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ieExplains: Breaking down the promises in Government's new housing plan
ieExplains: Breaking down the promises in Government's new housing plan
The Government has now decided to move away from the yearly figures, with opposition parties accusing it of attempting to dodge accountability if it had ended up underperforming

Thu, 13 Nov, 2025

Housing minister criticised for 'fleeing the country' amid backlash over new housing plan
Housing minister criticised for 'fleeing the country' amid backlash over new housing plan
Opposition parties slam the Government’s new housing plan, claiming targets are too low and accountability has been 'abandoned'

Thu, 13 Nov, 2025

New homes under construction.
Taoiseach defends housing target removal as developer says 'we could be doing so much more'
Within the plan, there is a promise to deliver 'more cost-rental homes' for renters, but it does not outline a target

Thu, 13 Nov, 2025

Judicial reviews serve the common good
Judicial reviews serve the common good
Rather than castigating public-spirited ordinary people concerned by planning problems, the Government should focus on properly resourcing the planning and legal systems 

Thu, 13 Nov, 2025

Cork City Council increases budget for 2026 to €362.2m
Cork City Council increases budget for 2026 to €362.2m
Councillors also agreed a 5% increase in commercial rates — but will reintroduce rebates of up to 4% for qualifying ratepayers

Wed, 12 Nov, 2025

Planning granted for Cork Magdalene laundry site to become student housing
Planning granted for Cork Magdalene laundry site to become student housing
An Coimisiún Pleanála has upheld approval for a 957-bed student complex at Cork’s former Good Shepherd Convent, with strict historical safeguards

Wed, 12 Nov, 2025

Presidential inauguration - Dublin
'There should be no child without a home': Charities seek clarity from Government's housing plan
Focus Ireland received the support of former president Mary McAleese and Miss Ireland contestant Katie Wallace for its campaign to end child homelessness

Wed, 12 Nov, 2025

New housing plan aims to deliver more than 300,000 homes by 2030
New housing plan aims to deliver more than 300,000 homes by 2030
Housing minister James Browne says the Government’s new housing plan aims to drastically reduce child homelessness and boost nationwide housing delivery

Wed, 12 Nov, 2025

Apprehension grows in Fianna Fáil ahead of Government housing plan launch
Apprehension grows in Fianna Fáil ahead of Government housing plan launch
There will be a second Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting on Thursday morning to discuss the new housing plan

Wed, 12 Nov, 2025

Woman looking at houses and flats in the window of an estate agent in London, UK
Homes available to rent have halved compared to pre-covid levels, new research shows
While rents have risen nationally by just over 4% from this time last year, the spike has been 9.3% in Cork City and 11.4% in Waterford, Daft.ie report finds

Wed, 12 Nov, 2025

Housing stock
Four in 10 businesses have lost recruits due to a lack of suitable housing
Housing crisis now a major constraint on business, says study

Wed, 12 Nov, 2025

Loading platform made of scaffold system on housing development construction site
Homebuilding activity falls to weakest level since June
Developers claim reported decision-making among customers amid sensitivity around costs

Tue, 11 Nov, 2025

Cork housing scheme gets go-ahead on condition homes are sold to individuals and not bulk buyers
Cork housing scheme gets go-ahead on condition homes are sold to individuals and not bulk buyers
Cork County Council has approved 102 new homes in Mallow if the developer agrees to sell the units to 'individual purchasers, ie those not being a corporate entity'

Mon, 10 Nov, 2025

James Browne comments
James Browne’s pledge to solve housing crisis in four years may come back to bite him
With trust already damaged by the gulf between targets and delivery, housing minister's confident declaration risks putting a political millstone around the Government's neck

Mon, 10 Nov, 2025

Social housing target increased to 12,000 units per year as part of new plan
Social housing target increased to 12,000 units per year as part of new plan
New policies 'will be much more radical than people expect' and will be informed by next month's accelerating infrastructure taskforce report

Mon, 10 Nov, 2025

Mick Clifford: New chapter in the extraordinary tale of Celtic Tiger developer Paddy Byrne
Mick Clifford: New chapter in the extraordinary tale of Celtic Tiger developer Paddy Byrne
The developer is back in the news, this time in dispute with a county council over the building of modular homes on a site which has never received full planning permission

Mon, 10 Nov, 2025

Shadow Of Mother Holding Baby On Wall
Homeless mums fear their babies will be taken into care
The 'Irish Examiner' spoke with one mother who has received notice of a court hearing to remove her child into the care of the State

Mon, 10 Nov, 2025

Billy Kelleher says Fianna Fáil must reconnect with young people and take a lead on Irish unity
Billy Kelleher says Fianna Fáil must reconnect with young people and take a lead on Irish unity
Cork MEP says the party must rebuild its support among working class and marginalised people, 'rip up the rule book' on housing, and prepare to take the lead on preparations for a United Ireland

Sun, 09 Nov, 2025

James Browne comments
Significant aspects of Government's revised housing plan have already been revealed, sources say
However, it is expected the new plan will have a significant focus on homelessness

Wed, 05 Nov, 2025

James Browne comments
Minister claims he can end housing crisis in four years
It comes after a Department of Finance document says that the housing crisis will persist until 2040

Wed, 05 Nov, 2025

Tenancy Agreement
More than 40% of tenants in Cork at risk of poverty after paying rent, study reveals
Risk of poverty once rent is paid rises to 57% for those receiving Housing Assistance Payment

Wed, 05 Nov, 2025

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Surge in Local Property Tax filings as deadline nears
Homeowners must provide fresh valuations, which will be used to calculate the annual amount to be paid for the next four years

