Mitchell McDermott

Housing experts pour freezing cold water on Government’s narrative of turbocharged housing supply

‘Little chance’ of achieving plan to build 300,000 new homes by 2030

Thu Jan 30 2025 - 06:00

Ireland is not the only resource-rich nation that cannot figure out housing

When prices in Ireland began to surge in the 2000s, we looked to the German housing market as a more stable, affordable exemplar. Not any more

Sun Nov 03 2024 - 10:49

Building a two-bed apartment in Dublin now costs almost €600,000

Department of Housing cost study assessed cost of delivering four different building types in the Greater Dublin Area

Mon Oct 21 2024 - 06:00

Housing targets cannot be met without international funding, construction cost experts say

Mitchell McDermott believes short-term Government support for housebuilding is unsustainable and that innovative solutions to attract and accommodate construction workers are vital

Sat Jan 27 2024 - 06:00

More than 45,000 homes stuck in planning system despite housing crisis, consultants say

Construction inflation expected to ease from 12% last year to between 5% and 7% this year, says Mitchell McDermott firm

Thu Jan 26 2023 - 05:00

Planning data captures strong appetite for city centre apartments

CSO figures suggest almost two-thirds of permissions granted in 2021 were for apartments

Sat Mar 12 2022 - 06:00

Inflation pushes standard cost of two-bed apartments to €440,000

Project managers say forcing builders to sell 40% of dwellings renders scheme unviable

Wed Mar 09 2022 - 05:56

More than half fast-track housing delayed by legal objections

Figures show 16 of 28 schemes granted planning this year now subject to judicial review

Tue Jun 22 2021 - 05:30

Davy shareholders divided on merits of private equity takeover

Seen & heard: Eir payout; Ireland’s next ‘unicorn’; and gaps in SME rescue structure

Sun May 23 2021 - 11:58

Number of housing units stalled by judicial reviews jumps by 1,000%

Report by construction consultants Mitchell McDermott details massive jump in objections to planning decisions

Tue Feb 23 2021 - 04:51

Why can’t we build apartments like the rest of Europe?

Dysfunctional land market: The primary cause of this Republic’s housing woes

Fri Mar 06 2020 - 03:45

Construction sector under ‘Celtic Tiger levels of pressure’, report warns

Study questions whether industry can deliver 40,000 housing units being promised

Thu Jan 30 2020 - 05:30