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Housing

This week
27th April 2025 - 2nd May 2025
Explainer
What is the 'housing tsar' controversy all about and will they really be paid €430,000?
30 Apr
8.0k
24
Housing Crisis
Garda body says new recruits can't 'vet' who their housemates are as it calls for housing scheme
28 Apr
34.3k
Brendan McDonagh
Taoiseach 'understands concern' about reports that housing tsar will retain €430k Nama salary
28 Apr
35.2k
84
Last week
20th April 2025 - 26th April 2025
ESRI
Increase in Airbnb listings not the 'root cause' of rental property shortages, research finds
25 Apr
9.6k
41
RELATED
Short-term let rules one step closer as Cabinet gives green light
15 Apr
'Absolutely devastating': Kerry Councillors raise concerns about short-term lets register
12 Apr
185% increase in the number of short-term lets granted planning permission last year
6 Apr
Tánaiste says debate on short-term lets register has taken too long and wants it in place next year
4 Apr
All That Glitters
Boost in housing completion rates in first quarter after delays to finish apartments last year
Updated 24 Apr
5.9k
31
missed target
Government missed its target of social housing by about 18% (or 2,345 homes) last year
The government met its target for affordable housing but its social housing delivery fell short.
Updated 23 Apr
12.2k
80
Housing Crisis
The HSE has more than 230 vacant properties, with 93 'surplus to requirement'
23 Apr
20.1k
22
South Dublin
Family set to lose Rathmines home as value exceeds amount council will pay for private renters
20 Apr
81.1k
64
Last month
April 2025
your stories
Was your home-buying process a nightmare? Did you encounter any bad practice along the way?
19 Apr
12.3k
Housing
Commencement notices lodged for just 723 homes across Ireland last month
17 Apr
6.9k
12
The Daily Poll
Should it be harder to make objections to housing developments?
17 Apr
11.5k
83
Housing Crisis
Just 41 homes available under HAP scheme in March, representing 4% of all properties
17 Apr
6.0k
22
area aesthetic
Young people blocked from living in towns due to objections over ‘character of an area’, says minister
16 Apr
37.9k
49
property price index
Irish property prices are now nearly 20% higher than at the peak of 2007 pre-crash bubble
16 Apr
17.2k
61
Housing Crisis
Short-term let rules one step closer as Cabinet gives green light
Updated 15 Apr
17.3k
57
New Town on the Block
Dublin City Council has a plan to create a brand new town near Glasnevin
14 Apr
72.0k
83
Housing Crisis
Taoiseach says no decisions made yet on Rent Pressure Zone changes
14 Apr
5.8k
17
Housing
There are 26 landlords in Ireland who own more than 500 properties each
14 Apr
49.6k
41
The Morning Lead
Cairn Homes chief says emergency law needed to stop thousands of planning permissions lapsing
Up to 15,000 planning approvals held up by delays such as judicial reviews are at risk of lapsing, according to Cairn Homes.
Government sources have said they are acutely aware of the issue and will look at what can possibly be done to assist.
Christina Finn
10 Apr
16.6k
22
Hurry Up
Almost 15,000 homes could be built on state-owned land fairly quickly, LDA finds
9 Apr
7.7k
23
Housing
'Too early' to make predictions, says Browne as summit told just 25,000 homes might be delivered
8 Apr
9.1k
29
get a move on
Local authorities must urgently rezone land for housing or face 'wrath' from public, says Browne
Updated 8 Apr
9.1k
28
Housing
Regulations will ban short-term let planning permissions in towns with populations over 10,000
8 Apr
13.2k
28
The Morning Lead
Trade war may reduce buyer pool in housing market due to reliance on rich multinational workers
Impacts on the status of rich multinational workers could have major implications on the, already low, housing market activity.
Muiris O'Cearbhaill
8 Apr
37.7k
54
Housing
Darragh O'Brien says pre-election claim 40,000 homes would be built didn't damage trust in Government
7 Apr
9.4k
56
AirBnBs
185% increase in the number of short-term lets granted planning permission last year
6 Apr
17.4k
36
Housing
Taoiseach says a housing czar will be appointed 'imminently' as he discusses housing policy
4 Apr
12.6k
41
valuation once again
Here are the new changes to the Local Property Tax
16 hrs ago
26.3k
23
March
March 2025
James Browne
Housing minister 'won't get into predictions' on whether social homes target was met last year
31 Mar
12.5k
60
EU Migration and Asylum Pact
Cabinet green-lights cutting of Ukrainian accommodation payment to €600 per month from June
Updated 25 Mar
26.5k
Hold your horses
Take stock of housing policies before easing lending rules for developers, says Central Bank boss
24 Mar
11.2k
48
bpfi
Yet another housing forecast says the government will miss its completion targets
21 Mar
10.1k
84
Accommodation
Ukrainian accommodation payment scheme to be extended but cut to €600 per month
20 Mar
39.6k
Leaders' Questions
Taoiseach accused of 'spoofing' over housing after White House laughter discussed in the Dáil
19 Mar
11.6k
77
Housing
Calls for Tenant in Situ scheme to be reinstated as 'hundreds' wait to hear if they'll be evicted
Updated 19 Mar
11.7k
26
The Morning Lead
‘Loss of momentum’: Target of 41,000 homes built this year looks set to be missed by 6,000
The government issued revised housing completion targets of 41,000 this year, but the Central Bank estimates housing completions will be 35,000.
Diarmuid Pepper
19 Mar
10.6k
66
Independent Ireland
'It wrecks your head, there's so much to be done': MEP Ciaran Mullooly on his EU housing role
17 Mar
15.9k
10
Housing Crisis
Majority of county councils failed to collect the Derelict Sites Levy for two years in a row
17 out of 31 local authorities didn’t collect any money from landowners.
17 Mar
16.7k
51
Housing Crisis
Number of houses and apartments granted planning permission fell 21% last year compared to 2023
Updated 12 Mar
7.1k
55
Taoiseach in the Oval
Laughter in the White House as Trump says the Irish housing crisis is a 'good problem to have'
Updated 12 Mar
33.1k
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