Tue, 04 Nov, 2025

Developer claims apartments must make up half of new developments to meet housing targets
Developer claims apartments must make up half of new developments to meet housing targets
The chief executive of homebuilder Glenveigh, Stephen Garvey, said there should be a standardisation of housing regulations across all 31 local authorities

Tue, 04 Nov, 2025

Uisce Éireann to take over wastewater facilities from developers in minister's plan
Uisce Éireann to take over wastewater facilities from developers in minister's plan
Housing minister James Browne has said that he is determined to 'unlock problematic water services infrastructure that is constraining the delivery of homes people need built'

Tue, 04 Nov, 2025

Is it really possible to reform judicial reviews of planning?
Is it really possible to reform judicial reviews of planning?
Bringing decisions back onto the Cabinet table and reforming our important but outdated system of judicial review could help break the housing deadlock, writes David Gwynn Morgan, emeritus professor of law at UCC

Tue, 04 Nov, 2025

Cabinet meeting
Micheál Martin says house building in Ireland is hampered by 'gold-plating' of EU rules
Taoiseach says 'going beyond what is required' is slowing down delivery of housing and other big projects in Ireland

Mon, 03 Nov, 2025

Architectural photography
Government to consider legislation to empower Cabinet to fast-track major infrastructure projects
This could include measures that 'circumvent' issues such as judicial reviews, the Taoiseach has said

Mon, 03 Nov, 2025

Colin Sheridan: Ireland is moving so fast, it's forgotten its people
Colin Sheridan: Ireland is moving so fast, it's forgotten its people
We are a rich country masquerading as a poor one, run by people terrified of annoying people even richer

Sat, 01 Nov, 2025

New record as 16,614 people, including 5,238 children, homeless in Ireland 
New record as 16,614 people, including 5,238 children, homeless in Ireland 
New figures from the Department of Housing show there 11,376 adults in emergency accommodation at the end of September

Fri, 31 Oct, 2025

Rental market
Renters facing eviction ahead of new legislation
Tenants claim they are having to leave their homes because investment funds want new tenants to whom they can charge higher rates

Thu, 30 Oct, 2025

Major BusConnects expansion to deliver 53% more Cork bus services and two 24-hour routes
Major BusConnects expansion to deliver 53% more Cork bus services and two 24-hour routes
Cabinet will today consider the €1bn BusConnects Cork plan, including 24-hour routes, 90km of new bus lanes, and expanded cycling infrastructure

Wed, 29 Oct, 2025

FRANCE-DIGITAL-CLOUD
Irish people surveyed want data centres to be powered completely by renewable energy
Some 40% recognise that data centres account for a large share of national energy consumption — more than a fifth of Ireland's metered electricity 

Tue, 28 Oct, 2025

Rising number of pets handed into rescue centres by people on Cork's housing waiting list
Rising number of pets handed into rescue centres by people on Cork's housing waiting list
Pets are being surrendered because the housing list applicants are not allowed to keep them

Mon, 27 Oct, 2025

Mick Clifford: Let's talk about immigration — but let's do it using facts
S Mick Clifford: Let's talk about immigration — but let's do it using facts
There are challenges with the international protection system. However, people with warped agendas are not truly interested in discussing immigration properly, writes Mick Clifford

Sun, 26 Oct, 2025

Plans revealed for new 16-storey apartment block near Cork’s Elysian Tower
Plans revealed for new 16-storey apartment block near Cork’s Elysian Tower
Virtual images reveal a striking 16-storey apartment block proposed for Cork’s Anglesea Terrace, part of a major city housing partnership

Fri, 24 Oct, 2025

Average first-time buyer mortgage up nearly €25,000 in the last year
Average first-time buyer mortgage up nearly €25,000 in the last year
During the third quarter, there were 12,750 mortgages drawn down worth a combined €3,974bn

Fri, 24 Oct, 2025

New homes under construction.
Housing completions up just 4% between July and September
Apartment completions were up 30%

Thu, 23 Oct, 2025

Sherry Fitzgerald owner acquires commercial property advisory firm Knight Frank Ireland
Sherry Fitzgerald owner acquires commercial property advisory firm Knight Frank Ireland
The takeover is still subject to regulatory approval

Wed, 22 Oct, 2025

Typical UK terraced housing street derelict
11,000 vacant and derelict properties 'have been identified for compulsory purchase'
TDs and senators ask Oireachtas housing committee if there is 'too much carrot and too little stick' in reversing dereliction and vacancy

Tue, 21 Oct, 2025

Kerry County Council engaging with management firm in wake of Killarney eviction notices
Kerry County Council engaging with management firm in wake of Killarney eviction notices
Housing director tells Kerry County Council members cost-rental and tenant-in-situ schemes are being looked at

Tue, 21 Oct, 2025

Housing Committee to hear that just over a quarter of approved vacant property grants are issued
Housing Committee to hear that just over a quarter of approved vacant property grants are issued
Also, derelict housing campaigner Dr Frank O’Connor is set to tell the committee that dereliction amounts to 'a social crime'

Tue, 21 Oct, 2025

Handsome young man moving into his new home
Too many renters in Ireland have zero legal protections
People who live in digs, spare rooms, sheds or sublets fall outside every legal protection available to tenants — and they are nothing more than a cash cow to policymakers

Mon, 20 Oct, 2025

Councils ‘too slow’ to take action on derelict sites
Councils ‘too slow’ to take action on derelict sites
Junior minister warns local authorities that 'inconsistency' in tackling vacancy and dereliction is 'undermining national efforts'

Mon, 20 Oct, 2025

14 Killarney families given eviction notices as overseas investor plans sale of homes
14 Killarney families given eviction notices as overseas investor plans sale of homes
Fourteen families from Ireland and abroad are facing eviction from a Killarney estate owned by a Cypriot investment firm — their futures now uncertain

Sat, 18 Oct, 2025

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