Plans to invest €200bn in Ireland’s infrastructure over next decade set to be unveiled
Revised National Deveopment Plan being billed as one of largest ever capital expansion programmes in State’s history
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An honest discussion on population, underpinned by data, not emotion, is the only sensible way forward
Ministers sought multiples of available funding as part of national plan review
Spending on five key areas yet to be resolved in advance of launch of revised National Development Plan next week
No agreement yet on how proceeds of Apple tax case will be spent
Disagreement remains over funding for housing, health, education, transport and defence under €20bn revised National Development Plan
Drop in housing commencements was expected after ‘record’ year, Taoiseach says
Lower figures for 2025 follow end of a waiver on developer levies, Micheál Martin says
Disabled man made homeless after bringing subletting issue to rental watchdog
Locks changed and belongings removed after he sought refund on overpaid rent, he said
Homes available to rent on State HAP social scheme fall by nearly a quarter
Simon Communities of Ireland report finds only 32 properties available to rent within the discretionary rate of HAP
State urged to target five or six ‘crucial’ infrastructure projects
Failure to action Greater Dublin Drainage project will stall necessary new housing in north Dublin, MacGill summer school hears
David McWilliams on how ‘big incentives’ to build could save Dublin city
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Irish home price rises accelerate to 7.9% in May, led by inflation outside Dublin
Prices continue to climb as European Central Bank cuts interest rates
Plenty of people will happily live in a smaller, darker unit if the price is right
Restrictions have been lifted in response to developers’ demands. But what exactly are we all getting for this risk? Who will hold them to account?
Ireland’s ‘unhealthiest region’: Limerick and the midwest suffering extreme health inequality
Deprivation and disadvantage lead to worse outcomes for many
Why are Ireland’s schools struggling to find teachers?
In the News podcast: 79,000 qualified teachers were employed in last academic year, but many posts remain unfilled
How to buy your home from your landlord
With new rules for landlords coming next year, tenants interested in buying should get their ducks in a row
Housing targets to be missed this year and next, says ESRI
Think tank tells Oireachtas that while energy prices have declined since start of Ukraine war, Irish prices ‘remain at high levels’
Residential Tenancies Board to seek extra €5m funding ahead of rental market reforms
RTB says new teams needed to handle changes to rental market, including end to no-fault evictions and national rent controls
Crackdown on short-term lets: property owners and politicians push back
Concerns raised by holiday home owners and politicians over plans aimed at freeing up housing for long-term rental market
Irish economy needs to take a break
Either we increase spending to develop infrastructure substantially or we need to slow the economy so it can fit into its old clothes
Budget must accelerate home building as infrastructure gaps risk undermining economy, says Davy
Infrastructure gaps in housing and energy risk damaging competitiveness of Irish economy, stockbroker says
‘The stress is inhumane’: Second Dublin council pauses scheme to buy homes of tenants at risk of homelessness
Fingal County Council has exhausted its budget for the scheme, having purchased 33 homes
Is Ireland ready for drab Soviet-style apartment blocks?
Government’s new apartment standards are so low they resemble the old Soviet blocks. And while more units may result, they won’t house more people
‘We should be making homes, not units’: Smaller apartments plan could lead to more planning delays and few savings, experts warn
There's a fear among many architects that high-density, small-space living is unsustainable and does not serve the long-term needs of anyone except those who have no other choice. Photograph: iStock
The cost of living in Ireland is nuts. Even nuttier are the reasons supposed to explain it
If you’re not bamboozled by the rising cost of insurance as claims fall, you must be an actuary
Macquarie sells Irish mortgage-to-rent unit to management
Broadstone chief executive Liam MacMahon is buying the business for a nominal sum
Apartments with fewer windows sound okay, until you live in one
We might accept new apartment standards if the minister or developers traded in their homes to rent one
Huge €1.3bn north Dublin sewage plant gets go ahead after seven years in planning system
Delays to facility repeatedly cited as restricting development of new housing across the Dublin region
Sandyford apartment scheme given go ahead
Council gave permission for the scheme after ordering the removal of two floors
‘In two weeks we will be homeless.’ Family paid deposit in 2023 for still unfinished Dublin estate
Estate of 52 houses in Hayestown, Rush due to be finished almost one year ago
The institutional investors we need have withdrawn from the Irish housing market
First-time buyers and the State are buying most of the Republic’s dwindling supply of new homes
Help to Buy is seen as free money but it just results in higher house prices and more tax
The scheme’s continued existence reflects the power of Ireland’s construction lobby and the political cynicism around housing
How to move to a remote Irish island, to live a ‘better way of life’
There are tens of thousands of euro in grants available to renovate an island home, but life there might not suit everyone
Department of Housing facing court challenge after ‘11th hour’ withdrawal from PPP deal
Minister for Housing initially told housing committee members he was not aware of any legal proceedings
The Irish Times view on apartments: standards must not be abandoned
Europeans who relocate to Ireland are not struck by the generosity of our apartment layouts
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