Homelessness figures reach another record high as total passes 16,500
More than 5,200 children from 2,443 families in emergency accommodation
Housing crisis
Government seeks new housing tsar to tackle accommodation crisis on a salary of €217,000
Housing Activation Office to focus on sites with potential for large-scale housing development
‘I lived in bedsits and above Chinese restaurants’: Housing Agency chief on tackling accommodation crisis
Martin Whelan says private sector money needed to ramp up supply, but insists progress is being made
‘It’s crazy. It’s not worth €425k’: How an ‘insane’ profit on a sale helped a couple move home
Stacey Hawkes and her partner moved out of Cork city due to ‘extortionate rent’ and lack of services near new-builds
Ireland needs six to eight more large developers to meet 2030 housing targets, says agency chief
Existing companies Cairn Homes and Glenveagh Homes complete 1,600 new homes in first six months of 2025
Permission sought for 510 apartments at former RTÉ site in Donnybrook
Cairn previously received permission in 2023 from An Bord Pleanála for 608 units
‘Is it really worth this much?’: How costs spiralled on a couple’s derelict home renovation
The Housing Crisis & Me: Ed Williams (40) and Alannah Horne (36) used vacant property funding on Dublin home
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Couple apply to build log cabin after failing to find rented home within €1,600 monthly budget
The Housing Crisis & Me: Aiva Tuohy and partner Dylan Tone, in their 20s, say they feel ‘forgotten’ by Government
Heat My Home on RTÉ One: Welcome to income redistribution, Irish style
Television: This is less aspirational programming and more like a foray into a fantasy of unaffordable upgrades
Ireland’s longest commutes: tell us about your daily journey
Do you or someone you know travel long distances, or for many hours, every day?
Micheál Martin now facing ‘more serious’ risk of leadership challenge
Party sources say critics may have the votes for motion of no confidence, but not enough to win it
‘There’s no other option’: Leitrim woman’s commute went from six minutes to six hours
The Housing Crisis & Me: Martha Gilheaney did not think it would be possible to buy anywhere in the country, let alone Dublin
John Collison’s critique of Ireland’s failures stirs Coalition debate
Tech founder is ‘quite right’ that infrastructure delivery is too slow, Taoiseach’s spokesman says
Donohoe hints at extending VAT cut on apartments to forward-funding deals
VAT reduction announced in budget does not apply to site and construction services
We need to stop frivolous legal challenges that add thousands to cost of building homes
LDA estimates that delays from legal actions have added €30m to cost of its flagship affordable housing scheme in Dundrum
The Government is about to take on the judicial review industry. It needs to win
Judicial reviews to planning decisions are ballooning and worth up to €20m a year to legal sector
If Tusla were a flesh and blood parent, its children would be taken away
The terrible recent events left us reeling. But what about all the kids shifted from one placement to another, in Carlow one day and Cork the next, because those are the only beds available?
John Collison of Stripe: Ireland is going backwards. Here’s how to get it moving
The Stripe co-founder looks at how the State can get out of the government-by-agency corner into which it has painted itself
Last 12 months saw highest number of first-time-buyer mortgages since 2007
Figures indicate first-time buyers continued to be the most active segment of the market
Certain developers ‘getting almost €1m a day in tax cuts since Budget’, Dáil hears
Big builders, landlords and investors treated better than workers by Paschal Donohoe, says Sinn Féin
Rental homes available under State Hap scheme fall again, survey shows
Only 24 properties available to rent across 16 areas, Simon Communities of Ireland report finds
Green roofs and permeable paving: how to solve both the human and nature housing crises
New housing developments can provide more benefits to society than the bare minimum of having a roof over your head if done correctly
Emergency laws to fast-track key infrastructure projects like MetroLink being considered
The new laws would identify projects of national importance and allow some planning processes to be bypassed
Council officials branded Nazis for trying to obtain vacant properties for housing
Housing committee heard of difficulties bringing buildings back into use to ease homelessness
Spanish tenant of ‘filthy’ Dublin property secures damages after deposit unlawfully held
Residential Tenancies Board hears claim woman discovered 12 people, not six, in house share
Several councils not using powers to buy vacant housing
Ministers to be briefed at Cabinet on plans to overhaul rules and guidance on State spending
Lagan Homes gets green light for 494 homes in south Dublin despite local opposition
Council says development would not ‘seriously injure’ amenities of Ballycullen area or nearby properties
To downsize or not to downsize? The pros and cons to help you decide
With realistic expectations, careful planning and a willingness to embrace change, the move to a smaller home can be an immensely freeing experience
Stephen Donnelly swoops to the rescue of UK healthcare citing his triumphs in Ireland
Plus: man with great flat aghast at 'Lilliputian' flats and a failed tax rebellion to keep an eye on
VAT cut on apartments will have inequitable impact on housing market
Grant Thornton Ireland highlights anomaly in new VAT cut on apartment sales
McVerry Trust saga could yet have a happy ending if it forces State to take responsibility
McVerry Trust’s almost-demise is not going to encourage other NGOs to risk substantially increasing the amount of emergency accommodation they provide
Land for more than 12,000 homes a year to be zoned in Dublin city
Builders completed just 3,355 houses and apartments in city last year out of 6,690 target
Homesick by Peter Apps: How houses went from homes for families to income-generating assets for investors
The in-depth story of London’s housing crisis is very relevant to Ireland
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