Most of Ireland’s big targets on housing, infrastructure and families are stuff of fiction
Nobody believes these fantasy targets, but as they are still ‘policy’, everyone has to pretend they are relevant
Housing crisis
Removal of rough sleepers for Belfast Fleadh and demolition of bunker under Hitler’s chancellery
Plus: Residents campaign against Fingal’s proposed Dunsink City Quarter and the €10,000-winner at the Dublin Horse Show
Dunsink: Is a Dublin county council planning to build 18,500 homes on a dump?
From the 1970s to the end of the 1990s Dunsink was the location of Dublin’s largest rubbish dump
‘This is not about stopping housing’: Why locals object to Dunsink town proposal
One of Dublin’s largest landbanks is set for a new town bigger than Bray. Its neighbours are concerned
There have been 46 housing tax measures since 2013 - and still the crisis rolls on
Housing incentives like Help-to-Buy, once introduced, are very hard to remove and all too often, the law of unintended consequences comes into play
When I briefly left home to go to a refuge, my housing assistance payment was stopped
The property management company repeatedly refused to sign my forms, saying that I had ‘cancelled the HAP payment and moved out of the house’
Firm ordered to pay €14,750 over discrimination against woman after temporary stay in refuge
‘Extremely worrying’ that council cancelled housing assistance payment on woman, says Workplace Relations Commission
Plan for new town at Dunsink ‘requires €7.3bn water investment’ to proceed
Construction of 18,500 homes only feasible if Shannon-to-Dublin water-supply project and greater Dublin sewage project are built
I recommend the rent-a-room scheme but costs have soared since 2017
I hope that the €14,000 limit will be raised in the budget
Scan a QR code to find Berlin’s biggest political problem
As rents continue to climb, housing has emerged as the defining battleground of Berlin’s September state election
Micheál Martin thinks voters reward delivery. Simon Harris is not convinced
Micheál Martin is a ‘deliverist’ at heart; Harris, by contrast, does things, tells people about them, shows he is doing them – on repeat
Everyone agrees Irish house prices are overvalued. We’re in risky territory
The more prices get out of line, the higher the risk if there is an economic shock from AI, the tech sector, the Middle East situation or something else
Number of children living in emergency accommodation rises to 5,600
There has been 10 per cent increase in overall homeless figures over past 12 months
Long-term renting offers a lasting solution to Ireland’s housing problems
Piecemeal policies have unsettled landlords and failed tenants
Number of new homes built from April to June down on last year, CSO says
Central Statistics Office records a 16.4% drop in number of new dwelling completions in Dublin area
LDA to move beyond cities for sites capable of delivering 200-home schemes
State’s builder of affordable homes expects to spend nearly €200m on buying land this year
MetroLink: Can the public trust the State with another project of this scale?
The national children’s hospital project has seriously damaged trust
Seán Moncrieff: Dublin suburbs in the 1960s created communities. Now, it’s soulless urban sprawl
While the building goes on, established places that used to have a centre are becoming hollowed out
The Irish Times view on the housing market: squeeze on buyers tightens
Ireland is engaged in a housing experiment and the results are mixed at best
First-time buyers with two incomes still priced out of market, SCSI study finds
Report also highlights increased incidence of landlords exiting market in response to rental reforms
Early Edition: Sam’s made it to Mayo, fighting your health insurer, and last-minute staycations
Plus: Aughinish Alumina, and two good incomes but can’t afford a home
‘Shedsit’ is a misleading term
The required building standards are far from anything that might be described as a shed
Property-based tax measures could cost close to €1.4bn this year, tax papers show
Reduction in VAT on apartments to cost nearly €400m
‘Rainy day’ fund billions should be spent on housing, says Google Ireland chief
`I have young children. Honestly, they’re going to leave unless we have houses and jobs for them’
Shedsit concerns
Many of these units do not comply with building regulations or fire safety requirements
State ‘cannot provide every home’: Minister says cultural change needed on housing
James Browne also indicated a VAT cut on apartment buildings won’t be extended to new-build homes in budget
Fitzpatrick & Heavey buys Limerick land with capacity for 400 homes
The company led by Ciaran Fitzpatrick has significantly expanded its land bank in recent years
‘There’s so few things to do that don’t cost money’: Dublin named 14th dearest city for students
Dublin has been ranked as the 137th least affordable of 150 cities in a new report
A building in Dublin 4 is the only office to be approved for social housing conversion
Apartments on Fitzwilliam Quay seen as template for new council-owned company regeneration of vacant buildings
State’s affordable housing agency to sell more homes privately at full market price
Bill proposes changes to tenure-mix rules for developments built on State land in areas with large populations
Developers seek further tax breaks to boost home building
State must tap international investors for housing cash, lobby group also says
Ireland’s big builders: Who are the new construction heavyweights?
