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Jim Power: Irish housing market does not need ECB's sort of interest rate trajectory
Irish Examiner view: How will homeless fare after 'painful correction'?
Irish Examiner view: How will homeless fare after 'painful correction'?
House prices overvalued by 8% to 10% ESRI warns 

Fri, 13 Dec, 2024

Irish Planning Institute
‘Grotesque’ embassy book event cost taxpayers over €2k
Irish embassy in London held launch for former housing minister Paul Murphy's book 'Running From Office' hosted by Ryan Tubridy

Thu, 12 Dec, 2024

Developers resubmit plans to demolish former Cork convent to build student accommodation
Developers resubmit plans to demolish former Cork convent to build student accommodation
The refined development plan includes two apartment buildings ranging from two to five storeys in height, which will include 57 apartments. The development also includes 73 studio apartments

Thu, 12 Dec, 2024

Housing stock
Property prices overvalued by 10% risking another market crash, ESRI warns
The ESRI noted that 33,000 homes are expected to be delivered this year which is far short of what the market requires

Thu, 12 Dec, 2024

LDA in talks to partner on ambitious Marina project as first house visible at former Cork hospital site
LDA in talks to partner on ambitious Marina project as first house visible at former Cork hospital site
The Land Development Agency is in talks with Glenveagh Properties about their 1,000-apartment plan for the Marina Quarter 

Thu, 12 Dec, 2024

Cork County Council gives green light for 122 new homes in Little Island
Cork County Council gives green light for 122 new homes in Little Island
Ruden Homes Ltd had lodged application for 172 homes

Wed, 11 Dec, 2024

Voluntary housing body gets council approval for apartment scheme in Cork
Voluntary housing body gets council approval for apartment scheme in Cork
The site, located between Victoria Cross and Dennehy’s Cross, is sandwiched between a council depot to the west and offices to the east

Tue, 10 Dec, 2024

Housing stock
Housing to be prioritised as Cork County Council plans €1.4bn spend
The bulk of the €1.4bn will be invested over three years in new housing projects and improvements to roads and transportation

Mon, 09 Dec, 2024

Rising House Prices
'I’ve heard of landlords exploiting loopholes by increasing parking or utility fees'
In one ‘shocking’ case, the rent on an apartment almost doubled — up €900 a month when RPZ rules say it should have risen €24. Cianan Brennan hears how a rent register could close the new lease loophole

Mon, 09 Dec, 2024

House Building Taylor Wimpey London
Housing output to reach 40,000 units next year
Construction output — including non-residential and civil engineering — is forecast to grow by 1.4% in 2024 and 6% in 2025

Mon, 09 Dec, 2024

Tenancy Agreement
Rural Ireland seeing rent increases of up to 20%, new figures show
Residential Tenancies Board report says rents in areas outside rent pressure zones are increasing significantly, particularly in cases where a new tenant has taken over a rental

Thu, 05 Dec, 2024

House Building Taylor Wimpey London
Homebuilding sector sees output drop compared to second quarter
Separate data from the CSO on home completions show just under 9,000 homes were completed in the third quarter

Tue, 03 Dec, 2024

Key Speakers At Danmark Nationalbank Conference
Mortgage approvals for first-time buyers at record high as rates fall
The data comes ahead of the next meeting of the ECB on Thursday, December 12, where the Governing Council is set to decide on whether to cut interest rates once more before the end of the year

Tue, 03 Dec, 2024

General Election Ireland 2024
Sinn Féin reaches out to Social Democrats and Labour in coalition bid
Mary Lou McDonald has contacted both Holly Cairns and Ivana Bacik today, as the Sinn Féin leader seeks to form a left-wing alliance heading into the 34th Dáil

Mon, 02 Dec, 2024

Irish Children's Referendum
Theresa Reidy: Young people are turning away from Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael
Parties are in a pattern of variable but long-term decline

Mon, 02 Dec, 2024

Mick Clifford: We must address threats to democracy
S Mick Clifford: We must address threats to democracy
We are lucky to enjoy democracy in Ireland. However, it faces major challenges if people feel abandoned by the State

