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<p>Legislation taking effect from March 1 will give tenants rights to a six-year rolling contract with stronger protections against no-fault evictions. File picture: Victoria Jones/PA Wire</p>

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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

<p>The project is expected to increase the number of bus services in Cork by 53% with two routes operating a 24-hour service. File picture: Denis Minihane</p>

politics

Major BusConnects expansion to deliver 53% more Cork bus services and two 24-hour routes

<p>Irish respondents to an EU-wide survey of 5,032 people said housing is their preferred sector for energy prioritisation during power shortages. File picture: Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP/Getty</p>

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Irish people surveyed want data centres to be powered completely by renewable energy

Rising number of pets handed into rescue centres by people on Cork's housing waiting list

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Rising number of pets handed into rescue centres by people on Cork's housing waiting list

Michael Clifford

SMick Clifford: Let's talk about immigration — but let's do it using facts

Plans revealed for new 16-storey apartment block near Cork’s Elysian Tower

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Plans revealed for new 16-storey apartment block near Cork’s Elysian Tower

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

Barcelona municipality condemns the act of spraying tourists with water guns

EU to propose short-term rental rules to tackle ‘social crisis’ in housing

Bloc’s first affordable housing plan to cover issues such as tenants’ rights, property speculation and tourist lets

Wed, 15 Oct, 2025

We're going to war on dereliction — but not yet

We're going to war on dereliction — but not yet

A small but radical transfer of responsibility might give the derelict property tax a real impact, but it's taking too long, write Jude Sherry and Frank O'Connor of #DerelictIreland

Wed, 15 Oct, 2025

Mortgage approvals

Two thirds of homebuyers on shared equity scheme use second State program to complete sale

KPMG found the First Home Scheme needed to be monitored to ensure it was not contributing to inflation

Tue, 14 Oct, 2025

Landlords will have to reveal how much rent they charge tenants

Landlords will have to reveal how much rent they charge tenants

Landlords will have to publicly disclose rent prices under new Government laws aimed at improving transparency and compliance

Mon, 13 Oct, 2025

Housing Leeds

Ireland in a ‘race to the bottom’ on apartment standards, warns UCD housing expert

UCD architect Orla Hegarty warns that Ireland’s drive to boost apartment supply risks sacrificing quality, affordability, and livable communities

Sat, 11 Oct, 2025

Families face eviction after investment fund opts to sell off Killarney homes

Families face eviction after investment fund opts to sell off Killarney homes

Thirteen children of the families affected attend the Scoil Bhríde Loreto National School

Fri, 10 Oct, 2025

'Excessive' frequency of judicial reviews blocking delivery of housing infrastructure, says Taoiseach

'Excessive' frequency of judicial reviews blocking delivery of housing infrastructure, says Taoiseach

'The frequency of judicial reviews is excessive right now', Micheál Martin said

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election

Jim Gavin tenant row shows a generational divide

The substance of the allegations against Jim Gavin deserve scrutiny because this issue is familiar to so many people

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Budget 2026: New measures will provide certainty for housing investors, construction body says

Budget 2026: New measures will provide certainty for housing investors, construction body says

Vat on sale of completed apartments to drop from 13.5% to 9% from Tuesday night and corporation tax reduction among measures to stimulate housing construction

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

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

7% of renters claiming tax credit earn over €100,000, report finds

A Department of Finance review says extending the renters’ tax credit could disproportionately benefit high earners and fail to address housing supply

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Budget 2026: Here's what's expected as talks set to go down to the wire

Budget 2026: Here's what's expected as talks set to go down to the wire

Paul Hosford and Louise Burne break down what we are likely to see on Tuesday across each of 12 government departments

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Irish presidential election

Presidential election: Jim Gavin fails to answer questions about failure to register apartment

'I didn’t register it, yeah,' Mr Gavin said. He was also asked about reports that a former tenant of the rental property was not reimbursed rent he had overpaid

Sun, 05 Oct, 2025

Kildare the most expensive county to house international protection applicants at €92 per night

Kildare the most expensive county to house international protection applicants at €92 per night

Average cost to accommodate an asylum seeker nationwide last year was €83.82 per night

Sun, 05 Oct, 2025

Cork council launches consultation on where to rezone land

Cork council launches consultation on where to rezone land

Cork City Council calls on landowners, homebuilders, as well as other interested parties, to suggest areas which they might be able to rezone land for residential use in order to accelerate housing delivery

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

Plans for 362 homes in Carrigaline delayed following developer's appeal to An Bord Pleanála

Planning board gives go-ahead for 362 homes in Cork town if road improvement works are done

Developer has been given approval by An Coimisiún Pleanála to build 318 houses and 44 apartments, along with a creche and cafe, in Carrigaline

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

FILE PHOTO End of Year Review 2019 from NAMA reveals 2 billion euro to be given to Exchequer END

Nama transfers 300 acres to Land Development Agency to be used for housing

Sites in Dublin and Kildare valued at €68.5m can be used to deliver up to 4,500 homes

