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<p>Tánaiste Simon Harris speaks to the media as he arrives for a Cabinet meeting at Government Buildings in Dublin. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA</p>

politics

Simon Harris rules out removal of stamp duty for first-time buyers

'Ideas are always good in politics, but the last thing we need to do — and I’m sure no one’s intending to do this — is inject any uncertainty into the housing market'

<p>Rob O'Sullivan and his partner Katie with their dog Luna outside the Museum of Irish Rural Life, Kilrush, Co Clare. Note the battering ram to the left of frame and the depiction of an eviction painted on the gable end. </p>

comment-analysis

'The home I was evicted from in Cork is now an AirBnB charging nearly €10,000 per month'

<p>Norma Foley said: 'People with disabilities not getting the chance to live independently on their own, and their elderly parents worrying what is going to happen to them once they are no longer around.' Picture: iStock</p>

politics

Councils now have to set housing delivery targets for disabled people

Couple receiving home bills

comment-analysis

Nick Charalambous: Is your mortgage ready for what's coming?

Property To Let, London.

news

Notices to quit surge by 51% before rental law changes took effect

Planning permission granted for almost 550 new homes in Ballincollig

munster

Planning permission granted for almost 550 new homes in Ballincollig

Homeless figures

Planning regulation uncertainty fuels criticism of short-term let register delay

The register was due to be introduced by May 20, but on Wednesday the government confirmed it will come into effect from December 1

Wed, 13 May, 2026

For sale sign in yard of house

Demand for cost-rental homes soars as house prices rise 6.5% in a year

Figures from Tuath Housing showed that there were 30,868 applications made for just 135 cost-rental homes delivered to date this year

Wed, 13 May, 2026

House Keys - Concept Home

‘Who wants to have a baby in their parents’ spare room?’ We waited 13 years to own a home

After finally moving into a home with her husband at 32, Jennie Rose Molloy tells Jenny McEntegart about the years of sacrifice required for young people in the housing crisis

Tue, 12 May, 2026

Life on the Shannon: Meet the Irish liveaboards choosing houseboats over rising rents

Life on the Shannon: Meet the Irish liveaboards choosing houseboats over rising rents

From rising costs to freedom and simplicity, Ireland’s liveaboards explain the realities of making homes on waterways

Sun, 10 May, 2026

Students having a lesson in the lecture hall

€427,000 written off by college after planned student complex abandoned

Atlantic Technological University has put the €18m project on hold amid concerns over cost inflation and supply chain risks

Thu, 07 May, 2026

People facing homelessness in Killarney 'literally begging' for housing

People facing homelessness in Killarney 'literally begging' for housing

Kerry councillors told tenants were being served with notices to quit from landlords leaving market, while other refuse to accept Hap payments

Thu, 07 May, 2026

OLIVER BOND FLATS COMPLEX

'Shameful': Government scraps Oliver Bond flats regeneration

Government's decision to abandon regeneration of 1936 flats branded 'absurd, cruel, and a betrayal of this community'

Wed, 06 May, 2026

Estate agent giving house keys to customer and sign agreement in office.

Landlords warned Taoiseach new rent rules would 'decimate Ireland’s private rental market'

One landlord in their 60s with four houses told the Taoiseach that the new rules were 'discriminatory towards our property rights as laid down in the Constitution'

Mon, 04 May, 2026

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde Speaks At International Womens Day 2026 Conference

ECB holds rates with Iran war’s impact still unfolding

The ECB offered no guidance on future decisions, reiterating it will act one meeting at a time based on information as it arrives

Thu, 30 Apr, 2026

New home completions rise 33% in early 2026, CSO figures show

New home completions rise 33% in early 2026, CSO figures show

Sharp rise in housing completions marks strongest first quarter on record, though supply challenges and affordability concerns persist

Thu, 30 Apr, 2026

Plans lodged with council for new neighbourhood with over 100 homes on Cork City's northside

Plans lodged with council for new neighbourhood with over 100 homes on Cork City's northside

Proposed development comprises 53 apartments and 51 houses on a part-brownfield, part-greenfield site at Popes Hill in Blackpool

Wed, 29 Apr, 2026

Man lying on sofa with feet up on armrest

Cork homelessness figures do not capture scale of problem, new research shows

Cork Simon spokesperson said: 'The man living in a broken-down car may never be encountered during a street count. The woman moving between the sofas of friends and family does not appear in any official figure'

