Housing crisis

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The far right is hijacking anger on working-class Dublin estates over a shortage of council houses by vandalising vacant properties

Housing poses challenge across EU, Harris says at turning of sod on 410-home scheme in Cork

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Demand for rental accommodation remains strong

Over the last 10 years, 250,000 homes were built in the State

At a time when evictions have surpassed 19th-century levels, it is ill-advised to suggest lessons can’t be learned from the past

New homes drive market as affordability remains ‘stretched’ and second-hand sales continue to decline

Twenty years after the Waterways estate was granted permission, it remains an unfinished, unresolved memento of the Celtic Tiger

Landlords Gerard and Margaret Ryan found to have unlawfully retained €1,910 from the deposit

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Government hopes grants of up to €165,000 will mean thousands of vacant properties return to use

Changes will be a ‘loosening’ of current restrictions but ‘not a free for all’, Government source says

If supply is ticking up, so are prices, creating insurmountable affordability challenges for many young people

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Successive governments have facilitated mega-wealthy individuals and funds in purchasing large swathes of new and existing housing

Concern as the number of people in employment falls by 15,700, or 0.6%, from the previous quarter on a seasonally adjusted basis

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Increase in rents has coincided with Government’s new rent control system coming into force in March

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Marked difference in availability of rental properties in the capital and the rest of the country

Average monthly rent nationwide for a two-bedroom apartment was €2,176 in the first quarter, Daft.ie report shows

Avalon House, a protected structure, was previously earmarked for largest Peter McVerry hostel

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In 2020, about half of all houses appeared in an estate agent’s window for sale; in 2025, that figure was fewer than one in three

Work near Rock of Cashel expected to begin in September ‘once the nesting season has finished’, says county council

The Government is loosening rules on modular homes in gardens of people’s homes, but much of the detail has still to be finalised

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Decisions on planning applications awaited for 13,600 housing units, down from backlog of 34,400

Advertised stock at the start of the year was 28% lower than January 2020, new data from estate agent shows

Political instinct remains the same

Decision by Tipperary County Council comes after long-running planning row between it and developer Liam Campion

Dublin-listed house builder says it is ‘on track’ to complete approximately €45m of land sales this year

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Real estate developer Ardstone bought the land in 2019 for €69m. Seven years later, construction is yet to start

Daniel Ennis of Social Democrats strongly positioned to benefit from transfers in later counts

Refurbishment should be pursued instead of demolition to meet climate and housing objectives, researchers say

More than 7,000 notices received by RTB in first three months of year, with intention to sell property the most common reason cited

Executives are ‘very positive’ about flotation prospects after site visits, source says

Inflation is moderating and higher interest rates are expected but supply remains a challenge on other side of the equation