Sat, 30 Nov, 2024

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Election 2024: Housing and health among key issues for older voters
Statutory homecare funding would mean financial supports, using a similar approach to the Fair Deal scheme for nursing home care

Thu, 28 Nov, 2024

Ireland's housing costs more than double the EU average in 2023
Ireland's housing costs more than double the EU average in 2023
Eurostat report shows cost of rent has increased by 98% since 2010

Thu, 28 Nov, 2024

Rough Sea and a Lonely Cottage
US citizens seeking to move to Ireland face a challenge
Americans moving to Ireland is nothing new, but those looking to buy a home face a very different buying process to what they may be used to in the US writes Gerard O'Toole

Thu, 28 Nov, 2024

General Election Ireland 2024
O'Gorman claims inaction of housing minister led to reliance on hotels for asylum seekers
Green Party leader hopes party will return to Government to ensure climate targets are met

Thu, 28 Nov, 2024

Developers to appeal Cork council's refusal of planning for 'super betting office' in city centre
Developers to appeal Cork council's refusal of planning for 'super betting office' in city centre
Cork County Council said it had 'very serious concerns' about proposals for works on Castle Street and South Main Street

Wed, 27 Nov, 2024

Coronavirus - Mon May 18, 2020
Just 796 of applicants to loan scheme for first-time house buyers recommended for approval
There were 2,103 loan applications made to the Local Authority Home Loan scheme in 2023

Tue, 26 Nov, 2024

Election 2024: Renting — A place to live is a basic need that profit alone will never deliver
Election 2024: Renting — A place to live is a basic need that profit alone will never deliver
My message to the next Dáil: An eviction ban, a rent freeze, and compulsory purchase orders would begin to address Ireland’s housing crisis, writes Emily Crowley

 Listen | Tue, 26 Nov, 2024

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‘My Message to the next Dáil’ podcast: Emily Crowley on addressing the housing and rental crisis
‘My Message to the next Dáil’ podcast: Emily Crowley on addressing the housing and rental crisis
We also took to the streets to gauge the opinions of people on this issue

 Listen | Tue, 26 Nov, 2024

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Election 2024: Rent — 'I’m paying €520 a month...you would hope to be warm in the winter'
Election 2024: Rent — 'I’m paying €520 a month...you would hope to be warm in the winter'
Eilis Walsh would love to be able to buy her own home but she does not see that becoming a reality in the next five years

 Listen | Tue, 26 Nov, 2024

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Scaffold poles surrounding the partly tiled roof with dormer windows of a new bungalow being built, against a blue sky.
Election 2024: Renting — No party has a plan to increase supply in the private rental sector
My message to the next Dáil: Housing expert Ronan Lyons says the big gap in all parties' housing plans is the private rental sector

 Listen | Tue, 26 Nov, 2024

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Keys from room hotel on the door
Election 2024: Renting — 'We see parents with children living in the grandparents’ homes'
It's hard enough to find a place to live or afford the rent — but renters are also living in fear of eviction, says Threshold CEO

 Listen | Tue, 26 Nov, 2024

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Man installing thermal roof insulation layer - using mineral wool panels. Attic renovation and insulation concept
Party manifestos leave renters — 20% of households — out of energy efficiency schemes
Election 2024 presents a critical opportunity for the next government to address energy poverty while ensuring a fair transition away from fossil fuels, writes Clare O'Connor

Tue, 26 Nov, 2024

House key with home keyring in keyhole on wood door, copy space
Election 2024: How the parties differ from each other in housing policy
Much of the pre-election debate will focus on social, cost rental, and affordable housing, but it’s really about how to approach the private housing market

Fri, 22 Nov, 2024

General Election Ireland 2024
Election 2024: Aontú launches manifesto promising 'common sense' approach to range of issues
The party has a good chance of taking a number of seats, mainly thanks to the able performance of its single TD Peadar Tóibín in the previous Dáil

Fri, 22 Nov, 2024

Election 2024: 'Nothing honest' about Fianna Fáil's approach to housing — Eoin Ó Broin
Election 2024: 'Nothing honest' about Fianna Fáil's approach to housing — Eoin Ó Broin
Sinn Féin housing spokesman was responding to minister Darragh O'Brien who said he could not release last month's homelessness figures ahead of the election

