Ireland
Ireland’s apartment construction pipeline is showing signs of renewed weakness despite a series of Government measures designed to make more projects financially viable. The latest figures do not point to a collapse in apartment building. Ireland completed 2,658 apartments in the second quarter of 2026, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO). But that was
Roscommon councillors are calling for a major overhaul of the way cost-rental housing is funded, arguing that the financial burden placed on local authorities is limiting their ability to provide homes for working households who cannot afford to buy or rent privately. The issue was raised by Fianna Fáil councillor Paschal Fitzmaurice, who brought a
A debate over whether Cork City Council should continue to hold social housing for people serving significant prison sentences has put the spotlight on a difficult question at the heart of Ireland’s housing shortage: when a tenant is temporarily unable to occupy a council home, should that home remain available to them or be reassigned
Dublin City Council is preparing to open applications for the final 95 Starter Homes at Oscar Traynor Woods in Coolock, with prices ranging from €251,000 to €413,000 depending on the size of the property and the applicant’s income. The homes are part of the council’s Starter Home Purchase Scheme, formerly known as the Local Authority
Ireland is facing a homelessness crisis on a scale that continues to challenge the country’s…
More than half of people under the age of 35 surveyed in Ireland believe they…
Ireland’s housing market remains seriously unaffordable by international standards, although Dublin has recorded a modest…
Two tenants in Co Meath have been ordered to pay more than €31,000 in rent…
Thousands of homeowners in their 60s could face serious difficulties maintaining their mortgage repayments, with…