Up to 1,000 more Irish people died from Covid than previously recorded - data
Almost 15m excess deaths associated with Covid-19 globally at end of 2021, WHO reports
Legislation aimed at keeping ‘cowboy’ builders out of industry published
New Bill requires builders to sign up to statutory register but not for two more years
The Irish Times view on Covid-19 transmission: policy must move with the evidence
The importance of good ventilation is now part of public health guidance, but the importance of clean air too often seems to be an afterthought
Kathy Sheridan: Complaints over vaccine queues a sad reflection on entitled, negative public
First-world vaccine privilege is taken for granted
Execution threat to broadcasters over Covid-19 vaccine, conference told
Pat Kenny received letter that he would be subject to Nuremberg-style war trial
Frank McDonald’s future Dublin: Prepare for floods. Lose the ugly bridge. Dig an underground
In an extract from his new book, our former environment editor lays out his vision for Dublin
Social homes 'clearly' not being built on land banks owned by State – architect
Government’s Housing for All plan ‘looks pretty unrealistic’, Mel Reynolds says
School ventilation guidelines ‘unsafe’, say experts
All schools across the State are being supplied with carbon-dioxide monitors
Student accommodation: ‘It’s not what students want. And it’s extortionate’
Concerns persist that purpose-built student accommodation is unaffordable for students
No requirement for face masks for primary schoolchildren on reopening
Official guidance at variance with alternative expert opinion on coverings and classrooms
Poorly ventilated schools to get air monitors, cleaners under updated guidance
Move highlights unsuitability of many schools for modern era, say teachers
Mixed reaction from experts to new guidelines on dining out
Professor Kingston Mills says ‘no science at all behind” 105 minute limit
Covid-19: North’s vaccination programme extended to people aged 25-29
Approximately 70% of adults in Northern Ireland have now received first vaccine dose
We need a mindset shift to build an outdoors fun economy for summer
Bureaucracy must be flung out the window to facilitate hospitality and trading outdoors
Summer school plan unveiled for less well off affected by closures
Advocacy groups urge expanded scheme for July and August in response to disruption
Council row over Coolock site raises vital questions about housing policy
Smart Money: Will Oscar Traynor houses be delayed for years? Or is there a way forward?
Cost of building homes can be ‘much cheaper’
Figures show cost of public sector building a three-bed home averages less than €300,000
Failure to solve housing crisis would see FG and FF ‘massacred’, McVerry warns
Housing conference told PPPs ‘high risk strategies’ when it comes to delivering homes
Why can’t we build apartments like the rest of Europe?
Dysfunctional land market: The primary cause of this Republic’s housing woes
Election 2020: Climate change is the dog that didn’t bark
It was Sinn Féin’s message of change rather than the Green one of climate change that emerged as the big winner
Housing is Ireland’s biggest economic and social emergency. Can we fix it?
Cliff Taylor’s 12-step plan of action on housing for the incoming government
Land development body should be covered by Freedom of Information – ombudsman
‘Transparency, accountability’ important at €1.25bn agency, housing committee hears
Academic fears State agency could engage in ‘speculative development’
Land Development Agency’s governance structures and social housing targets raise concerns
Waiting time for homeless addiction programmes triples in two years
Average waiting time in second quarter of year was 82 days, says Simon Communities
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The best picks from this year’s selection of theatre, street spectacle and quirky surprise
Architects’ president voices concerns about co-living scheme size
David Browne also highlights positives of schemes planned for Dublin
Building defects problem could happen again, says top architect
Orla Hegarty says new-home regulations ‘not fit for purpose’ as developers pay inspectors
Children's hospital: A spectacular example of how things can go wrong
Smart Money: All the classic project overrun mistakes are evident in this debacle
Affordable house schemes come with expensive risks
New house-purchase scheme is in danger of repeating past mistakes
How common are fire safety issues in Irish apartments?
Q&A: St James’s Wood is far from the only development with serious fire safety issues
Fire safety bill on way for residents in Dublin 8 apartment complex
Community to remain in homes for Christmas but remedial costs set to hit €1.78m
Fire officer to make decision on defective Dublin 8 apartments
Residents fear block will be closed down but building ‘unlikely’ to be evacuated quickly
Housing experts warn Government against short-term measures to address crisis
More incentives for buyers will only inflate land values, say experts ahead of budget day
Government policy making housing crisis worse, expert claims
UCD academic Orla Hegarty says Goverment ‘policy tweaks’ is fuelling land speculation
New housing data justifies criticism of Government numbers
Analysis: CSO numbers reveal calamitous fall-off in residential construction since crash
Social housing: ‘Let’s not make the same mistakes again’
There’s a danger that quick-fix ‘solutions’ to the housing crisis will create new problems
New building law will fail to protect consumers, committee told
Construction industry needs an effective building control system, says expert
‘Ghost estate’ homes dwindle to fewer than 3,000
About 30,000 ghost-estate homes have entered housing stock in past six years
It’s okay to use the P word for modular housing
Modular homes are not just temporary, they can be used in the same way as other homes
Housing shortage puts pressure on council plans
Apartments were not built under council’s lofty standards
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