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Housing

FactCheck
Debunked: Irish Facebook groups inundated with housing scams
5 hrs ago
3.3k
Yesterday
5th March 2025
short-term letting
The government's long promised Airbnb clamp-down may not happen until summer 2026
5 Mar
12.7k
41
This week
2nd March 2025 - 6th March 2025
HOUSING SHORTAGE
Opinion: Cohousing developments could bring some relief in the housing crisis
Anne Connolly & Dr Ana Dolan
2 Mar
14.1k
71
Last week
23rd February 2025 - 1st March 2025
South Dublin
Council threatens homeowner with €5,000 fine (or jail) over insulation added to house in 2018
1 Mar
150k
boland's mills
More than 2,300 applications for 46 'discounted' apartments for key workers in Dublin
26 Feb
11.0k
54
Cabinet
Fewer than 1,500 drawdowns of Vacant Property Grant despite government targeting 4,000 by 2025
25 Feb
13.5k
47
Last month
February 2025
The Daily Poll
What do you consider to be affordable rent?
22 Feb
31.0k
89
Dublin
What exactly is 'affordable' housing ... and how much should it cost?
22 Feb
13.9k
3
your stories
Have you ever lived in a cabin or modular unit? What was it like?
20 Feb
5.9k
Housing Crisis
Construction body says lack of investment in infrastructure is holding up housing delivery
20 Feb
8.1k
39
RELATED
House prices increased by 8.7% last year - almost double the growth rate in 2023
19 Feb
Government to make cabin homes in back gardens exempt from planning
19 Feb
Watch: 'Name calling' and 'codswallop' accusations fly as Dáil gets heated over housing
18 Feb
€450m Exchequer boost to provide 3,000 cost rental, affordable and social homes
18 Feb
Central Statistics Office
House prices increased by 8.7% last year - almost double the growth rate in 2023
19 Feb
6.9k
23
RELATED
Opinion: Government dusts off failed Celtic Tiger policies and we all know where they got us
19 Feb
Government to make cabin homes in back gardens exempt from planning
19 Feb
Watch: 'Name calling' and 'codswallop' accusations fly as Dáil gets heated over housing
18 Feb
€450m Exchequer boost to provide 3,000 cost rental, affordable and social homes
18 Feb
Starter homes, short-term let laws and rent cap review to be prioritised by government
17 Feb
Housing Crisis
Opinion: Government dusts off failed Celtic Tiger policies and we all know where they got us
Rory Hearne
19 Feb
8.0k
38
Housing Crisis
'The owner asked after five days if I wanted sex': International students on sex-for-rent ads
19 Feb
15.9k
Make Yourself at Home
Home of the Year: Homes in Dublin, Tipperary and Cork feature on first episode of new season
18 Feb
15.7k
19
boland's mills
Dublin apartments for key workers go up for rent at 'discounted' rate starting at €1,710
18 Feb
26.2k
60
absolute scenes
Watch: 'Name calling' and 'codswallop' accusations fly as Dáil gets heated over housing
18 Feb
13.9k
55
Housing Crisis
€450m Exchequer boost to provide 3,000 cost rental, affordable and social homes
18 Feb
8.8k
21
South Dublin
Thousands of rental properties in Dublin found in breach of minimum housing standards
17 Feb
22.8k
68
housing crisis meeting
Starter homes, short-term let laws and rent cap review to be prioritised by government
Updated 17 Feb
13.1k
54
Collision Course
Donohoe rules out Celtic Tiger style tax breaks for developers, putting him at odds with Taoiseach
17 Feb
12.2k
80
rent pressure zones
Cabinet committee meeting tomorrow to look at 'all different actions' to address housing crisis
16 Feb
5.8k
TheJournal.ie
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PodcastThe Candidate
The government has put the fear of God into renters
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no homes to find
Beyond the Pale: 'The Dublin rental market feels like one big pressure zone'
Sylvia Power
15 Feb
10.8k
74
Housing
Government set to sign off on substantial funding increase for housing next week
15 Feb
16.5k
83
housing for all 2.0
Government to publish 'revised' Housing for All plan, Tánaiste confirms
The Cabinet’s new housing subcommittee are due to meet next week.
13 Feb
7.8k
19
rent pressure zones
Scrapping of Rent Pressure Zones 'under review' but decision not yet made, Housing Minister says
12 Feb
8.3k
34
Rents
Rent caps, Help-to-Buy and renters' tax credit criticised in report under government consideration
12 Feb
9.9k
1
De Verdon Place
Residents 'trapped' as new Dublin housing development is 'destroyed' by drug use and vandalism
“Teenagers are threatening residents, kicking apartment doors, and engaging in theft and vandalism.”
Órla Ryan
10 Feb
65.7k
Sky high rents
Taoiseach rows back on Rent Pressure Zones remarks, saying he won't pre-empt results of review
The Fianna Fáil leader wants to see more private investment in the rental market.
Jane Matthews
reports from Brussels
10 Feb
10.8k
95
RELATED
Landlord group ‘delighted’ that rent pressure zones could be removed
10 Feb
Martin defends inflated housing figures and signals change to rent pressure zones
9 Feb
Housing
Martin defends inflated housing figures and signals change to rent pressure zones
9 Feb
16.7k
84
MISSED TARGETS
McDonald calls 2024 housing numbers a 'load of bull' as Taoiseach admits 'we got the figure wrong'
5 Feb
14.3k
102
Opinion Polls
Sinn Féin gains in the latest poll and Fine Gael slips as majority say politicians out of touch
2 Feb
14.8k
114
January
January 2025
Accommodation
'What will happen to us?': Thousands of Ukrainians fear losing housing unless scheme is extended
31 Jan
24.2k
BRUSSELS TO DUBLIN
'We need answers for families': Two Irish MEPs appointed as vice-chairs to EU housing committee
30 Jan
12.4k
36
Housing Crisis
'Little to no improvement' in supply of Hap tenancies outside Dublin
28 Jan
5.8k
Growing up in Ireland
A whopping 69% of Ireland's 25-year-olds are still living with their parents
Updated 27 Jan
21.2k
86
not even close
Housing target missed: The number of homes built last year actually fell by 6.7%
23 Jan
6.8k
65
The Morning Lead
How does anyone buy a house in Ireland? Readers share their stories
Seriously, they’re so expensive – how do people do it? We asked you guys for answers.
Lots of people moved back into their parents' houses - or gardens - and found this really hard.
Intergenerational wealth plays a big role, with cash gifts and inheritances featuring in many readers' stories.
As house prices climb, people who bought during the pandemic told us they couldn't afford their home today.
18 Jan
28.4k
50
your stories
How do people manage to buy a home? We want to hear your stories
Updated 14 Jan
21.8k
Home Sweet Home
Homes being sold for an average 9% above asking price, as first-time buyers take on more debt
9 Jan
10.8k
84
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