Thu, 21 Nov, 2024

Shortage of skilled tradespeople a ‘hard nut to crack’
Shortage of skilled tradespeople a ‘hard nut to crack’
With housing a significant issue in the General Election campaign as all parties promise to ramp up the number of homes being built each year, there are questions about whether the labour capacity is there to build at the scale needed

Thu, 21 Nov, 2024

Israel's actions in Gaza 'genocidal', Tánaiste Micheál Martin says
Israel's actions in Gaza 'genocidal', Tánaiste Micheál Martin says
Israel 'needs to be held accountable before the international courts'

Thu, 21 Nov, 2024

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Killarney housing development gets go-ahead after delay over impact on bats
The 224 residential units — which comprises 76 houses and 148 apartments — will be located on a six-hectare site on the western side of the town alongside Killarney National Park

Wed, 20 Nov, 2024

General Election Ireland 2024
Paul Hosford: Sinn Féin will hope it's their pitch to the middle class that is heard loudest
The party's economic policy has something for everyone. But Sinn Féin could be tripped up over its manifesto proposal to review RTÉ's objectivity in its coverage of the Israeli genocide and other conflicts

Tue, 19 Nov, 2024

LIVE: Election 2024 — Sinn Féin promises 'peer review' of RTÉ's Gaza coverage if elected
LIVE: Election 2024 — Sinn Féin promises 'peer review' of RTÉ's Gaza coverage if elected
The Sinn Féin leader said such reviews happen in “virtually every professional walk of life” and such an undertaking would be “very healthy and very worthwhile”

Tue, 19 Nov, 2024

'My Message to the next Dáil' podcast. Mike Allen on solving the homelessness crisis
'My Message to the next Dáil' podcast. Mike Allen on solving the homelessness crisis
In this episode, we also took to the streets to gauge the opinions of people on this issue

 Listen | Tue, 19 Nov, 2024

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Election 2024: Homelessness — We have failed to treat homelessness seriously
Election 2024: Homelessness — We have failed to treat homelessness seriously
My message to the next Dáil: You may not be aware of it but homelessness is one of the problems we actually can solve. Start by talking to homeless services, writes Mike Allen

 Listen | Tue, 19 Nov, 2024

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Election 2024: Ending homelessness must be 'top priority' for next government
Election 2024: Ending homelessness must be 'top priority' for next government
Secure and affordable social housing essential in moving people out of homelessness quickly, Cork Simon says

 Listen | Tue, 19 Nov, 2024

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SEAN MURRAY STORY
Election 2024: Homelessness — ‘I never expected to fall into that situation. I felt so bad for my baby daughter’
Alice was living in a €1,300-a-month apartment with her baby daughter when the landlord said they wanted to move someone else in for more rent...

 Listen | Tue, 19 Nov, 2024

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General Election Ireland 2024
O'Brien criticises Fine Gael junior ministers on OPW overspend
Outgoing Fianna Fáil housing minister takes aim at his coalition colleagues after Simon Harris promised to scrap the OPW 

Mon, 18 Nov, 2024

Mick Clifford: Instead of vision, Fine Gael offers 'Toy Show' treatment
Mick Clifford: Instead of vision, Fine Gael offers 'Toy Show' treatment
The volume of candidates who are largely unknown outside their council wards is a particular problem for Fine Gael, as over half their compliment of TDs are stepping down, writes Mick Clifford

Sun, 17 Nov, 2024

Case of woman sleeping under skip bag in Cork 'reflects harsh reality of homelessness'
Case of woman sleeping under skip bag in Cork 'reflects harsh reality of homelessness'
Tánaiste and homelessness campaigners respond to case of a woman found sleeping under a bag near a vacant council house

Fri, 15 Nov, 2024

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Showtime! Theresa Reidy on how the election campaign is going
The Mick Clifford Podcast: Showtime! Theresa Reidy on how the election campaign is going
Showtime was what political guru PJ Mara once described as the start of a general election campaign but how is this one going? 

 Listen | Fri, 15 Nov, 2024

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