Housing crisis

Housing pressures, FF unrest and a tricky meeting with Trump in prospect as Dáil returns

Opposition parties set to focus on affordability and Government waste and bureaucracy

Home building slows as Irish emigrants discover that housing markets abroad are also red hot

The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

Did you buy your first home in the last five years?

Have your say: Stories from those who have gone through the buying process can be helpful to others hoping to do the same

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

A former Dublin Rose and her fiance bought their first home at just 26 and 27. Here’s how

Music teacher and salesman share their story to show that though it’s wasn’t easy, through subsidy schemes and by living with family while they saved, it was possible

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Rent reform, immigration, infrastructure and AI top political agenda as TDs return to pass laws

Dublin’s secret Arts Bubbles where people perform, listen and connect in a shared room

Roaming event reclaims homes and overlooked buildings as places for performance and shared attention

‘Impossibly unaffordable’: The cities more expensive than Dublin to buy a home – and the cheaper alternatives

Survey suggests London, Edinburgh, Auckland and Sydney are among cities that are less affordable than Ireland

Media scrutiny of housing plan ‘could lead to inaccurate representations,’ department warned

Warnings made in briefing documents before publication of Government’s new housing plan

Could Coalition politics hurt Ireland’s influence in Brussels?

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Brianna Parkins: I’m using my house deposit to freeze my eggs

I am the only one in my family’s history to be this old without children

Dublin City Council targets 113 ‘inactive’ developments that could provide 13,000 homes

Council to ‘seek out’ owners without planning permission for lands that could accommodate at least 100 social homes

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

First-time buyer mortgages hitting record levels, says BPFI

But fewer people are seeking mortgages for moving homes than at any point in past decade

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

David McWilliams: What a shortage of Ireland jerseys at Christmas tells us about the economy in 2026

Until we see someone in government joining the dots, it is highly likely 2026 will feel like a slightly more asphyxiated version of 2025

Miriam Lord’s look back at 2025 and predictions for the year ahead

With a healthy majority thanks to Independents, the Coalition should have time to get a grip on the issues of most concern to voters

New record high of almost 17,000 homeless, including 5,321 children

Focus Ireland describes as ‘wrong’ Tánaiste’s comments about migrants without a ‘housing right’ in emergency accommodation

Who decides what the common good is in Ireland? The uncommonly privileged, that’s who

For most people, reality is a constant battle, but our masters of the universe are seldom spotted entertaining everyday hassles

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

Average value of second-hand homes rises by almost 7%

Annual rate of increase slightly down on previous year, say Sherry FitzGerald

Housing crisis forcing women to remain in risky situations, say Women’s Aid

Domestic violence charity expects to see ‘spike in calls’ after festive period

‘I was shook’: Simon Harris says he nearly quit politics after threats to his wife and children

In a wide-ranging interview, the Tánaiste responds to criticism of his statements on immigration, defends his social media usage and defends his credentials to be Minister for Finance

Number of renters seeking advice on eviction notices spiked in September, charity says

Increase in eviction-related queries to Threshold came months after announcement on new rental controls

Another huge corporate tax take to AI’s next phase: What’s in store for 2026?

Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock

This was a dismal year for anyone hoping to buy a house. Will 2026 be better?

Cheapest nationwide average new tenancy rent for a one-bed apartment is higher than a first-time-buyer mortgage on a one-bed house

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

‘I have been told a minimum of 11 years waiting’: On the housing list as a wheelchair user

Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin’s search for suitable private-rented accommodation has left her ‘soul-destroyed’

Revenue warned Government over controversial apartment VAT cut ahead of Budget 2026

Intention of lower 9% VAT rate was to encourage more apartment and was never expected to lead to reduced prices for the consumer

The world in 2050: Ireland reunited, robot Formula 1 and a rail link to France

Decisions made today will have stark consequences in 25 years. A panel of experts offer their predictions on politics, health, housing, tech and more

Glenveagh seeks planning permission for more than 800 homes in North Dublin

The publicly-listed homebuilder is actively developing a series of sites in north county Dublin.

Cliff Taylor: Seven key things that could affect the Irish economy next year

The shadow of Donald Trump will loom large again in 2026 and don’t expect the housing crisis to go away either

‘I don’t know who else to turn to’: Letters for help to Minister from people affected by housing crisis

People write of ‘soul-destroying’ search for homes

This international student must share a bed with a classmate. He says he’s one of the ‘lucky’ ones

Piyush Rajendra Jain spends more than half his wages from his maximum 20 hours of work on rent

Former Dublin landfill earmarked for 2,500 homes

Development of lands close to former municipal dump to be accelerated for housing

Plans for close to 1,000 homes in south Dublin given go ahead

Planning permission given for 934 homes on site of former Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum

Trump’s tariffs, a deepening housing crisis, and more corporate tax bonanza: The big stories of 2025

Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock

‘No doubt’ migration has played part in housing crisis and homelessness, says Taoiseach

Martin ‘hurt and taken aback’ by commentary over what his team knew about Jim Gavin’s issue with former tenant, he tells The Irish Times

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