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Housing

Yesterday
15th July 2026
Housing
House prices rise at lowest annual level since early 2024
8 hrs ago
5.1k
30
This week
12th July 2026 - 16th July 2026
Housing
Garden cabin regulations and other planning changes to be signed in the coming days
14 Jul
21.9k
20
Planning
Members of The Corrs and Mary Wallopers among objectors to new housing development in Dundalk
14 Jul
26.8k
56
Last week
5th July 2026 - 11th July 2026
Social Housing
New housing rules could leave people without shelter as beds lie empty, homeless charity warns
7 Jul
12.0k
North Dublin
Council launches probe into developer as homeowners left without vital EV charging points
Residents have argued that planning conditions required ‘all’ car park spaces to have the capability to charge an EV.
Eoghan Dalton
5 Jul
64.1k
50
This month
July 2026
Housing Crisis
Report urges new standalone job title in housing to help tackle crisis
3 Jul
3.2k
5
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PodcastThe Candidate
More houses in rural Ireland sounds great until you ask about the buses
20m
The Morning Lead
Planning granted for 'excessive' 14-storey student accommodation next to Croke Park
Local residents say the height and scale of the development is out of character with the street of redbrick terraced housing.
Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon said this development is not what is needed by locals in the area.
"What we're lacking is affordable homes that people can actually aspire to live in and raise a family," he said.
2 Jul
31.5k
67
Explainer
There's a new plan for one-off housing - will it make it easier for locals to build in their area?
Eoghan Dalton
1 Jul
7.9k
41
eu presidency
Cost of living overtakes housing as most important issue to people in Ireland
1 Jul
6.5k
29
Last month
June 2026
rural ireland
Government signs off on plan to make it easier for locals to build homes in their own areas
The new plan tells local authorities they are no longer to be ‘over prescriptive’ about rural housing rules.
Christina Finn
Updated 30 Jun
27.6k
87
New Rules
Domestic abuse survivors can now transfer time spent on social housing list to new local authority
29 Jun
11.2k
south county dublin
Financial hardship for developers who built 29 homes without planning 'is on them', says judge
28 Jun
45.5k
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PodcastThe Candidate
Parking Wars and parking the War on Drugs
23m
Housing Crisis
Homelessness: Slight monthly fall in adults and children in emergency accommodation
26 Jun
5.0k
33
Cork Docklands
Green light for €1bn redevelopment of Cork City Docklands that could yield 25k houses
24 Jun
7.3k
housing targets
Dublin City Councillors back rezoning of commercial sites for housing
23 Jun
9.5k
James Browne
Housing minister says he has stopped estimating when homeless numbers will drop
23 Jun
9.0k
40
House Prices
Latest Daft.ie report shows 'two-speed' housing market emerging between Dublin and other counties
23 Jun
11.3k
21
Social Housing
Charities 'greatly disturbed' new housing bill is being 'rushed' through the Oireachtas
23 Jun
5.7k
11
local government
Lynn Ruane: When eviction becomes part of Ireland's housing policy, everyone loses
Lynn Ruane
21 Jun
5.1k
57
Housing Crisis
Keep eviction ban as option to tackle homelessness, report says, but coalition leaders say no
18 Jun
4.7k
31
Mortgages
Credit union managers want to be allowed provide first-time buyer mortgages under help-to-buy
18 Jun
15.6k
4
Carlow
Minister 'can't pass the blame' for new social homes switched to private market, Ó Broin says
17 Jun
12.1k
40
Explainer
Short-term let changes: December deadline, grace period for some and enforcement concerns
The register of short-term lets, such as Airbnb’s, will be in operation for most from 1 December.
Updated 16 Jun
13.3k
38
derelict sites tax
Harris doubles down and says some local authorities 'appalling' on dereliction
16 Jun
6.1k
30
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Man arrested after body of woman found in Waterford, Iran told to return to Mexico after World Cup opener and Trump said the Strait of Hormuz to be open Friday
16 Jun
2.4k
Housing Crisis
Construction firms are at the housing committee - here's what they want to improve delivery
16 Jun
6.6k
22
Housing Crisis
What's so different about the new Derelict Property Tax and the old measure it's replacing?
15 Jun
11.5k
42
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PodcastThe Candidate
We sat down with Tánaiste Simon Harris
43m
Corca Dhuibhne
Housing project in Kerry Gaeltacht hopes to draw more mná tí to summer colleges
14 Jun
5.9k
7
Dublin City
Council boss warns government failure to fund facilities will have 'cost to society for generations'
13 Jun
11.5k
38
owen keegan
Residential Tenancies Board chairman Owen Keegan resigns less than two years into the job
11 Jun
14.5k
21
Social Housing
Dáil told new social housing law will lead to rise in hidden homelessness and rough sleeping
11 Jun
12.1k
44
Housing Crisis
Harris says he's meeting too many local councils who think they've 'done enough' on housing
11 Jun
23.2k
27
the candidate podcast
Tánaiste rules out stamp duty relief for first-time-buyers but says budget will target childcare fees
In a wide-ranging interview on The Candidate podcast, the Tánaiste outlined some of his budget priorities.
Christina Finn
Updated 10 Jun
16.3k
66
Carlow
Developer switches half of homes in new social housing estate to private market at last minute
Carlow County Council’s chief executive Cóilín O’Reilly has apologised after families on the housing waiting list found out by seeing the homes listed for sale online.
Eoghan Dalton
5 Jun
77.7k
12
FactCheck
Debunked: Videos of a party do not show social housing ‘purposely built for African migrants’
5 Jun
9.6k
dublin homes
Eoin Ó Broin: The government must support Dublin City Council's proposals for Oliver Bond House
Eoin Ó Broin
2 Jun
9.1k
26
May
May 2026
one-off housing
Returning emigrants among those set to benefit from rural housing rule changes
31 May
56.3k
85
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