The Celtic Tiger was a time of vulgarity and gross incompetence, but at least we got things done
Government should be asking how so many homes, roads and crucial facilities were build in the 2000s
Housing crisis
HAP caps should be revised regularly to reflect rental market, Ombudsman says
Investigation finds duplication of work done by local authorities on HAP applications, resulting in potential delays
Dublin tenants shocked to be evicted due to ‘little-known legal loophole’
For a group of people in Applewood village, Swords, the landlord doesn’t need a reason to remove them
Ireland is like the paradox of Schrödinger’s cat: a wet country that has too little water
We also have more than 15,500 homeless people and 160,000 vacant homes
Department objected to Government’s ‘housing tsar’ amid concerns over pay and recruitment
McDonagh withdrew from consideration after possibility he might retain €430,000 salary
‘We can’t afford to live here’: Westport housing crisis leaves no room for locals as homeowners turn to Airbnb
Residents blame short-term lets and holiday homes for worsening the Co Mayo town’s accommodation shortage
Quarter of Irish people intend to include charities in will, survey finds
Highest level of trust for small, local charities among survey respondents
Forget hope. Be a hopeful pessimist instead
Unthinkable: Hope is not a strategy when it comes to tackling urgent challenges like climate change
Ireland is overdependent on apartment development
Expecting apartment output to expand in line with the doubling of housing output to the 50,000 or so units a year currently needed is unrealistic
One in four SMEs is losing employees due to housing crisis, says accountancy body
Tax incentives are needed to stimulate ‘development of flats, student accommodation and independent living facilities’
Housing emergency? Ireland is not even acting at the level of mildly urgent
We are heading for a decade of failure to get to grips with a growing social disaster. That’s long enough to fix things, even in Ireland
Ruby Eastwood: Why would anyone choose to live in a city as ridiculous as Dublin?
Like the enchanted gift in a fairy tale, a city will change you in ways you can’t predict, and not all of them will be kind
Ireland’s young adults on the future: ‘We are lost, forgotten about, no prospects’
From the housing crisis and precarious work to putting off big life decisions such as marriage and children, four people aged 19-37 are wary of what’s ahead
Homelessness reaches another record high, with more than 15,500 in emergency accommodation
Figures from Department of Housing include 4,775 homeless children
Sec Gen rejection of ‘housing tsar’ shows Government ‘shambles’ - Sinn Fein
Top civil servant Graham Doyle says he opposed term and not proposed role
Renovation of social home in Blackrock cost local council €200,000 to bring back into use
Dublin councils spending up to €44,000 on average to refurbish vacant social homes
Average mortgage approval value hit new record of €319k in April
Home loans valued at €1.5bn approved in April, says BPFI
Homes in Kildare affordable housing scheme above price limit for State-backed mortgages
Prices for three-bed homes in Lattin Place are above the €360,000 threshold for ‘affordable’ homes in the area
‘We do not need a housing tsar,’ top civil servant Graham Doyle tells property conference
Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers insists plans to appoint head of Housing Activation Office will go ahead
€140 billion needed to pay for 300,000 home target, says PII
The average development cost of each unit is estimated to be €466,000 according to the report
‘Without people to build homes, it won’t happen’: Construction workers decry shortage of tradespeople
Skills shortage a ‘national emergency’ in the eyes of some as calls for recruitment drive grow louder
Local developers have key role to play in attracting international investment for housing
Ireland’s resilient economic record, sustained inward migration and growing base of global corporates make it an attractive proposition for investors
Minister insists no ‘free pass’ for builders who get planning permission extensions
James Browne says there is ‘use it or lose it’ element in proposals aimed at activating delayed developments
Ireland’s housing perma-crisis returns to centre of political agenda
Opposition plans ‘Raise the Roof’ protest on housing amid new measures
Extensions to planning permissions for developments delayed by judicial reviews to be considered
Proposed measure is bid to activate developments such as large-scale apartment schemes which might otherwise go beyond their permission timeline
Dublin hotel bought for €6.24m by McVerry Trust vacant since 2022
Fate of hotel remains uncertain after prolonged turmoil over governance
Letters to the Editor, May 27th: On housing, cycling and the decline of retail
People are running out of patience
ESRI to warn Government of no major uptick in housing supply this year or next
Planning a major constraint on the housing system
Housebuilding in Dublin to stall within three years if wastewater plant not delivered
Uisce Éireann's starkest warning yet on water constraints follows Government’s revised 2030 housing target
Intimidation in a Dublin suburb, and the derelict house being used as stables
Local authority says it has 11 ‘void’ units in Cherry Orchard as locals speak of being ‘terrorised’ by antisocial behaviour
Google CEO says tech group committed to Ireland
Seen & heard: Developers warn on housing; Marlet’s retail parks shortlist; Click.ie collapse file for DPP; UGG owner takes Primark to court in US
Smooth ride for Glenveagh as Minister confronts housing crisis
Things looking good for shareholders in listed homebuilder despite ongoing failure of the State to get enough homes built
Almost 2,000 applications for just 20 Dublin cost rental homes
Rent for the one-bedroom apartments will be €1,326 per month, while the two-bedroom units are €1,478 per month
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