State must focus on building the right homes in the right places
Rush to deliver large-scale apartment schemes in response to crisis runs risk of creating ‘modern-day slums’
Darragh O’Brien
EV home charging pilot fails to address critical issue
Concern to persist among motorists about switch to EVs in absence of comprehensive fast–charger network
Fianna Fáil interventions on housing prompt puzzlement in Fine Gael
Mood ahead of first Cabinet housing subcommittee more taut than might have been expected, following interventions by Taoiseach Micheál Martin
North-south electricity interconnector delayed by a further three years until October 2031
Seen & Heard: CHQ building food hall plans; Government plans tax breaks for homebuilders; Erisbeg takes majority stake in CHM Group, and Dingle Distillery invests in upgrade
How using a Deutsche Bank projection landed Government in hot water on housing completions
The only 40,000 estimate for completions last year, which was often quoted in the general election campaign, came from Deutsche Bank
More than €700m for new road projects as Healy-Raes claim ‘the people want tar’
Projects to benefit include Shannon Crossing and Killaloe bypass project and Coonagh to Knockalisheen distributor road in Limerick
Owners of defective apartments face further delays to grants after Housing Agency oversight
Legal advice revealed ‘pathfinder’ scheme was not fully compliant with law
Issue of ‘ghost buses’ on agenda for Minister’s first meeting with National Transport Authority
Darragh O’Brien to raise complaints about listed services not appearing or abruptly being cancelled
Darragh O’Brien pressed to block Bord na Móna wheelie bin sale
Siptu claims KWD Recycling deal is ‘economic vandalism’
Properties remain derelict after collapse of social housing deals with McVerry trust
Derelict and vacant sites left 'languishing' following withdrawal of trust from construction schemes
When your chance of owning a home depends on whether your parents do, the system is rigged
A third of first-time buyers receive help from their home-owning parents, so it feels like the system perpetuates privilege
Elderly man died after medical equipment failed during Storm Éowyn, Dáil told
Father had died in front of his family, says Sinn Féin’s Rose Conway-Walsh, adding ‘That is the tragedy of it. That is how urgent this is’
Ireland to set up new trade advisory bodies amid Trump EU tariff threats
Cabinet expected to approve new ‘resilience plan’ for ESB to ensure the State’s energy grid is better equipped to withstand extreme weather events
Irish hauliers ‘really angry’ with delay to meeting with new Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien
Drivers claim O’Brien is not following through on compensation promised by his predecessor over the closure of Holyhead
The Irish Times view on the new Government: new cabinet, old energy
As so often in politics, many ministers have been appointed not on the basis of ability or record, but due to where they live or how many votes they won
Who’s in the Cabinet? All the Ministers appointed by Taoiseach Micheál Martin and their roles
Simon Harris takes Foreign Affairs, while Helen McEntee moves to Education, making way for Jim O’Callaghan at Justice
Chaos in the Dáil - as it happened: McDonald accuses Government of ‘incredible arrogance’ as Opposition says it will not back down over speaking demands
What was essentially a pro forma day has descended into a fiasco
Ministers to be unveiled today as almost all departments set to change
Fianna Fáil’s Mary Butler and Fine Gael’s Martin Heydon are among TDs tipped for promotion
Peter McVerry Trust in talks with Government to give up ownership of part of property portfolio
Housing charity seeks ministerial consent for transfer of properties to relevant local authority
Ireland’s next Cabinet: Who are the frontrunners and how do they rank?
Who is likely to end up where after the confabulations are done and dusted?
Only certain ministerial job appointments so far are the five Independent TDs
Speculation intensifying six days ahead of formal appointment of new Cabinet next Wednesday
Housing commencements surge to over 60,000 in 2024
Levels notified mark 84% increase on previous year
Number of homeless people passes 15,000 for first time since records began
Some 4,658 children are in emergency accommodation as Darragh O’Brien says addressing crisis is ‘an absolute priority’
Shortage of planners affecting efforts to address infrastructure gaps, says industry group
Case not yet been made to add planning officials to Critical Skills Occupation List, says Department of Enterprise
Housing Agency buys 120 homes with tenants in situ for up to €645,000 each
State scheme aims to buy houses from landlords in cases where their plans to sell up could result in homelessness for tenants
High Court to hear challenge to accommodation for 1,000 asylum seekers in Athlone
Incoming Independent TD for Longford-Westmeath Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran among group of local representatives backing challenge
Judge halts man’s challenge to law enabling expedited development of asylum seeker housing
Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien introduced regulations last year allowing some asylum seeker accommodation to be classed as exempt development
Dublin Fingal East: Darragh O’Brien (FF)
Fianna Fáil's outgoing Minister for Housing has been in politics for the last 20 years
Dublin Fingal East constituency candidates list: Three incumbents will prove hard to shift in new three-seater
Election 2024: Sinn Féin’s Ann Graves will have an uphill battle if she is to take a seat in the constituency
Co-living can be used for Airbnb-style short lets due to loophole
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council drops planning enforcement case against developer Bartra following legal advice
Dublin City Council ‘excrement’ on shoes of government officials, FG councillor claims
HSE has ‘completely disrespected’ Dublin Fire Brigade ambulance service, council chief Richard Shakespeare says
‘Game on for this election’, McDonald says, as Sinn Féin gains momentum
Latest Irish Times/B&A Ipsos poll shows sharp drop in support for Fine Gael and modest boost for Sinn Féin
General election 2024: What are the issues in housing?
Housing is a central issue in this election, from building targets and government supports for prospective house buyers to rising rents and building defects
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Election 2024 has the potential to be the highest-spending election of recent years
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