#Housing

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new houses
Value of average mortgage up more than €21,000 in a year
The data shows first-time buyers are borrowing nearly €320,000 just to afford a home

Wed, 28 Jan, 2026

Tenancy Agreement
Housing minister admits some rents will rise under new legislation
While new bill offers fixed tenures to new tenancies, it also allows landlords reset rents to market rates where a renter leaves of their own volition

Tue, 27 Jan, 2026

Call for emergency co-ordinators to have adequate records of people with disabilities ahead of storms
Call for emergency co-ordinators to have adequate records of people with disabilities ahead of storms
The Oireachtas climate committee's series of proposals were issued as the country was battered by Storm Chandra

Tue, 27 Jan, 2026

Property To Let, London.
Number of tenants claiming tax credit down almost 50% in a year
It was suggested to the Dáil that it could be an 'obligatory part of a new tenancy contract' that information on the tax credit is provided to tenants when new rental rules come into effect on March 1

Tue, 27 Jan, 2026

House hunting? Casting for new Irish property series now open
House hunting? Casting for new Irish property series now open
If you're flummoxed by freeholds or muddled by mortgage terms then Help Me Buy A Home might be able to help — here's how to apply...

Mon, 26 Jan, 2026

House prices
Just 207 homes rented under Fair Deal scheme despite promises to free up thousands
Reforms meant to unlock vacant Fair Deal homes for renters have delivered only a fraction of what ministers promised

Mon, 26 Jan, 2026

Banks call for more financial integration during Ireland's EU presidency
Banks call for more financial integration during Ireland's EU presidency
Banking and Payments Federation Ireland says the Government’s presidency offers the opportunity to drive progress

Mon, 26 Jan, 2026

Builder Fitting Insulation Boards Into Roof Of New Home
Over 3,000 vacant homes brought back into use during 2025
16,607 applications have been received since 2022. Of them, 12,096 refurbishments have been approved and 4,514 grants paid out  

Mon, 26 Jan, 2026

Population collapse threatens future of GAA clubs across Iveragh and rural Kerry
Population collapse threatens future of GAA clubs across Iveragh and rural Kerry
Council members warn planning restrictions and infrastructure gaps are hollowing out rural Kerry communities and threatening schools and GAA clubs

Sun, 25 Jan, 2026

Mairead Ronan's housing redesign on hold after local objections
Mairead Ronan's housing redesign on hold after local objections
Former Today FM presenter, Mairead Ronan, has had to put plans for a Dermot-Bannon designed refurbishment and extension of her holiday home in Waterford on hold following objections from several local residents including two of her neighbours.

Sun, 25 Jan, 2026

Work begins on 119-unit Douglas scheme on one of Cork City's last greenfield sites
Work begins on 119-unit Douglas scheme on one of Cork City's last greenfield sites
119-unit South Douglas Rd scheme is being spearheaded by O’Callaghan Properties, in a joint venture with the Whitaker family

Thu, 22 Jan, 2026

Housing Infrastructure
Government to appoint housing tsar within eight weeks, says minister
Government formally advertised for the position in October, offering a salary of €217,000

Wed, 21 Jan, 2026

Tenancy Agreement
Opposition criticises 'terrible' pace of new rental legislation 
'This government is so slow that it has to be deliberate', said Labour TD Conor Sheehan

Wed, 21 Jan, 2026

Cork County Council to 'ramp-up' building of social and affordable homes this year
Cork County Council to 'ramp-up' building of social and affordable homes this year
Council aims to build at least 697 social houses all over the county in 2026, with nearly every town and village in the mix

Mon, 19 Jan, 2026

Knife crime sentencing
Government to pitch for housing investment at international property event
An estimated €20bn per year in development finance is required to deliver at least 300,000 new homes by 2030

Fri, 16 Jan, 2026

Building stock
Housing commencements record significant fall to just over 16,400 in 2025
However, there was some positive news as there was an increase in new orders and jobs across the construction sector

