New cohousing community plan for Cork 'missing piece of the puzzle' to solve housing crisis

Cohousing Communities Ireland called on Government to establish a development fund to support “demonstrator” cohousing communities in Cork, Dublin, and Mayo

A community group planning the development of three innovative cohousing communities in Cork, Dublin, and Mayo believe the initiatives can ease Ireland's housing crisis, as they pushed its case with housing minister James Browne on Tuesday.

A community group planning the development of three innovative cohousing communities in Cork, Dublin, and Mayo believe the initiatives can ease Ireland's housing crisis, as they pushed its case with housing minister James Browne on Tuesday.

Cohousing Communities Ireland is calling on the Government to establish a self-financing revolving development fund to support the establishment of the three first “demonstrator” cohousing communities, and for the unlocking of three major barriers to cohousing. A new policy paper, The Case for Cohousing Communities for People 50+, was also published on Tuesday by Cohousing Communities Ireland, which argues that Ireland has a major housing policy blind spot by focusing almost exclusively on first-time buyers and social housing.