Shares in Glenveagh Properties, one of the largest housebuilders in the State, slid by as much as 7% after it announced its chief executive has quit and said that the gap between supply and demand in the Irish housing market is likely to persist "for some years".

The number of empty commercial units across the country is rising.

Irish Water is warning about potential smells in Ringsend over the next few days as maintenance work gets underway at the wastewater treatment plant.

There were more than 14,000 new homes built in Ireland over the past 12 months, according to GeoDirectory, Ireland's address database.

Almost three-quarters of Irish bathing waters have been rated "excellent" by European standards, but the country is lagging significantly behind many of our European neighbours.

Investment in infrastructure is bearing fruit in the form of rural regeneration, jobs growth, house building, and capital projects, to ensure balanced regional development, says Pascal Donohoe.

A new report released by Initiative Ireland has said that not only is there a housing shortage in this country but the houses that are available are too expensive for the average Irish household.

Research from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) showed that stress in the workplace has increased significantly over the past five years, which is probably a reflection of the strong recovery in the economy over that period and the consequent pressure on workers to keep up with a much busier work environment.

1.6m people could be affected.

Households across the country are facing water restrictions and outages as the ongoing heatwave continues to put the water network under extreme pressure.

The average rent in Ireland now stands at €1,060 a month, according to data drawn from all new tenancy agreements registered with the Residential Tenancies Board.

Home values in parts of the country could hit their Celtic Tiger peaks “within a year or two” with prices nationally set to increase by up to 8% this year.

A report from the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) shows the average rent being paid across the country is now €1056, up from €965 a year earlier.

A new report from the Society for Chartered Surveyors in Ireland (SCSI) shows that construction tender prices have risen by 2.6% in first half of 2017. 

Census 2016 showed that 1.35 million people lived in the four council areas that make up Co Dublin. This is equivalent to 28% of the total population.

The Irish rail service, Iarnród Éireann has issued tender notices to refurbish 28 carriages which have been out of service for the past six years.

There is now every possibility employment will re-attain 2007 highs over the next couple of years, writes Jim Power.

The Government is hoping to deliver 30,000 new homes in 23 major urban areas in Cork, Dublin, Limerick and Galway in a bid to relieve the housing crisis, a government report reveals.

An ambitious plan for the country’s most congested region aims to double the number of passengers using public transport and bicycles in the next 20 years.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has welcomed plans in the North to reduce their corporation tax to the same level as here, saying that Wales and Scotland may next move to cut their rates.

The Cork-based property developer, Owen O'Callaghan, has said he would consider moving his business base from Cork if Cork City and County Councils merge.

Any rational and objective individual would have to admit that after a number of very difficult years, there is now a real economic recovery story building in the economy.

Former Lord Mayor Jim Corr has deep-seated concerns about the establishment of a super council for Cork city and county.

A significant disparity between larger banks and smaller competitors has emerged in terms of their success in finding solutions for lower-income families to remain in their homes as part of a government scheme.

The construction industry’s rebound is set to deliver growth of up to 15% this year and talk of a bubble is premature, according to a leading construction sector consultancy firm.

A new transport strategy is being drawn up for the Dublin, Meath, Kildare and Wicklow areas.

Around 123,500 rail journeys on 660 services were taken on November 14, 2013, according to the National Transport Authority.

After six years of virtual stagnation in house building and house purchasing, the market is now leaping back to life.

A blueprint for the new National Children's Hospital has been approved.

Recovery of the construction industry will stall if contractors cannot secure more tenders in certain parts of the country where activity is stagnant.

A 26km greenway to be developed along a disused railway line skirting the Atlantic along the Ring of Kerry is expected to become an internationally rated tourist attraction.

As the Central Statistics Office reported the first fall in house prices in Dublin in almost a year, Investec Ireland published a major report forecasting that 2014 would be the year of the housing market recovery.

SOME people who tend to get upset about the building of houses in rural areas often ignore the fact that the over-expansion of Dublin is a far more serious environmental problem for the country. Just sniff the air in the capital or observe traffic there and you quickly get the message.

Environment Minister Phil Hogan said that he is hopeful that water restrictions in the Greater Dublin Area can be lifted later this week.

The National Maternity Hospital, which accepts referrals of women and infants from all over the country, is to relocate to the St Vincent’s University Hospital campus in Dublin within the next five years.

Bus Éireann is operating a number of inter-city and commuters services across the country on St Stephen’s Day on a reduced-timetable basis.

Around 50,000 young people are due to benefit from a new student travelcard.

Two out of three Irish people live on just 2.4% of the total land available, according to latest census figures.