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

Rapid expansion of Peter McVerry Trust was 'reckless', chairman tells Oireachtas committee

The homelessness charity has faced scrutiny in recent years

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

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

C&AG: Revenue finds almost half of landlords underdeclared their rental income tax

The project focused on landlords with three or more properties that may have underdeclared taxable rental income by overclaiming rental expenses

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

Green model houses and banknotes

Three-bed semi in Cork now costs €408,000 amid nationwide surge in house prices

Cork City homes break €400,000 for the first time as Irish house prices rise nearly 6% year-on-year

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

Housing, immigration and Gaza crisis dominate first debate in presidential election campaign

Housing, immigration and Gaza crisis dominate first debate in presidential election campaign

The first presidential debate saw Humphreys, Connolly and Gavin clash on Gaza, housing, immigration, and Ireland’s role abroad

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

Sad woman

Homeless Cork woman allegedly sexually abused by father told she can live with parents

The woman, who is now aged in her 40s, was told she did not qualify for emergency accommodation

Mon, 29 Sep, 2025

FILE PHOTO Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin TD has announced the Government will initiate an inter-State

Mick Clifford: Housing crisis won't be solved by wrongly shifting blame onto local councils

When zoning was incorrectly blamed for planning delays, Micheál Martin lashed out at the blameless county council concerned

Mon, 29 Sep, 2025

Glenveagh: Cork 'no exception' to Ireland’s serviced land shortage crisis

Glenveagh: Cork 'no exception' to Ireland’s serviced land shortage crisis

Glenveagh’s profits have more than doubled in 2025, but its CEO warns zoning and infrastructure block Ireland’s housing goals

Sat, 27 Sep, 2025

Main street in irish town

New much-needed housing developments in Kerry town at risk over lack of water supply

New estates proposed for Kenmare will have to source their own water as Uisce Éireann cannot provide 'a public water source', councillors told

Fri, 26 Sep, 2025

Record 16,353 people, including more than 5,100 children, now homeless in Ireland

Record 16,353 people, including more than 5,100 children, now homeless in Ireland

The figure includes 5,145 children, breaking a record yet again for the numbers in emergency accommodation in this country

Fri, 26 Sep, 2025

Late Night Study

Student accommodation crisis stopping people pursuing third-level education, committee told

State-owned land ready for development has been identified by the technological institutions, but developing it is expensive and requires significant funding

Fri, 26 Sep, 2025

Person eating fish and polenta at restaurant

Just 10% of consumers see a hospitality Vat cut as a budget priority

Healthcare, housing, and cost of living among top priorities of Irish households, survey shows

Fri, 26 Sep, 2025

Mortgage Application

Mortgage approvals slip amid fall-off in mover-purchasers

Number of first-time buyer approvals declined marginally by 1.4% to 2,822 during August, valued at a combined €920m

Fri, 26 Sep, 2025

New house real estate concept keys by front door welcome mat

Home ownership a 'pipe dream' for single buyers with median purchaser income at €84,400

Nationally, the median price of a home was €345,000. The median price in Cork county was €340,000, with that number rising to €358,000 in Cork City

Thu, 25 Sep, 2025

Loading platform made of scaffold system on housing development construction site

First Homes scheme will not cover second-hand houses in Budget 2026, Taoiseach says

Micheál Martin says October’s budget will prioritise boosting new housing supply, ruling out extending the First Homes scheme to second-hand properties

Thu, 25 Sep, 2025

Government press conference

Paschal Donohoe signals shift on developer tax breaks ahead of Budget 2026

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has softened his opposition to developer tax breaks as housing pressures mount ahead of Budget 2026

Thu, 25 Sep, 2025

One in seven business premises now vacant as commercial vacancy hits record high

One in seven business premises now vacant as commercial vacancy hits record high

Almost 31,000 commercial properties across Ireland now lie empty, with the west experiencing the highest rates of business vacancies

Thu, 25 Sep, 2025

More than 5,000 refugees 'abusing' State accommodation by refusing to leave, justice minister says

More than 5,000 refugees 'abusing' State accommodation by refusing to leave, justice minister says

Jim O'Callaghan to tell Dáil committee that working international protection applicants should pay towards their accommodation costs

Tue, 23 Sep, 2025

Michael O’Flynn: Housing crisis is 'spiralling out of control'

Michael O’Flynn: Housing crisis is 'spiralling out of control'

Cork property developer tells the ieBusiness Podcast we are not going to meet current housing targets and so need 'an emergency approach'

Listen | Mon, 22 Sep, 2025

Adam Maguire: Irish Bailout Babies still paying the price of the financial crash

Adam Maguire: Irish Bailout Babies still paying the price of the financial crash

People who were children during the 2008 crash and subsequent bailout are struggling on inadequate pay and living in insecure rentals with little hope of starting a family, writes Adam Maguire

Mon, 22 Sep, 2025