Housing crisis

New schemes testing affordability limit with some units in Dublin costing up to €1,775 a month for three-bed property

Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock

Balanced regional development means more than plonking cities here and there - other factors have to be taken into consideration, as Fianna Fáil has signalled

It’s a myth that complying with national planning policy is in conflict with policies to address the housing crisis

London Letter: The rapacious property market here makes Dublin’s seem quaint

Study by Royal London Ireland indicates almost a third do not expect to own a home outright by retirement

Daughter of Vanessa O’Callaghan (36) tells funeral Mass that she cannot believe her mother ‘is gone’

Digital transformation expected to be the biggest driver of growth in 2025, according to Institute of Directors survey

Ireland has the financial resources and skills necessary to unlock our economic potential, arguably for the first time in the State’s history

Louth councillors knock back plan to build 502 homes on 46-acre site close to Dundalk Golf Club

Eligibility rules for grants are more generous - but the cost of student accommodation can still be prohibitive

To what extent has the fabric of our intimate lives in post-recession Ireland been shaped by the real economy?

The next government faces immense challenges that require guile, nerve, judgment and luck

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

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

The programme for government should explicitly state that all commitments are contingent on the wider economic picture, which looks volatile

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 private tenancies increased by 8.4% to 236,198

Fewer companies likely to choose to spend to cut emissions now Greens have been all but wiped out

Record number of asylum seekers without accommodation comes as Government’s cold weather initiative ends

However, number of homes completed is behind both the same period 12 months ago and the second three months of 2024

All the parties have acknowledged the need to deliver a higher number of homes and the greater involvement by the State in doing so

Just to keep up with present demand for housing, we require to build a city the size of Waterford every year for decades

First subsidised houses at Shanganagh Castle in Shankill cost up to €495,000

Judge hears council’s proposal is “exempted development” if works begin before year end

Kilmainham salon faces rising energy bills and wage costs while housing and health are forefront concerns

Election 2024: We may be about to see the consequences of political opportunism, inexperience and immaturity

AHB sector is the most active bulk buyer of homes in the country

Hostility to Sinn Féin over immigration has dissipated in its strongholds but the party has not yet captured the momentum of its successful 2020 general election campaign

Plan ‘would provide banks with the exact same security as the current government schemes do’, says party’s housing spokesman

Latest Irish Times/B&A Ipsos poll shows sharp drop in support for Fine Gael and modest boost for Sinn Féin

Election 2024: In the final week of the campaign, plenty of people still don’t know how they’re going to vote

Housing is a central issue in this election, from building targets and government supports for prospective house buyers to rising rents and building defects

Ireland is depicted as a hellhole when in fact it’s one of the world’s most successful economies

Irish citizens who were born elsewhere, from Brazil to Poland, give thoughts on racism, childcare and Irish democracy

Vote by councillors from Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, the Greens and Sinn Féin will block plans by housebuilder Glenveagh to construct 500 homes near a town designated a regional growth centre

What are opponents to voting abroad so afraid of? The explanations of ‘it’s too hard’ or ‘it’s too risky’ feel threadbare and lazy

Council chief Richard Shakespeare says ‘not realistic’ to keep borrowing to cover costs

Some punters feel the country is going to the dogs and needs a change of leadership, while others say they are on to a winner with the incumbents

Dividing lines emerge as parties outline their general election pledges