Wed, 29 Apr, 2026

Estate Agents Signage

First-time-buyer mortgage drawdowns reach 20-year high

A total of 9,437 new mortgages to the value of €3,034m were drawn down by borrowers during the first three months of the year, new data shows

Wed, 29 Apr, 2026

'Supporters outweigh sceptics' on modular homes plan, says Limerick mayor

'Supporters outweigh sceptics' on modular homes plan, says Limerick mayor

Limerick councillors voted unanimously not to proceed with the development of 500 modular homes at Boro Park

Tue, 28 Apr, 2026

Workers Preparing for a Construction Task

We need a change in attitude to construction jobs if we are to deliver on housing and infrastructure

Labour shortage in construction-related roles is no longer a blip — it's a structural challenge shaped by multiple factors that urgently need addressing

Mon, 27 Apr, 2026

Housing stock

From tenements to today: How 1926 housing data reflects modern Ireland’s property challenges

New analysis of first Free State census shows enduring housing pressures around supply, affordability, overcrowding, and regional inequality

Sat, 25 Apr, 2026

Louise Burne: Back and forth over shed laws shows unease still lodged between coalition parties

Louise Burne: Back and forth over shed laws shows unease still lodged between coalition parties

Now that they are back on the same page, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael will have to begin defending the modular homes plans as the parliamentary scrutiny begins

Fri, 24 Apr, 2026

Wooden garden shed in a summer

Small, practical measures can work alongside big ideas on solving housing crisis

The Government's move to allow small, self-contained units in gardens without planning has drawn sharp criticism but Ireland’s housing crisis is too urgent to turn down ideas that could improve people's lives in the here and now

Fri, 24 Apr, 2026

Shed laws: We can't allow the creation of a shadow back garden rental market

Shed laws: We can't allow the creation of a shadow back garden rental market

bad actors will exploit any loophole they are given, and this proposal risks handing them a significant one, writes Labour TD Conor Sheehan

Fri, 24 Apr, 2026

Shallow focus of summer flowers seen in a back garden.

Shed laws: New planning rules will cut red tape for homeowners

Exemptions 'will empower people to make minor changes to their homes without planning permission, while creating housing options'

Fri, 24 Apr, 2026

Modular homes debate intensifies as Limerick falls thousands behind housing targets

Modular homes debate intensifies as Limerick falls thousands behind housing targets

Decision to halt modular housing at Boro Park raises concerns over delays, costs, and meeting urgent housing demand

Thu, 23 Apr, 2026

Dirty empty dark corridor in abandoned building, doors, light in the end, perspective, way to freedom

Clare council to acquire 20 derelict properties in efforts to increase housing supply

The council has begun the compulsory acquisition of the properties

Thu, 23 Apr, 2026

Number of properties to rent through HAP more than halved since December

Number of properties to rent through HAP more than halved since December

Under the HAP scheme, people are allowed to source private rented accommodation for which the rent is paid by their local council

Thu, 23 Apr, 2026

new houses

First-time buyers may be set for stamp duty relief

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said any decision on stamp duty relief would form part of October's budget

Wed, 22 Apr, 2026

High property prices and rents squeezing middle-income earners out of Kinsale, says councillor

High property prices and rents squeezing middle-income earners out of Kinsale, says councillor

Cork County Council heard rents in the seaside town were at 'South Dublin levels' and were out of reach of all but the most affluent

Wed, 22 Apr, 2026

Close-up of a couple receiving key of their new real estate.

Irish Examiner view: Easy money for back-yard opportunists

The fact that a cohort of unscrupulous landlords is happy to exploit the desperation of prospective tenants does not augur well for modular home scheme

Wed, 22 Apr, 2026

ieExplains: Building and renting out modular cabins

ieExplains: Building and renting out modular cabins

Government pressing ahead with plans to allow people to build modular cabins in their back gardens without planning permission

Tue, 21 Apr, 2026

Opposition leaders compare rental units in gardens to tenements and bedsits

Opposition leaders compare rental units in gardens to tenements and bedsits

Government plans to exempt garden homes between 32 and 45sq m from planning permission

