The Irish Times

Dublin City Council to reconsider sale of plot for 850 homes to developer

Councillors asked to approve Glenveagh development of Oscar Traynor lands

Sat Oct 09 2021 - 03:00

ICHH volunteer nominated to fill Anthony Flynn’s council seat

Geraldine Molloy has been put forward for the council seat in the north inner city ward

Sat Oct 02 2021 - 19:11

Homeless charity faces uncertain future following death of co-founder

Among homeless organisations ICHH chief Anthony Flynn was a controversial figure

Sat Oct 02 2021 - 06:00

Delivery key to prospects for success of Coalition housing plan

Plan relies on private builders providing 170,000 of 300,000 new homes by 2030

Sat Sept 04 2021 - 06:00

Institutional investors leasing former council houses back to local authority

Houses ‘now private’ following purchase by tenants, says Dublin City Council official

Sun Aug 29 2021 - 18:16

Funeral of Anthony Flynn told of his tireless work for weak and vulnerable

‘He took his shoes off and gave them to a bloke that was lying on a cardboard box’

Tue Aug 24 2021 - 15:02

Student housing in Dublin could be used for homeless accommodation

Vacant student blocks under consideration as alternative to hostel accommodation

Mon Aug 23 2021 - 01:00

Council’s lease deal for Dublin apartments collapses over ‘excessive rents’

Talks with O’Callaghan hotel group over using 28 apartments for social housing fail

Fri Aug 20 2021 - 01:00

Council purchase of Seán O’Casey’s last Dublin home stalls

Dispute among owners understood to have halted sale of playwright’s house to city council

Tue Aug 17 2021 - 01:00

Planning application for Irish Glass Bottle site expected in weeks

Purchase price of additional affordable homes yet to be agreed by Council

Fri Jun 04 2021 - 20:17

Attorney General approves proposals to reform the housing planning system

Latest move is in an effort to curtail the purchase of homes by institutional investors

Mon May 17 2021 - 00:32

Restoring developer housing contribution will increase home availability

Apartment blocks staying private as social housing tenants accommodated elsewhere

Fri Apr 16 2021 - 01:00

Affordable housing: Can Land Development Agency succeed where others have failed?

Scale, money and a singular focus are set to be brought to bear on the housing crisis

Sat Mar 06 2021 - 01:00

Councillors plan 100% social and affordable homes at Dublin site

Development of 853 homes on Oscar Traynor Road site collapsed last November

Fri Feb 05 2021 - 01:00

Homeless hostels take action after spike in suicide attempts

Staff receive extra training in effort to stem increasing tendency towards self-harm

Fri Jan 29 2021 - 17:58

The Irish Times view on building costs: is the State paying over the odds?

Dublin City Council seems to be paying about €100,000 more for construction than the privater sector is charging itself

Wed Jan 27 2021 - 19:00

Dublin City Council paying €100,000 more in construction costs for social housing

Figures suggest council is being charged significantly more by private developers

Tue Jan 26 2021 - 20:19

Affordable housing subsidy must double for Dublin – housing chief says

Grant of €50,000 may be fine for Leitrim, but not enough for Dublin, says Brendan Kenny

Thu Jan 07 2021 - 10:18

Council construction ‘considerably more expensive’ than private development - report

Speedy resumption of Oscar Traynor site ‘fanciful’, says Dublin City Council’s head of housing

Thu Jan 07 2021 - 05:00

Idea that only councils should build social housing is nonsense

Not true that State can deliver much more cheaply than private sector

Mon Dec 21 2020 - 04:36

Glenveagh plans to build 3,000 new homes

€500m to be spent on six sites in Dublin, Cork, Kildare and Kilkenny

Thu Dec 17 2020 - 05:14

Outdoor tourism businesses seek access to State’s CRSS Covid support scheme

Adventure tourism businesses not eligible, despite State support for outdoor exercise

Mon Dec 14 2020 - 05:11

Plans to be submitted for Dublin city’s first cost-rental scheme

Inchicore development of 484 apartments to have average rent of €1300 a month

Fri Dec 11 2020 - 01:00

Majority of Dublin’s Airbnb-style lets return to long-term market

Pandemic has triggered return to full-time tenancy as 900 short-term lets investigated

Mon Nov 30 2020 - 01:45

Dublin docklands residents urge refusal of 15-storey apartment block

Developer did not intend to have social housing in block when applying to council, says residents

Mon Nov 30 2020 - 00:31

Two men found dead in Dublin city centre

Gardaí say deaths of men not believed to be linked

Wed Nov 25 2020 - 18:01

Co-living in the Liberties: Rapidly changing urban fabric proves divisive

Schemes with permission likely to go ahead but area’s new direction is hotly contested

Tue Nov 24 2020 - 01:00

Council row over Coolock site raises vital questions about housing policy

Smart Money: Will Oscar Traynor houses be delayed for years? Or is there a way forward?

Thu Nov 19 2020 - 12:09

Decision on vacant Dublin site sends strong message about housing policy

DCC official says too much emphasis being put on local authority acting as developer

Tue Nov 17 2020 - 21:55

Plans for 853 Dublin homes collapse after councillors refuse to approve deal

Councillors agree Labour motion that Santry site should be developed directly by council for public housing

Mon Nov 16 2020 - 20:59

Councillors urged to approve deal for 850 houses in north Dublin

If sale of land in Santry to Glenveagh Homes is not approved, project will be ‘abandoned’

Sun Nov 15 2020 - 22:14

Seán O’Casey’s last Dublin home bought by city council to house homeless

Councillors to propose that playwright’s house be used as a cultural centre

Fri Nov 06 2020 - 01:00

Dublin City Council seeks to use Docklands tower block for social housing

Council interested in acquiring planned 15-storey building if 'price is right'

Thu Oct 29 2020 - 02:06

Dublin city flats complex to undergo major refurbishment

Development of Pearse House will reduce number of flats and take up to 15 years

Mon Oct 12 2020 - 01:00