Thu, 15 Jan, 2026

'They look at colour': Lone-parent migrant families face racism in rental market, new report finds
'They look at colour': Lone-parent migrant families face racism in rental market, new report finds
ActionAid Ireland said families told to leave direct provision given 'no workable path to a safe, stable home'

Tue, 13 Jan, 2026

Cork City social housing projects to deliver more than 800 social or affordable homes
Cork City social housing projects to deliver more than 800 social or affordable homes
Two developments consist of the 217-unit Railyard Apartments scheme on the old Carey’s Tool Hire and Sextant site in the city centre, and the 606-unit Creamfields development on the old Kinsale Road

Mon, 12 Jan, 2026

Senior Department of Housing officials approved controversial ‘Moving in with Family’ video
Senior Department of Housing officials approved controversial ‘Moving in with Family’ video
Internal emails show that the script for the video was prepared by SpunOut and the Housing Agency, a statutory body under the aegis of the department

Fri, 09 Jan, 2026

Tenancy Agreement
Government urged to apply 'rent brake' to protect tenants from large rent hikes under new law
New legislation will mean that, from March, when a tenant leaves a property, the landlord can set rent for new tenants at the market rate, instead of the current 2%

Thu, 08 Jan, 2026

IDA hands over 41-hectare Kilbarry site with potential for major Cork housing development
IDA hands over 41-hectare Kilbarry site with potential for major Cork housing development
The 41-hectare Kilbarry site has been rezoned for housing and could deliver a major new community by 2027

Thu, 08 Jan, 2026

MyHome report: Homes being ‘snapped up’ at 7.4% above asking price
MyHome report: Homes being ‘snapped up’ at 7.4% above asking price
Prices are rising, albeit more slowly, but asking price inflation stood at 5.4% in the last quarter of 2025

Thu, 08 Jan, 2026

The modern neighborhood Jatkasaari of Helsinki, Finland.
To plan properly for the next four decades, we should copy Finland
The Future Forty plan is a start, but it is based on incorrect assumptions

Tue, 06 Jan, 2026

Airbnb Website Ahead Of Earnings Figures
Paul Hosford: As homelessness rises, thousands of Irish homes sit vacant on short-term letting sites
With homelessness at record levels, Ireland must confront the reality of thousands of homes lying empty for tourism profit

Sun, 04 Jan, 2026

broken leaking copper water pipe
North Cork village faces housing growth with ‘nightmare’ water supply dating back 50 years
Residents warn new housing will worsen chronic water outages as Uisce Éireann says funding is unavailable for pipe replacement

Sun, 04 Jan, 2026

Up to 75% of short-term lets empty as homelessness nears 17,000, new figures show
Up to 75% of short-term lets empty as homelessness nears 17,000, new figures show
FOI documents show occupancy rates as low as 4% for short-term lets while homelessness figures continue to rise

Sat, 03 Jan, 2026

New homes under construction.
Homes for sale ‘stuck’ at alarmingly low levels as Irish house prices rise again
New analysis shows severe shortages of homes for sale, driving rising prices and widening gaps between asking and sale values

Fri, 02 Jan, 2026

Irish Examiner view: Resolving to improve our outlook
Irish Examiner view: Resolving to improve our outlook
If we are to tackle the challenges which face us, we must do so with the right attitude and focus

Thu, 01 Jan, 2026

Building stock
Is Kerry finally turning a corner on housing after years of under-delivery?
Affordable schemes, void turnarounds and policy shifts offer hope, but private housing and infrastructure gaps continue to hold Kerry back

Thu, 01 Jan, 2026

Gambling addicted man with glasses in front of online casino slot machine on laptop computer at night
Gambling spend spikes as cost-of-living crisis pushes some consumers to bet
Experts warn financial strain and relentless advertising are driving a surge in gambling, raising fresh concerns about addiction and regulation

