Limerick mayor faces setback in hopes for railway link to Shannon Airport
John Moran’s flagship housing project faces challenge, too, with fewer staff approved than requested
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
EU monitored State’s excess water charges, with officials querying ‘long delay’
Taoiseach denied measure to conserve supplies was a return to unpopular bills
Shannon-Dublin pipeline plans lodged
The €6 billion project would run an underground pipe through four counties, crossing lands belonging to 500 separate owners
Plan to cap value of homes eligible for vacant property grant scrapped
Ministers will consider introducing a new grant to convert unused properties above retail units into residential accommodation
It was like watching the housing crisis covered by a future Reeling in the Years
The problem with the Department of Housing video is not the video itself, but rather the fact that the department thought it a good idea
Stay-at-home young people are angry over housing but at least they’re happier than Italians
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Plans for 170km pipeline to bring water from Shannon to Dublin to be lodged
The €6 billion project would run an underground pipe through four counties, crossing lands belonging to 500 separate owners
Coalition delays introduction of cap on value of homes eligible for vacant property grant
Proposal sparked concerns among TDs and property experts
Video advising young people how to move back in with parents is ‘tone deaf’, TD says
Department of Housing says video was developed by young people and is based on their experiences
Buyers of expensive homes could be blocked from vacant property grant
Cap of €650,000 is being considered on value of homes eligible for €50,000 grant
Cork homes lie empty for 15 years amid delays in connecting to wastewater network
Uisce Éireann says ‘there is no capacity for new connections’ at Carrignavar near the city
‘There’s a seismic change looming’: Social housing bodies come under increasing scrutiny
Bigger not-for-profit AHBs have operations on a par with large companies, with assets worth billions of euro and monthly rental income of €10m
Are new rental rules really causing a landlords ‘mass exodus’ from housing market?
Rise in number of eviction notices issued by landlords intending to sell their property comes before regulations take effect in March
Number of homeless people in Ireland reaches new record high in October
Focus Ireland says many children now facing second or third Christmas in emergency accommodation
More than 1,000 social homes in Donegal visibly cracked due to defective blocks
Council has been asking Department of Housing for four years for funding to repair damage done to housing stock
‘We’re not living’: Owners of defective concrete homes appeal for action
Delays and disappointment for Mayo campaigners who seek more support to repair damaged homes
Non-Irish nationals ‘over-represented’ in homeless services, officials warn
Report raises prospect of surge in social housing demand as people qualify after five years’ residence in the State
‘Exceptionally high building inflation’ blamed for €6m Dublin park tearooms going over budget
Cost of consultant architects rose from €246,000 in 2015 to €655,000 last year, audit finds
Dublin’s homeless costs to top €400m next year
No reduction in homelessness expected in 2026 as more than €50m added to the capital’s budget
Additional €152m sought this year to pay for accommodation for homeless
Department of Housing seeking extra funding of nearly €299m over its original budget for 2025
‘Complex’ property rights could stymie plans to remove domestic abusers from homes
Official figures may understate number being made homeless by domestic violence, Government figures believe
New apartment design standards to be ‘robustly’ defended amid legal challenge
Labour leader says ‘significant’ development in judicial review case will be revealed in High Court on Monday
Will the Government’s latest plan to fix the housing crisis work? Experts have their say
Newest proposal to ease one of the nation’s biggest problems is ‘evolution, not revolution’
Put long-term homeless families with children at top of housing queue, councils told
Government shifts focus in effort to reduce number of children in emergency accommodation
Kildare childminder may leave profession after her home was assessed for commercial rates: ‘I thought we were exempt’
Directive circulated last summer stated early years providers liable unless operating on a not for profit basis
Minister still trying to ‘end housing crisis’ despite official prediction it will last 15 years
James Browne targeting end to housing crisis during his own term and believes ‘that can be done’
Homelessness figures reach another record high as total passes 16,500
More than 5,200 children from 2,443 families in emergency accommodation
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
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
Councils get €70m property tax boost as revaluations and new properties add to pot
Dublin changes will bring €16.5m in new revenues to the council after voluntary cut was scrapped
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
More than 4,100 people avail of First Home Scheme to buy a home
Scheme is aimed at bridging the mortgage and deposit finance gap for first-time buyers
Convictions for wildlife crimes in single digits despite high number of complaints
In the absence of ‘real deterrents’, penalties amount only to ‘slap on the wrist’, says Sinn Féin MEP
Basic income support scheme for artists to be made permanent and opened to new entrants in budget
Negotiations down to the wire, with five big-spending departments yet to agree their budget allocations
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