A profile of 10 Irish home builders who are scaling up to deliver thousands of new homes in the coming years
The developers ready to build thousands of new homes
Firms are cutting large land deals and securing finance that could propel them up the country’s home-building ranks
Tusla reports ‘unprecedented demand’ as referrals pass 100,000 for first time
Emotional abuse was most common concern, accounting for 45% of all reports made to agency
Irish house prices rise at slowest rate in more than two years
Prices outside Dublin continue to accelerate amid a shortage of second-hand properties for sale
Hundreds of homes transferred from Circle to housing bodies after regulator intervention
Decision was made on properties after two-year inquiry found issues of governance and transparency
Department ‘not keen’ on increasing cost-rental State funding, says Housing Agency
System for providing home for low and middle income workers facing growing financial viability risks in Dublin
What Vienna and Marino can teach Ireland about making housing affordable
The lesson from Austria is that tenants here pay too much for cost rentals. But as the past examples of Marino and Cabra showed, there is a better solution
Homelessness ‘risk’ for hundreds of refugee families sparks exchange between Ministers
Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan downplayed concerns of a Cabinet colleague and said refugees were moving to Dublin because of a ‘desire to live in this region’
Irish house-building slumps amid rising costs, new AIB figures show
Construction under pressure as costs rise, report will show
The new Gen Z dating rules: ‘Why am I advertising myself for love?’
Reliant on social media and dating apps to kindle relationships, love lives become a series of online logistics and mind games
Ires Reit’s plan for 38 apartments in Tallaght rejected over impact to nearby homes
Landlord has sought to expand its portfolio again after selling some underperforming assets
Irish home completions predicted to hit 75,000 units a year, but not until 2035
Davy says long wait will leave a shortfall of about 210,000 homes by then
‘I love my four adult children deeply, but they won’t leave home, and I am desperate’
Tell Me About It: ‘I’ve told my partner I am not going to retire. Work might save my sanity’
Owners of vacant Dublin pub repossess premises after occupation by activists
Black Sheep Investments Ltd, which bought the property in 2016, plans to convert it into apartments
Health and housing will leave other sectors of the economy short of workers – report
Department of Finance paper says channelling workers into critical sectors will have implications for wider economy
Cairn Homes to break €1bn in sales and deliver 6,000 new homes this year and next
The company sold €450m worth of homes in the first half of this year
Average house in Ireland sold just once every 50 years, MyHome report finds
Asking price inflation rose to 5% in second quarter, latest MyHome.ie report indicates
House price statistics: What do they mean and what do they tell us?
Despite a cooling market and a strong pickup in supply, housing affordability has not improved
Dublin City Council seeks contractors to build 4,000 social and affordable homes
Council issues notice seeking builders for a four-year, €2.5bn programme of house building
Supermac’s Pat McDonagh: ‘If I were 25, I’d be on a flight to Sydney or New York tomorrow’
Entrepreneur says ‘fun is going out of business’ and flags concerns over red tape, rules and high costs
Idea to relocate Dublin Port and use site for housing is dealt major blow
Idea of moving city port ‘both implausible and impractical’, says draft national policy review
The row over one-off housing rules: ‘I’m 43 and the situation has completely upset my life plans’
Rural housing plan welcomed in local communities, but it is a ‘huge departure from sustainable development’, says planner
Evara gets green light for 800 new homes at sites in Saggart and Lucan
People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy among residents who raised concerns over Saggart development
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