Wed, 31 Dec, 2025

Tánaiste urged to withdraw 'dishonest and dangerous' homelessness comments
Tánaiste urged to withdraw 'dishonest and dangerous' homelessness comments
Simon Harris suggested that a 'significant number' of people in emergency accommodation 'don’t have a housing right in Ireland'

Wed, 31 Dec, 2025

Portrait of a crawling baby
Ireland must boost births and welcome immigrants to sustain economy – NESC
National Economic and Social Council says 'Migration can only ever be a complement to, but cannot substitute for, domestic fertility or workforce participation strategies' 

Mon, 29 Dec, 2025

Top view, construction workers or blueprint planning in house, home or office building in real estate, property or architecture
Lack of expertise in local authorities is a problem for new housing plan 
There's no evidence that the measures in the Government's new housing plan are sufficient to tackle what is now a full-blown crisis, writes Dr Anthony Leddin

Wed, 24 Dec, 2025

New UK home registrations
Government set to miss social housing targets despite 'strong growth'
Sinn Féin's housing spokesperson Eoin O Broin said the minister for housing James Browne is 'asleep at the wheel'

Mon, 22 Dec, 2025

ANNMAIRE DUFFY
Homelessness: Mother living in B&B with her family on housing list for 19 years
She has been left with no water for three months in their 'temporary accommodation' and at one stage there was one cooker between seven families because the other one was broken

Mon, 22 Dec, 2025

Row over Limerick plans to develop modular rental properties
Row over Limerick plans to develop modular rental properties
Projected 2,000 units in Limerick City slashed to 150 as Government downgrades plan and cuts staff provision from six to two

Mon, 22 Dec, 2025

Homelessness: Young mother forced to live in a mobile home after 50% rent rise
Homelessness: Young mother forced to live in a mobile home after 50% rent rise
Lone parent Michelle Ward was renting privately  for nearly four years at a cost of €800 per month until her landlord put the rent up to €1,200

Mon, 22 Dec, 2025

Two children on the floor read a book in a room with Christmas
Homelessness is now seen as an almost inevitable problem
Normalisation lowers our empathy, lowers expectations of government action, and allows inadequate systems to persist, writes Paul Hosford

Mon, 22 Dec, 2025

shelter
Homelessness: 'My family has been moved from county to county for two years'
'You just try and keep your family together, and in the same school, but at one point we were in Drogheda and the kids’ school was in Blanchardstown'

Mon, 22 Dec, 2025

Irish Examiner view: So this is Christmas and what have you done about homelessness?
Irish Examiner view: So this is Christmas and what have you done about homelessness?
Today's shocking but unsurprising 'Irish Examiner' report shows that 16,700 people are living in hotels, B&Bs, and other temporary accommodation

Mon, 22 Dec, 2025

Extra €400m ISIF funding has potential to deliver 5,000 homes, says Government
Extra €400m ISIF funding has potential to deliver 5,000 homes, says Government
Irish banks also commit to making €200m available in addition to the increased ISIF funding

Mon, 22 Dec, 2025

To solve the housing crisis, let builders get on with the job, says developer Michael O'Flynn 
To solve the housing crisis, let builders get on with the job, says developer Michael O'Flynn 
More viable zoned land, planning reform, and accelerated delivery of infrastructure are all part of the solution to the crisis

Sun, 21 Dec, 2025

Mother and son looking out of window
A national shame: Another Christmas for thousands in emergency accommodation  
This year, more than 16,700 people will spend their Christmas in emergency accommodation, many of them children who have never lived in their own home

Sun, 21 Dec, 2025

Happy family on train station
Homeless hub needed for the 70% refused emergency accommodation in West Cork, says councillor
It comes after an FOI request from Deputy Holly Cairns’ office last month revealed that Cork County Council refused 563 people emergency accommodation in 2024

Sun, 21 Dec, 2025

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