Irish at ‘Davos of real estate’ spot shift in investor interest in State after reforms
As much as €140bn in public and private funding will be needed to reach the Government’s housing delivery target of 300,000 homes by 2030
James Browne
Ireland has no known legal commercial peat extraction. Yet it exported €40m worth last year
More than 370,000 tonnes of material sold to 21 different countries in 2025, including Israel
Eviction notices served on 36 homes in Wexford withdrawn
Landlord company Patchflow Ltd acknowledges ‘stress’ caused to tenants, says further discussions will take place
More than 1,300 applications received for 56 cost-rental homes in Dublin
Successful applicants will pay €1,547 per month for two-bed units allocated in first phase of Oscar Traynor Woods housing development
RTB opens investigation into 36 evictions in Wexford housing estate
Housing Minister denies evictions are connected to new tenancy rules
Housing crisis could be the ‘death’ of the Irish language, protest hears
Demonstration aimed at highlighting ‘disproportionate’ impact shortage of affordable housing having on Gaeltacht areas
Ministers from North and UK may be invited to some events during Ireland’s EU presidency
Hosting of EU presidency among several items to be brought to Cabinet on Tuesday by Government Ministers
Jack Chambers suggested ban on ‘no foal, no fee’ environmental cases for judicial review
Minister for Public Expenditure sought ‘radical options’ to deal with judicial reviews of planning and infrastructure issues
What will new rent rules really mean for Irish tenants?
Significant overhaul of private rent control system will take force on Sunday, affecting all new tenancies
Dáil sounded like a Formula 1 grand prix this week but was really a slow bicycle race
Inside Politics: Changes to rent regulations prompt high-decibel bad-tempered exchanges
Minister for Housing expects rents to fall after recent reform of rules
James Browne said driving supply is ‘only way’ to make renting more affordable
Almost 320,000 customers unable to pay energy bills last December
Sinn Féin calls for Government to reintroduce energy credits
Around 4,000 industrial school abuse survivors could qualify for new supports
Health, housing and education entitlements follow 51-day hunger strike by campaigners
Home buyouts should be option for victims of repeat floods, says Minister
James Browne outlines how State intervention could be most cost-effective solution for homeowners and communities
Met Éireann to replace countrywide weather warnings with new local system
Polygon-based process will divide the country into sub-county zones
Dramatic decline in social homes bought second-hand by councils in 2025
Figures ‘demonstrate’ Coalition ‘slashed funding for vital homeless prevention schemes’, says Sinn Féin
Council chiefs threatened with visit to headmaster’s office over housing sluggishness
Inside Politics: Council chiefs threatened with visit to headmaster’s office over housing sluggishness
Councils warned to speed up changes to development plans and ease housing shortages
Ministers ‘seriously concerned’ over progress and set deadline of June for local authorities to act
‘Dream on’: Moore Street trader not expecting completion of long-mooted 1916 centre soon
Minister for Housing James Browne announces opening of tender process but says it is ‘very difficult’ to provide a completion date
New digital and AI strategy to confirm plans for under-16s social media ban
‘Digital wallet’ for age verification to be trialled as online safety becomes priority for EU presidency
More than 2,000 homes bulk purchased by ‘vulture funds’ since pledge to end practice – Doherty
Minister for Housing insists ‘sustained, practical, effective action’ has been taken to restrict multiple unit sales
The new short-term letting rules: has the tourism sector won at the expense of housing?
Ban on planning for new short-term lets in places with more than 20,000 people is seen as a victory for tourism over housing
Rental reforms will drive landlords out of sector, property group tells Minister
Body warned of likely legal challenges against rental reforms in pre-budget letter
Tens of thousands face rent rises, say Sinn Féin, after Tenancies Bill passes Dáil vote
Government-supporting TD Danny-Healy Rae votes against rent reform legislation amid protests
Senior civil servant appointed as ‘housing tsar’ with brief to speed up development
Minister’s previously indicated choice, ex-Nama chief Brendan McDonagh, withdrew amid controversy over salary
Department of Health a ‘stumbling block’ to full opening of ‘life-saving’ homeless centre
One quarter of beds at Dublin facility still closed 18 months after first patients admitted, says Simon Community chief
Major builders pull back from legal threat over new rent rules
Letter sent to Department of Housing stated proposals due to take effect in March interfere with ‘constitutional property rights’
‘I was so terrified’: How domestic abuse victims are becoming homeless
The housing crisis, underreporting of numbers and confusion over local authority housing rules mean those fleeing violence risk homelessness
‘This was the family farm’: Owner of south Dublin golf centre opposes rezoning of land
Rosa Roe says she has ‘no intention’ to sell Stepaside property as she believes late husband would not want that
Norma Foley opposes commercial rates on childminders’ homes, but it’s beyond her control
The Minister for Children says she has made her view clear to Minister for Housing James Browne
Big property developers should be careful what they wish for
Threat to sue Government over no-fault eviction ban could come back to bite them hard
Procurement for Greater Dublin drainage scheme to begin 14 years after project announced
Cabinet also to hear how age-verification social media pilot for under-16s could start within weeks
After the floods, Micheál Martin makes a raft of promises
Residents of Enniscorthy were not shy about sharing their disappointment and scepticism with the Taoiseach
‘How dare you’: South Dublin residents vent at plan to redesignate golf amenities for housing
Majority of objections to council proposals relate to Stepaside driving range and Jamestown pitch and putt
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