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'Housing is at the root of all my concerns' says 55-year-old renter with cancer

A new report has found a quarter of older Irish people renting expect to remain doing so for the remainder of their lives

Elaine Loughlin: Retrofit plan will go up in smoke if we can’t find people to do the work

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Elaine Loughlin: Fixing the housing shortage was never private landlords’ job

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Elaine Loughlin: Taoiseach’s micromanaging could be a boost for Coalition ministers

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Mick Clifford: Probe shows that creeping politicisation damaged trust in An Bord Pleanála

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Social Democrats want emergency budget to tackle impact of inflation

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Rise in homelessness 'a shocking indictment of failed housing policy'

FILE PHOTO The government’s new Housing for All plan will be revealed later today, and is expected to focus on investment in aff

House prices to hit record levels within a matter of weeks

"The problem is that we’re building lots of houses, but they’re not houses available for people to buy."

Fri, 15 Apr, 2022

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Housing markets be damned with Lorcan Sirr

Housing is the defining issue of Irish politics at the moment but what do we talk about when we talk about housing?Lorcan Sirr has assembled a collection of experts to give their views on how housing impacts all aspects of life, from attitudes to ...

Listen | Thu, 03 Mar, 2022

Elaine Loughlin: For once, let’s put rights and respect for survivors at the centre of redress

Elaine Loughlin: State needs a ‘Goldilocks approach’ to housing crisis

Rather than building one-bed units as a short-term solution to the housing crisis, experts argue that building 'cradle to grave' homes is far more sustainable

Tue, 30 Nov, 2021

'Poorer for longer': Number of home buyers under 30 has halved since Celtic Tiger

'We have done no planning around elderly people who don't own their own homes or are in rental accommodation'

Thu, 25 Nov, 2021

Elaine Loughlin: Is Sinn Féin's alternative budget realistic?

The party proposes a significant spend on housing and health, funded by tax increases for those on higher incomes – but do the numbers add up?

Fri, 08 Oct, 2021

O’Brien defends housing plan amid criticism from experts

Architect Orla Hegarty said the Government needed to move away from the “supply, supply, supply mantra”.

Mon, 27 Sep, 2021

Mick Clifford: Strategy is a gentle squeeze when the housing crisis really needs radical action

Housing For All will gently skim profit from private landowners, when affordability is the real crux of Ireland's housing crisis

Sun, 05 Sep, 2021

Eamon Quinn: Ireland's broken housing and banking markets were outsourced to the vultures

Not only are the funds outbidding Irish families seeking homes, they are already deeply embedded in every street in the country

Sun, 09 May, 2021

Social housing construction failed to meet target in 2019

Local councils, housing non-profits and private builders were supposed to finish 6,242 homes for people on the housing list.

Fri, 15 May, 2020

Opposition accused of ‘pure politics’ over housing

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has accused the opposition of using the housing issue to simply “embarrass” the Government and described threats of a motion of no confidence in him as “pure politics” by Sinn Féin.

Sat, 16 Jun, 2018

Eoghan Murphy accused of prioritising career ahead of housing crisis

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy is under fire for prioritising his own political career ahead of solving the housing crisis.

Fri, 20 Apr, 2018

Cork’s Northern Ring Road needed 'more than the M20' between Cork and Limerick

The long-mooted Northern Ring Road to unlock the economic potential of Cork city’s northside is more crucial than the proposed €850m M20 motorway between Cork and Limerick, a planning expert has said.

Mon, 26 Mar, 2018

Plans to ‘lower’ apartment standards slammed

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy and his department have defended moves to “lower” minimum standards for new apartments, despite widespread concerns being expressed.

Thu, 15 Mar, 2018

Housing expert questions 'how the cost of building an apartment has gone up by €90k'

It is not viable to build so-called affordable apartments due to the cost of construction, according to a report from the Department of Housing.

Wed, 13 Sep, 2017

Semi-state body considered to handle housing crisis

A semi-state body similar to Irish Water could be set up to deal with Ireland's housing crisis.

Thu, 31 Aug, 2017

Call for State to build apartments for people as current housing policy failing

Tens of thousands of people will not be able to afford their own homes, or access social housing, if government policy continues, a conference on housing has been told.

Sat, 17 Jun, 2017

Homeless family-of-nine take legal action against County Council after being told to 'self-accommodate'

A homeless family of nine, the parents sometimes sleeping in their car after splitting up their seven children to stay from night to night with different relatives, have taken legal action to have their accommodation needs urgently addressed.

Tue, 09 May, 2017

Mortgage rules may push up house prices further

The easing of mortgage rules for first-time buyers threatens to push up house prices even more, despite claims it will increase the housing stock and help buyers get a home.

Fri, 25 Nov, 2016

Housing expert believes rents in Ireland 'have another at least 25% to rise'

Rents still have the potential to rise by more than 25%, according to a housing expert.

Mon, 14 Nov, 2016

Department of Housing to issue Airbnb guidelines after planning decision

The Department of Housing is to issue guidelines to all local authorities to give them clarity when dealing with Airbnb properties.

Fri, 21 Oct, 2016

80% of homes beyond reach of those on rent subsidies

The supply of properties in the private rental market is down 55% since May 2015, and 80% of those properties are beyond the reach of people on rent supplements.

Thu, 06 Oct, 2016

Few quick wins but housing reform needs good foundations

When Fr Peter McVerry was speaking on RTÉ’s News At One on Monday, he said something which came as a shock: That news of rising homelessness is no longer a shock, writes Noel Baker

Wed, 24 Aug, 2016

Experts challenge Alan Kelly's claim housing action would breach the Constitution

Environment Minister Alan Kelly is facing fresh calls to publish the legal advice he says prevented him from adopting tough measures on the housing crisis, after experts challenged his claim such action would breach the Constitution.

Wed, 13 Apr, 2016

Cabinet solution on rents sparks concern

Government plans to solve Ireland’s rental crisis could see landlords hike rents immediately, will not prevent future rises, and risks marking the return of low-quality bedsits to the market.

Sat, 07 Nov, 2015

Rural Ireland not served well by unfounded claims on 'balanced regional development'

Balanced regional development – the Late, Late Show of regional planning with something for everyone in the audience – will ultimately fail Rural Ireland, argue Dr Brian Hughes and Dr Lorcan Sirr.

Wed, 18 Mar, 2015

Landlords hit out at rental proposals

The Government has been urged to incentivise tenants to move to rural areas or lift the blanket ban on bedsits instead of imposing de facto rent controls on properties.

Tue, 03 Mar, 2015

Rents in capital up 2.8% as supply falls

The average residential rent in Dublin is up 2.8% on last year and the number of rental properties available in the capital is down 70% from the peak in 2009, according to property website daft.ie.

Wed, 07 Nov, 2012

House ownership at 1950s levels, study shows

House ownership in Ireland has fallen to a percentage not seen for almost 60 years, and the number of people renting has soared 50% since the end of the Celtic Tiger.

Thu, 25 Oct, 2012