Ireland’s housing story has two narratives: one good, one bad
If supply is ticking up, so are prices, creating insurmountable affordability challenges for many young people
Renting
Housing crisis will prevail until politicians legislate to prioritise owner-occupiers
Successive governments have facilitated mega-wealthy individuals and funds in purchasing large swathes of new and existing housing
Why are rents in Ireland at record levels?
Increase in rents has coincided with Government’s new rent control system coming into force in March
Taoiseach called ‘slíbhín’ for defence of changes to rental system amid record rent hikes
Micheál Martin accuses Mary Lou McDonald of ‘empty rhetoric, no solutions’ during testy exchanges and heckling in Dáil
Number of homes available to rent in Dublin down almost a quarter
Marked difference in availability of rental properties in the capital and the rest of the country
Rents in Ireland surged by highest level on record after new control system started
Average monthly rent nationwide for a two-bedroom apartment was €2,176 in the first quarter, Daft.ie report shows
State’s largest residential landlord turns down invitation to Oireachtas committee
Senior executives at company which owns €1.24bn property portfolio are ‘exceptionally busy’
These figures tell the real story of Fianna Fáil’s impact on housing
In 2020, about half of all houses appeared in an estate agent’s window for sale; in 2025, that figure was fewer than one in three
Commuter towns – Portarlington: Why move there, and where to buy?
Town on the Laois-Offaly border offers commuters to Dublin city accessibility and affordability, says local agent
How much can I earn tax free from a home in my garden?
The Government is loosening rules on modular homes in gardens of people’s homes, but much of the detail has still to be finalised
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Janice Boylan leads Dublin Central byelection race with Gerry Hutch in third, poll shows
Daniel Ennis of Social Democrats strongly positioned to benefit from transfers in later counts
Record number of eviction notices issued ahead of changes to rental rules
More than 7,000 notices received by RTB in first three months of year, with intention to sell property the most common reason cited
Planned short-term letting register delayed by six months
Plans have been the subject of much internal Government debate
Minimum-wage workers in Ireland face rents among highest in Europe
Workers on lowest wages would have to find extra €306 a month to meet average Dublin rents, research shows
As Ukrainians prepare to exit Irish hotels, what will become of them and the rooms they leave behind?
One Killarney hotelier has mixed feelings about ceasing to host Ukrainians as housing for up to 16,000 war refugees is to end
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
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
Lower growth but no recession says Bank of Ireland, and RTE’s new radio jingles
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‘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
Birds nesting above my apartment balcony are waking me up at 5am. What can I do?
Property Clinic: These birds are very loud and disruptive. Can they be removed?
Government plans to introduce register of short-term lets facing delay
Legislation underpinning reforms, aimed at bringing more Airbnb style properties back to long-term market, still being drafted
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
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
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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
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
More than €17m in payments provided over past two years to people struggling with burial costs
Additional needs payment sees rent supports of €2.36m granted – including €1.37m for rent arrears
Dublin cost-rental scheme dropped over rising costs
Housing body Clúid says it will have to switch to 100 per cent social housing at Bannow Road development in Cabra
State’s largest private landlord estimates its rents are 20% below market value
Ires Reit says Government rent reforms will allow it to unlock ‘significant value’
Rise in number of properties to rent but still below pre-Covid levels despite rule changes
Legislation overhauled RPZ system and allowed landlords to reset rents between tenancies
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