Homeless hostels take action after spike in suicide attempts

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

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

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

Figures suggest council is being charged significantly more by private developers

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

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

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

Idea that only councils should build social housing is nonsense

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

Glenveagh plans to build 3,000 new homes

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

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

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

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

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

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

Two men found dead in Dublin city centre

Gardaí say deaths of men not believed to be linked

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

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?

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

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

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’

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

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

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

Dublin city flats complex to undergo major refurbishment

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

Glass Bottle Company site affordable homes funding focus of doubt

No ‘commercial agreement’ reached for 600-plus housing unit plan, Nama says

Coronavirus: Council tenants who have parties ‘risk eviction’

Large party at Oliver Bond flats in Dublin ‘very depressing’, says council housing head

Dublin council set to cancel traditional Halloween events due to coronavirus

Council management concerned that illegal bonfires are likely to replace official events

Number of homeless families in Dublin hotels lowest in five years

Concerns grow for hostel places after loss of 500 beds due to coronavirus restrictions

Sabina Higgins leads charge for arts centre at Sean O’Casey house

Dublin City Council is buying house for homeless accommodation

Seán O’Casey’s house to be bought by Dublin City Council

Council has revived plans to use playwright’s house for homeless accommodation

Covid-19: Restaurants call for clarity on new guidelines

Hospitality industry broadly welcomes new Fáilte Ireland guidance on how to reopen safely

City council approves €34m borrowings to fund central depot

After €20m project overrun, cost estimate now stands at €74m for Ballymun facility

Dublin city councillors asked to approve €34m loan plan

Loan needed after cost of new facility jumps to €74 million

Almost 300 social homes to be built on three Dublin sites under PPP deal

Department approves construction on Ballymun, Collins Avenue and €23m ‘Readymix’ sites

Developer to defy Covid-19 restrictions and resume building work

Ó Cualann says it will restart work on second affordable housing project in Ballymun

‘The rule in the hub was we could only cook once a day’

Family who exited homelessness last month tell of difficulties they faced in family hub

Work resumes at just three social housing sites in Dublin city

Construction to begin again at 35 ‘essential’ social housing projects in the State that are nearing completion

Coronavirus: Strategy introduced to protect Dublin’s most vulnerable

City council’s new Covid-19 forum will meet on Thursday

Social housing ‘could take 10 years’ if councillors block land sales

Housing bodies could build 745 homes on nine sites, council’s head of housing says

Hundreds of social homes to be built on council works depot sites

Three sites selected on Dublin’s south side and six on north side to yield 745 homes

Charity boss and relative lived in flat for senior citizens, council claims

Dublin City Council seeks control of Berkeley Street complex run by Cabhru

Investigation into Dublin housing charity launched

Council halts transfer of land at Berkeley Road to senior citizen body Cabhru

Housing charity inquiry follows claims against ex-chief

Chas chief executive Miceal McGovern resigned amid questions around governance

Dublin businesses face huge rates hike due to €8.4m cut in Irish Water funds

Councillors refuse to pass 2020 budget; dispute over vote on O’Devaney Gardens deal

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