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This image provided by the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) shows part of a high-rise apartment building that collapsed, leaving a corner of the building in a pile of rubble, in New York (FDNY via AP)

world

Part of high-rise apartment building in New York City collapses

An incinerator shaft on the corner of a 20-storey New York City apartment building collapsed with a loud crash into a pile of rubble after reports of a gas explosion. The city’s fire department said it had no immediate reports of injuries.

<p>Housing Agency CEO Martin Whelan will tell TDs that few housebuilders have a pipeline of sites ready to go — and those that do face infrastructure shortcomings and blockages that can impede delivery. Picture: The Housing Agency</p>

news

'Undercapitalised' developers struggle to scale up house building, TDs to hear

<p>While some firms referred to the potential drag on activity levels from US trade policy, the sector is optimistic and the pace of employment growth accelerated in April. iStock</p>

economy

Irish builders increase output in April despite concerns over US trade policies

Fire hits Cork’s historic Good Shepherd site as new development plans emerge

munster

Fire hits Cork’s historic Good Shepherd site as new development plans emerge

New €10m plan to revive stalled Cork event centre revealed by city council

munster

New €10m plan to revive stalled Cork event centre revealed by city council

Spurred By Rising Prices, Phoenix Undergoes A New Housing Boom

companies

Property developer merges with Cork building materials firm

At least eight people dead as building collapses in Cairo

At least eight people dead as building collapses in Cairo

An apartment building collapsed on Tuesday in Egypt’s capital, killing at least eight people, authorities said.

Tue, 10 Dec, 2024

Building collapse in Italy kills two young siblings and their grandmother

Building collapse in Italy kills two young siblings and their grandmother

A two-storey building has collapsed in the southern Italian province of Naples, killing two young siblings and their grandmother, while burying the children’s mother under the rubble, firefighters and local media said.

Sun, 22 Sep, 2024

Poor infrastructure has halted the delivery of hundreds of homes in Cork alone

Poor infrastructure has halted the delivery of hundreds of homes in Cork alone

New homes need services including water, electricity, and broadband — and under-capacity at wastewater treatment plants is jeopardising the building of hundreds of homes

Mon, 05 Aug, 2024

The concept of home ownership and Euro

Mortgage approvals drop 6% in June – BPFI report

But BPFI chief Brian Hayes said it was the third strongest June for first-time buyer approval volumes since the data began in 2011

Mon, 29 Jul, 2024

Mum reveals how she had to take house off market over concrete blocks scandal

Mum reveals how she had to take house off market over concrete blocks scandal

Woman says the Government scheme to help the thousands of property owners affected is an ongoing nightmare. Mick Clifford reports

Sun, 14 Jul, 2024

European and local elections

Fianna Fáil urges Paschal Donohoe not to scrap self-build supports

TD says self-builders fear Department of Public Expenditure's suggestion that the Local Authority Home Loan, Help-to-Buy, and the First Home Schemes may not be needed

Mon, 08 Jul, 2024

Affordability pushes asking prices up, and trend looks set to continue, according to MyHome.ie

Affordability pushes asking prices up, and trend looks set to continue, according to MyHome.ie

'Fierce competition' in the last quarter is a bad omen ahead of the busy summer season before the market cools heading into the winter, suggesting that asking prices could climb higher

Mon, 08 Jul, 2024

Micheal OFlynn

Challenges to RZLT decisions have become moot, High Court told

An Bord Pleanála’s barrister said 13 cases which remained before the High Court were affected by a recent judgment dismissing a challenge by O’Flynn Construction Company

Tue, 02 Jul, 2024

Housing stock

Ireland will need up to 53,000 new homes each year as population grows

Economic and Social Research Institute warns that its projections of demand for 35k-53k homes do not factor in pent-up demand due to years of undersupply

Tue, 02 Jul, 2024

Housing stock

Attracta Uí Bhroin: Planning bill could delay delivery of homes and climate infrastructure

The Government said it would be enacted before the summer recess, but the UN found that it was not compliant with the Aarhus Convention

Mon, 17 Jun, 2024

Now released from jail in the US, Irish Navillus executives will fight to clear their names

S Now released from jail in the US, Irish Navillus executives will fight to clear their names

