If we are serious about rural regeneration then build housing estates, not one-off homes
Building individual houses leads to ultra low-density suburbanisation, not revitalisation
Housing crisis
Kieran Cuddihy’s Liveline reveals ominous shifts in Ireland’s public mood
Radio: Gambling bodies adopt altruistic airs in Lottery row, while removal of Ukrainian supports draws ominous note of discontent
All largely civil on the campaign trail as councillors hope to win Dublin Central TD seat
Social Democrats’ Daniel Ennis and Fianna Fáil’s John Stephens are both seeking seat left by Paschal Donohoe
New home builds hit 15-year high, CSO data shows
There were 7,856 new dwelling completions in January, February, and March, which was a rise of 32.9% on the same period last year
Spike in building material prices may crimp housing output
Department of Finance study points to surging input prices
Once-off housing, garden cities and garden sheds
What Ireland needs, by some country mile, is single-occupancy flats
First-time buyer mortgage drawdowns back to Celtic Tiger levels
A total of 9,437 new mortgages to the value of just over €3bn were drawn down during the period
Hutch assets frozen in Spain; Dublin link to Icelandic murder case; and Seán Moncrieff is blessed among women
Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan: Threshold flags confusion over rent reforms
Top Ukrainian official questions Irish move to phase out housing supports
Government move ‘will not solve problems that existed before’ people fleeing Russian invasion arrived, says deputy head of Zelenskiy’s office
Inside Gerry Hutch’s life in Lanzarote: An investigation into gang leader turned politician’s assets
The Irish Times visited Lanzarote as part of an investigation into Hutch’s property interests. In an interview, the veteran criminal talks about his ‘exaggerated’ property holdings, hope of becoming the ‘richest’ TD and confidence of being exonerated in a Spanish criminal investigation
Confusion over new rent rules causing landlords to wrongly evict, tenants’ support charity warns
Threshold says it supported more than 10,000 households in first quarter of year
Plan to wind down State-funded hotel accommodation for Ukrainians is defended by Minister
‘Vulnerable people will not be left alone,’ says Colm Brophy
Should planning rules for one-off housing be relaxed? Opinions for and against
Liberalisation of the planning guidelines is necessary to support rural communities, proponents argue, but opponents point to environmental impacts and increased pressure on services
‘Strong signs’ investors are returning to Irish rental market amid new rules, says estate agent
Hooke & MacDonald boss says he sees early signs of recovery in private rental sector
‘Shedsit’ garden cabins could become a rental black market
Housing without planning permission in back gardens is a prime example of a government accepting a populist idea without proper interrogation
We need to be building thousands of houses on ‘mega’ sites to solve housing crisis
Housing Activation Office should focus on big strategic sites and let local authorities worry about schemes with a few hundred houses each
I’m worried that the extension on the house I inherited is illegal. What should I do?
Property Clinic: My family will have to move house if we lose this extra space
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown golf lands will not be zoned for housing after councillors’ vote
Councillors resist ‘invasion on virgin lands’ of the Dublin Mountains
Child homelessness up by 19% since last year, new figures show
Number of people in emergency accommodation in Ireland reaches 17,517, another record high
Dublin City Council ‘shouldn’t have purchased’ structurally unsound houses in Phibsboro and Drumcondra, engineer says
Almost 100 private houses purchased by authority since 2018 in effort to turn vacant properties into social housing
In the middle of a housing crisis, why are our town centres so empty?
In the middle of a housing crisis, I drive through the centre of country towns or villages and see dark and empty first and second floors and wonder why?
Perceived racism may hit Ireland’s ability to attract international workers, conference hears
Ibec employment law event hears of ongoing delays in renewing Irish Residence Permits
Is the cost-rental housing model broken?
Apart from the fact that there is not enough of it, the system is all positives for tenants but cracks are emerging for providers
Early Edition podcast: Drug deaths in Dublin; the case against Daniel Kinahan; and Chris O’Dowd’s GAA career
Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan
Minister urges housing bodies to engage on finance difficulties for cost-rental schemes
Most schemes undertaken by approved groups or Land Development Agency due to high debt burden
Housing can be a hidden admissions officer for students - quiet, powerful and unaccountable
Denmark’s social housing model shows how government initiatives can build sustainable and affordable housing for mixed communities
Housing and infrastructure ambitions face funding challenge
While international capital is essential, there is a strong case for fostering investment among Irish households
Back-garden modular homes set to be exempt from planning rules
Homeowners will also be able to avail of tax exemptions for rental income
Interest rates poised to rise on Iran conflict uncertainty
Home building could hit 43,000 this year, says top civil servant
Ireland’s governing philosophy is learned helplessness – and it is getting worse
Every pressure group now knows it can be the unstoppable force that meets the moveable government
Dublin council to borrow €36.5m to fund additional affordable homes at O’Devaney Gardens
Move would prevent sale of any private market housing in Dublin 7 development of more than 1,000 apartments
Ireland is ‘delivering’ more social homes, but that doesn’t mean it is building them
Tipperary directly built just three new social houses. Dublin managed 72
Including cost-rental homes in private tenancy figures gives ‘false impression of growth’
When cost rental is excluded from data, increase in private tenancies is actually much lower than claimed, says Sinn Féin
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