doer-upper?’
We live in a Dublin commuter town and there are not many homes coming up for sale
Cairn Homes asks High Court to quash development refusal of 329 dwellings in Co Wicklow
The developer’s proposal had been given the green light by Wicklow County Council, but this was overturned on appeal
Fine Gael pledges to deliver over 300,000 homes over next six years
Party says it will ensure about 50,000 homes are built each year under €40bn plan
Election housing debate should not be about ‘shouting numbers’, Simon Harris says
Election 2024: Fine Gael leader promises more ‘interventionist’ State on child care and ‘firmer’ migration system
New housing target to be set at average of 50,500 homes a year
Minister for Housing brings revised draft of national planning framework to Coalition leaders for approval
Snapshot analysis: Budget and State spending take focus away from social issues
Respondents reveal a greater concentration on the value for money of Government expenditure than on topics such as the housing shortage and immigration
Snapshot poll: Budget aftermath and Government spending draw most voter attention
Housing remains a key topic as general election looms; immigration falls to its lowest ranking this year
The €500,000 suburban three-bed is now the house at the centre of the property price surge
This kind of house is attracting bids both from those seeking to move and from first-time buyers
Dublin’s O’Connell Street has just one resident left. What the area lacks most is not guards, it is people
Dublin’s north inner city could become one of Europe’s most happening addresses in a reasonably short space of time
Twenty-two apartments in ‘luxury’ D4 development secured for social housing
Co-operative Housing Ireland ‘delighted to deliver 22 much-needed social-rental homes’ to families and individuals at Elmpark Green
What’s happening with house prices?
August was the 12th consecutive month to see an increase in property price inflation, a worrying trend for prospective buyers
Dublin’s Liberties has everything. Except vision, planning, care and attention
It’s difficult to imagine any other European city allowing the development that has blighted the Liberties
Stopgap mortgages remain a bridge too far for Irish banks despite new ICS product
Banks still chastened by the crash are unlikely to offer such financing
Budget will provide six-month sugar rush - but perhaps only incremental change on housing and health
Budget 2025: Will it alter our shaky trajectory on housing? Will it end emergency department overcrowding in hospitals?
Is now the time to buy a new home? Politicians may not provide the answers you need
The arrival of a new government will have little impact on the supply of housing or on its affordability
Higher earning first-time buyers gain most from Help To Buy scheme
Central Bank says scheme, which offers tax rebates of up to €30,000, cost Revenue €938m to the end of 2023
Buying a new home? Keep these 10 tips in mind, from borrowing to build quality
We’ve put together a guide to help you navigate the biggest purchase of your life
Fact check: Are immigration and homelessness figures linked?
Taoiseach appeared to conflate rising homelessness with increased numbers seeking asylum and international protection in weekend interview
Restrictive rent control must be relaxed to bring in funding for new homes
Current regime is proving to be punitive and discouraging for institutional investors
Foxrock home and site with planning for prime residential scheme for €4.5m
Foxrock Villa, a substantial home on Torquay Road, is for sale with approval for four large houses on its grounds
Planning granted for hundreds of homes in Cork on land owned by GAA
Lands on which 319 homes can be built will be sold to offset the costs of redeveloping Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Could granny flats offer a sustainable, €70,000 solution to the housing shortage?
There are about 300 St Stephen’s Greens’ worth of private garden space in Dublin city. Garden offices are allowed, but garden homes are not. This is a missed opportunity
House flippers are a curse, tarting up homes as cheaply as possible and selling for maximum profit
Home improvement TV breathes undeserved confidence into a generation of flippers
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