New York construction kingpins Dónal O’Sullivan and Pádraig Naughton will bid to have their fraud convictions overturned

Sat, 01 Jun, 2024

Planning delays are stalling Cork Docklands redevelopment, Brian O'Callaghan tells summit

Planning delays are stalling Cork Docklands redevelopment, Brian O'Callaghan tells summit

The docklands projects, Ireland's largest regeneration project, would see 10,000 new homes built, enough to accommodate 20,000 residents while creating 25,000 jobs

Fri, 24 May, 2024

Housing completion rates

Housebuilding up strongly, but 'Government may still miss target'

Two surveys suggest it will take some time before new homes are delivered despite the significant uptick in housebuilding activity

Mon, 15 Apr, 2024

Fianna Fail Ard Fheis 2024

Development levies to be scrapped for remainder of the year

Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien tells Fianna Fáil ard fheis he will scrap the development levy and water charges for all homes

Sat, 13 Apr, 2024

Building collapses in central Pakistan killing at least nine people

Building collapses in central Pakistan killing at least nine people

A three-story residential building has collapsed in central Pakistan, killing nine people and injuring at least two others, authorities said.

Tue, 12 Mar, 2024

New homes

Lack of big builders ‘threatens housing targets’ says Goodbody

In the Census of the Irish Housebuilding Industry, Goodbody chief economist Dermot O’Leary says the lack of scale of Irish housebuilders 'remains a major issue'

Wed, 21 Feb, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Ireland has role to play in putting pressure on Israel over Gaza

Irish Examiner view: Ireland has role to play in putting pressure on Israel over Gaza

The Government has drawn a lot of international criticism for insisting that the lives of the innocent people of are far more important than the seeming need of the Israeli state to wipe Hamas out of existence.

Tue, 13 Feb, 2024

Drop in construction softens in January as demand for new homes continues

Drop in construction softens in January as demand for new homes continues

Construction employment increased for the second month in a row, and at a solid pace that was the fastest in almost a year

Mon, 12 Feb, 2024

Swiss building materials giant Holcim plans $30bn US spinoff

Swiss building materials giant Holcim plans $30bn US spinoff

Holcim's plan comes after Irish-based building products maker CRH moved its main stock market listing to New York to tap the booming US market

Sun, 28 Jan, 2024

Coronavirus - Mon May 18, 2020

Housing activity falls sharply but builders remain optimistic about output next year

Business confidence strengthened among those surveyed as 32% of respondents predicted a rise in activity next year

Mon, 11 Dec, 2023

Plans to convert disused Dungarvan building into seven-storey hotel

Plans to convert disused Dungarvan building into seven-storey hotel

Application includes the provision of 42 conventional hotel bedrooms and a similar number of aparthotel rooms

Sun, 03 Dec, 2023

Construction industry

First-time buyers drive mortgage activity as switching levels plummet

The number of re-mortgaging agreements fell by 78% and by 81.5% in value terms during the last 12 months.

Fri, 24 Nov, 2023

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Kingspan shares tumble 5% despite record profit expectations

Kingspan said insulated panel sales fell by 10% in the first nine months but are improving.

Mon, 06 Nov, 2023

Cabinet meeting

State mortgage top-ups for those building own homes to be rolled out from next week

Self-builders who find it difficult to get a full mortgage are to be included

Mon, 04 Sep, 2023

Council puts 51 conditions on Cork's largest-ever development of 1,300 homes

Council puts 51 conditions on Cork's largest-ever development of 1,300 homes

Developers told they must not sell any of the new docklands properties to hedge funds

Mon, 28 Aug, 2023

Two dead and many feared trapped as building collapses in Nigeria’s capital

Two dead and many feared trapped as building collapses in Nigeria’s capital

Rescue crews were searching for survivors on Thursday after a building collapse in Nigeria’s capital left two people dead while many others are feared trapped, emergency officials said.