Tue, 21 Apr, 2026

'Every Tom, Dick, and Harry' from Cork City being sent to Glengarriff, claims councillor

'Every Tom, Dick, and Harry' from Cork City being sent to Glengarriff, claims councillor

Councillors heard locals were afraid to go for walks in the evening due to antisocial behaviour from residents of the emergency accommodation centre in the West Cork village

Tue, 21 Apr, 2026

Modular homes: Government drops plans to cap rental income on back-garden units

Modular homes: Government drops plans to cap rental income on back-garden units

Move comes amid a warning that the measure could lead to a proliferation of 'poor quality, very expensive' rental units

Tue, 21 Apr, 2026

Limerick councillors vote to stop development of 500 modular homes in Boro Park

Limerick councillors vote to stop development of 500 modular homes in Boro Park

Unanimous vote on emergency motion to ditch Mayor John Moran's Janesboro Park plan

Mon, 20 Apr, 2026

People building modular homes in back gardens will be able to rent them on private market

People building modular homes in back gardens will be able to rent them on private market

Micheál Martin said he didn't think people 'would build something costing up to €80,000 if it was only to be used for a son or a daughter who might leave after two or three years'

Mon, 20 Apr, 2026

How the war in Iran is driving up the cost of building Irish homes

How the war in Iran is driving up the cost of building Irish homes

Construction chief Andrew Brownlee warns that a lack of planning permissions and serviceable land could lead to a massive housing shortage by 2028

Mon, 20 Apr, 2026

More derelict site levies written off than paid as Cork City Council waives €3.7m

More derelict site levies written off than paid as Cork City Council waives €3.7m

From 2016 to 2025, almost €12m in levies was invoiced by the council, across 651 sites and of these, just €3.25m, has been paid by the owners

Thu, 16 Apr, 2026

Students sitting in amphitheater

Representatives of national students’ union not invited to accommodation strategy launch

Unveiled last month by the Department of Further and Higher Education, it aims to develop 42,000 student beds by 2035

Wed, 15 Apr, 2026

Building stock

Property price rises slow but Middle East conflict could spark higher inflation, expert warns

'Surge in oil prices could drive building materials inflation even higher and, in turn, further push up house building costs — as well as Irish house prices', mortgage adviser says

Wed, 15 Apr, 2026

Cork City Council identifies 670 acres for housing expansion

Cork City Council identifies 670 acres for housing expansion

Focus is understood to be on lands bordering the proposed Northern Distributor Road, particularly on the northside of the city

Wed, 15 Apr, 2026

A massive building under construction in NYC

Ireland has a planning system, but it's not plan-led

To understand how a genuinely plan-led system operates in practice, we need to look at the very clear planning guidelines in New York and Germany

Tue, 14 Apr, 2026

Young Couple Arguing and Fighting. Domestic Violence Scene of Emotional abuse, Stressed Woman and aggressive Man Having Almost V

Ireland’s housing crisis traps many women in abusive situations, UN hears

The National Women’s Council of Ireland said: 'The absence of sustainable, long-term accommodation options limits victims’ ability to leave abusive situations safely'

Mon, 13 Apr, 2026

Audit finds Cork council bought 15 homes for 'significantly' more than their guideline price

Audit finds Cork council bought 15 homes for 'significantly' more than their guideline price

Cork City Council’s chief executive said it was necessary to rescue the site from dereliction and anti-social behaviour

Fri, 10 Apr, 2026

Irish migration

Average cost rises to €99 per night to accommodate asylum seekers despite drop in applicants

The report by the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service suggested that medium-term savings could be achieved through faster processing and improved capacity for dealing with appeals

Thu, 09 Apr, 2026

Housing market

House price inflation at lowest rate in over two years

Annual asking price inflation is now running at 4.7% nationwide

Thu, 09 Apr, 2026

Housing 'affordability' means different things in rental debate

Housing 'affordability' means different things in rental debate

If the public lose confidence in ‘supply side’ responses, it seems likely they will instead focus on the demand side, ie immigration

Wed, 08 Apr, 2026

No written records between RTB and minister over mass eviction in Wexford, admits department

No written records between RTB and minister over mass eviction in Wexford, admits department

The Social Democrats claim the lack of correspondence indicates James Browne did not take the matter 'seriously'

Tue, 07 Apr, 2026