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Rental watchdog to target landlords suspected of breaching rent pressure zone rules

The number of landlords investigated over serious breaches of rental laws had doubled over the last year

<p>All the indications are the official number of people recorded as homeless may only be the tip of a much larger iceberg. They don’t account for people who are couch surfing or those sleeping rough on the streets. Picture: Larry Cummins</p>

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Holly Cairns: How many homeless people are not being counted?

<p>Ardnacrusha remains the most ambitious project the Irish State has ever achieved. File photo</p>

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Reforms must tackle judicial and public procurement processes to deliver infrastructure

Median mortgage for first-time buyers up €24,000, while median income rises €4,000

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Median mortgage for first-time buyers up €24,000, while median income rises €4,000

First-time buyers: Housing minister says caps on supports and grants are 'under review'

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First-time buyers: Housing minister says caps on supports and grants are 'under review'

Number of housing sites with nothing done since filing of commencement notice trebles

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Number of housing sites with nothing done since filing of commencement notice trebles

Ex-Peter McVerry Trust CEO to tell PAC charity was in ‘financial chaos’ with €18m debt

Ex-Peter McVerry Trust CEO to tell PAC charity was in ‘financial chaos’ with €18m debt

Former CEO Francis Doherty will tell TDs the Peter McVerry Trust was deeply indebted, mismanaged and misrepresented as financially stable

Thu, 20 Nov, 2025

Government reveals intention to replace apartment planning guidelines during legal challenge

Government reveals intention to replace apartment planning guidelines during legal challenge

The guidelines published in July included a reduction in the minimum permitted size of apartments among other changes

Mon, 17 Nov, 2025

Minister's 'war' on vacancy and dereliction is missing timeframe and crucial policy measures

Minister's 'war' on vacancy and dereliction is missing timeframe and crucial policy measures

The Government's latest housing plan contains all the right soundbites, but no detail or timeframe, write Jude Sherry and Frank O'Connor of #DerelictIreland

Mon, 17 Nov, 2025

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Government 'to robustly defend' High Court challenge on apartment standards

When compared to the previous guidelines, the new rules are expected to bring down construction costs by between €50,000 and €100,000 per apartment

Sun, 16 Nov, 2025

Cork council to spend €1.425bn on major projects over three years with main focus on housing

Cork council to spend €1.425bn on major projects over three years with main focus on housing

Cork County Council bosses say they recognise housing remains a key challenge and this is why 39% of money, €563.8m, in the three-year plan is being allocated to it

Sun, 16 Nov, 2025

Paul Hosford: Why 'starter homes' won’t fix the housing crisis — and may create new problems

Paul Hosford: Why 'starter homes' won’t fix the housing crisis — and may create new problems

The Government’s renewed focus on 'starter homes' highlights a deeper issue: housing policy built on assumptions that don’t match real lives

Sat, 15 Nov, 2025

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Homeless mothers fear losing newborns to social services

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Homeless mothers fear losing newborns to social services

Rising homelessness is leaving new mothers terrified their newborns could be taken into State care after hospital discharge

Listen | Fri, 14 Nov, 2025

Planning board refuses 140 new homes on site overlooking Blarney Castle due to traffic hazard

Planning board refuses 140 new homes on site overlooking Blarney Castle due to traffic hazard

The commission found that the developer, Eoin Sheehan, had also provided inadequate justification for the type of housing mix proposed

Fri, 14 Nov, 2025

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Irish Examiner view: Getting to the root of CHI problem

Harvey Morrison Sherratt, who had scoliosis and spina bifida, died in July at the age of nine, having waited years for surgery. His parents have been vocal in calling for action on this issue

Fri, 14 Nov, 2025

Micheal Martin visit to Donore development

Assistance payments to rise as Taoiseach defends absence of annual housing delivery targets

The Taoiseach Micheál Martin said: 'The bottom line is, we need 300,000 homes.'

Thu, 13 Nov, 2025

Tadgh McNally: Removing annual housing targets removes political accountability

Tadgh McNally: Removing annual housing targets removes political accountability

The State will need to more than double the number of houses it is currently building each year to get on track, going from the 30,330 built in 2024 to around 60,000 per year

Thu, 13 Nov, 2025

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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