Thu, 24 Aug, 2023

Cabinet meeting - Dublin

Sovereign fund could enable LDA expand to become a state developer

Land Development Agency is described as 'the perfect vehicle to be scaled up' to build thousands of affordable homes

Mon, 14 Aug, 2023

Drop in vacancy rate puts pressure on housing market, new report suggests

Drop in vacancy rate puts pressure on housing market, new report suggests

The tight market has driven the national residential vacancy rate to drop just under 4% in June

Wed, 26 Jul, 2023

Plans lodged for 1,325 homes in Cork City's largest ever housing development

Plans lodged for 1,325 homes in Cork City's largest ever housing development

Cork City Council will decide whether to approve O'Callaghan Properties' €600m south docklands development by August 17

Thu, 29 Jun, 2023

Ascending stacks of coins next to a model home

Daft.ie data shows first yearly fall in Irish house prices since 2020

Average house prices in Ireland fell in the second quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2022

Mon, 26 Jun, 2023

Housing Stock

Rising costs and higher interest rates 'could affect viability of housing projects'

Although house price inflation is falling, Banking and Payments Federation Ireland warns that affordability remains an issue — with asking prices 127% up from a decade ago

Tue, 20 Jun, 2023

Cobh: Council draws up plan for 1,300 homes and new railway station on 57 hectare site

Cobh: Council draws up plan for 1,300 homes and new railway station on 57 hectare site

Council planner says major state investment will be needed to develop the site at Newtown on the north side of Cobh

Mon, 12 Jun, 2023

CC COVID-19 UPDATE

Irish Examiner view: Housing obstacle

Building cost inflation

Fri, 12 May, 2023

Cork builders' suppliers Irish International Trading buys out Wicklow firm Curust

Cork builders' suppliers Irish International Trading buys out Wicklow firm Curust

Irish International, which generated revenues of €80m last year, is adding several product ranges with its acquisition of Curust

Fri, 31 Mar, 2023

Rising builder confidence despite surprise jump in construction inflation

Rising builder confidence despite surprise jump in construction inflation

BNP Paribas index: Building sector contraction is slowing and order books and materials purchase have picked up markedly

Mon, 13 Mar, 2023

Michael Stone resigns

Paschal Donohoe says increase in apartment output justifies tax breaks for REIT funds

Public Expenditure Minister credits institutional investors with the 'dramatic' rise in the number of apartments being built

Sun, 12 Mar, 2023

Housebuilder Cairn Homes reports rise in building costs of €20,000 per home

Housebuilder Cairn Homes reports rise in building costs of €20,000 per home

Cairn Homes say they are trying to shave costs but that inflation added €35,000 in building costs per home in the last two years

Thu, 02 Mar, 2023

New homes

Housebuilding activity contracts sharply for third month running

Construction is in contraction territory due to challenging economic conditions which have hit market demand

Mon, 09 Jan, 2023

Government parties at odds over limited access to judicial reviews on planning

Government parties at odds over limited access to judicial reviews on planning

Darragh O’Brien's fellow ministers, Eamon Ryan and Catherine Martin, are said to have spoken against his proposed curbs on planning objections

Wed, 14 Dec, 2022

House under construction.

Housing targets in 'significant trouble' with 16% contraction in home building

New CSO figures show that construction activity — residential and non-residential alike — has dropped in the third quarter of 2022

Thu, 01 Dec, 2022

Mick Clifford: Citizens will pick up the tab for building defects

Mick Clifford: Citizens will pick up the tab for building defects

Legally, builders including Flynn & O’Flaherty are only responsible for defective work if it is discovered within seven years of construction

Thu, 01 Dec, 2022

CC LEINSTER HOUSE

Eleven local authorities failed to deliver a single new-build home in first half of 2022

The failure of three of the four councils in Dublin — where the housing problem is most acute — to build any new homes has been severely criticised

Mon, 28 Nov, 2022

Construction worker builds brick wall, closeup view at construction site

Further fall in construction activity as demand remains subdued, new figures show

Construction firms scaled back purchasing activity for the fifth month running, according to BNP Paribas Real Estate survey

Mon, 14 Nov, 2022

Taoiseach: Change of 'mindset' needed to ensure Ireland can shelter Ukrainian refugees

Taoiseach: Change of 'mindset' needed to ensure Ireland can shelter Ukrainian refugees

Speaking at the opening of a new housing development, Mr Martin said people objecting to planning should consider the twin 'emergencies' of housing and the Ukraine crisis

Tue, 01 Nov, 2022