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Housing Crisis

Dublin’s housing crisis isn’t new - one in four lived in cramped one-room tenements in 1911, data shows

16 hrs ago

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Housing Crisis

Browne: it will be 'difficult to prevent' hitting point where 5,000 children are homeless

Browne also confirmed that EU citizens who are classed as homeless in Ireland will be asked to return “back to their own country” if they do not meet requirements.

1 Jul

9.7k

naughty or nice

The government is drawing up a list of the best (and worst) councils for housing delivery

Jane Matthews

Updated 1 Jul

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Help Wanted

Ireland needs 80,000 new workers to reach housing and infrastructure targets, ESRI says

26 Jun

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Housing

Average price of second-hand house in Dublin reaches €600,000

25 Jun

15.0k

sure look

Government confirms that revised Housing for All plan will be delayed

24 Jun

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Housing Crisis

Taoiseach to update Cabinet on plans to speed up process of buying a home and reduce probate time

24 Jun

12.8k

Tax Breaks

Tax breaks for developers? Harris 'remains to be convinced' it's the best tool to boost supply

23 Jun

6.4k

28m

Housing

Entire country to become Rent Pressure Zone from midnight as new legislation signed into law

19 Jun

18.9k

Property Prices

Residential property prices rose 7.5% in 12 months to April, CSO says

19 Jun

3.9k

Raise The Roof

Opposition TDs call for young people to hit the streets on housing in 'Raise the Roof' protest

17 Jun

9.9k

Housing Crisis

Law to extend Rent Pressure Zones across country to be brought forward next week, Tánaiste says

12 Jun

7.9k

Housing

Taoiseach accused of making 'sacrificial lambs' of renters with new regulations

11 Jun

7.7k

The Morning Lead

'It's not a binary choice': Housing vs data centres claim by top civil servant rubbished by minister

Energy Minister Darragh O’Brien says attracting data centre investment is government policy.

Electricity consumption by data centres increased by 10% in 2024.

Christina Finn

Updated 11 Jun

13.9k

rent pressure zones

'Major reforms' for the rental sector finally revealed - here's what you need to know

New build apartments to be exempt from the 2% rent increase cap.

Updated 10 Jun

24.5k

rent pressure zones

New rental regulations will allow landlords increase rents if previous tenant leaves voluntarily

Updated 10 Jun

35.7k

Housing Crisis

Explainer: Why does the Government want to overhaul Rent Pressure Zones?

9 Jun

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rent pressure zones

Plans to tie rents for new build apartments to inflation rate being brought to Cabinet

Under the proposal, the 2% rent cap will not apply to apartments built after a certain date.

It is understood that landlords will be allowed to reset rent between tenancies.

Sinn Féin's Eoin Ó Broin described the plan as "utter madness" and said it will introduce a four-tier rental market.

Updated 8 Jun

21.2k

James Browne

Housing Minister pulls plug on almost 500 social homes across six sites over rising costs

Eoghan Dalton

Updated 7 Jun

106k

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derelict homes

Nearly 800 council houses are lying vacant in the State for over a year, according to data

6 Jun

11.0k

Housing Crisis

Naming new housing tsar a priority for Taoiseach but DPER 'blockage' frustrating the process

5 Jun

5.7k

rent pressure zones

Taoiseach says decision on whether to scrap rent caps expected in next week

4 Jun

11.8k

attic conversions

Govt considers making attic conversions and house extensions for elderly relatives exempt from planning

Updated 3 hrs ago

70.3k

Minister for Housing

James Browne speaks to top Housing official over reported comments about 'housing tsar' role

30 May

8.8k

Housing Activation Office

Minister pushes back on top Housing civil servant who says Ireland 'doesn't need' housing tsar

Updated 29 May

29.6k

housing committee

'A bad idea': Central Bank and ESRI push back against calls for reintroduction of 100% mortgages

27 May

13.1k

Housing Crisis

Housing Minister says judicial reviews against housing developments being 'weaponised'

Updated 27 May

12.0k

Housing Crisis

Opinion: Access to social and affordable housing is the key issue for this generation

Donal McManus

27 May

6.1k

Housing Crisis

'We need to declare an emergency': Politicians call on public to join housing protest next month

26 May

25.1k

Housing Crisis

Calls for reintroduction of 100% mortgages for first time buyers - but politicians urge caution

This type of mortgage is slowly creeping back into the market in the UK. We wanted to know if Ireland should follow suit.

Jane Matthews

26 May

30.9k

Housing Crisis

Tóibín: Aontú would keep rent pressure zones and scrap VAT on housing materials if in government

25 May

7.8k

Housing Crisis

'Stop screwing up': Mary Lou McDonald tells Taoiseach the government is gaslighting renters

21 May

7.4k

Housing Market

First-time buyers facing 'out of control' housing market like 'The Hunger Games', says TD

20 May

14.2k

108

Housing Crisis

Rental prices rising at near 20-year high as Limerick rents shoot up towards Dublin levels

Nationally, rents rose by 7.3% on average, judging by listed rental prices compared to the previous year.

19 May

16.8k

Housing Crisis

'Highly coincidental' Airbnb launched €100k in rural Ireland grants two weeks after clampdown, says TD

Airbnb’s new grants range from €1,000 to €10,000 and are available to local organisations and community groups.

Two weeks after government announced it is moving to ban planning permissions for short-term lets in towns of more than 10,000 people, Airbnb launched its 'Rural Tourism Fund'

Christina Finn

Updated 18 May

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