Ipas head questions claims large numbers are going from direct provision to homelessness
John Harding said ‘vast majority’ of those leaving Ipas accomodation have not needed homeless services
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
‘Beds in sheds’: Will looser planning rules on garden homes lead to shoddier housing?
Local authorities will be in charge of enforcing building regulations when it comes to modular homes
Government plans to introduce register of short-term lets facing delay
Legislation underpinning reforms, aimed at bringing more Airbnb style properties back to long-term market, still being drafted
Child homelessness up by 19% since last year, new figures show
Number of people in emergency accommodation in Ireland reaches 17,517, another record high
Minister urges housing bodies to engage on finance difficulties for cost-rental schemes
Most schemes undertaken by approved groups or Land Development Agency due to high debt burden
Councillors to meet housing body over its decision to scrap cost-rental scheme in Cabra
Some 40 houses in Cabra site were to be used for workers who earn too much for social homes but can’t afford rents
New Dublin regeneration role for Robert Watt is secondment with no competitive process
Senior Department of Housing civil servant to lead authority in charge of revitalising key areas in city
Fire safety issue forces Peter McVerry homeless service to move tenants from Dublin property
St Stephen’s Green hostel being emptied in stages as a precaution
Robert Watt set to be paid €280,000 a year to lead Dublin city regeneration body
Former Department of Health head expected to be approved by Cabinet on Tuesday
Dublin council to borrow €36.5m to fund additional affordable homes at O’Devaney Gardens
Move would prevent sale of any private market housing in Dublin 7 development of more than 1,000 apartments
Dublin apartment builds up 13% but 40,000 units granted planning not ‘activated’, data shows
‘This uplift signals that permissions granted in recent years are increasingly moving into the build phase,’ Government says
Dublin cost-rental scheme dropped over rising costs
Housing body Clúid says it will have to switch to 100 per cent social housing at Bannow Road development in Cabra
Concern that housing commencements might not result in new homes coming to market quickly
Internal papers say builders rushed to take advantage of levy waivers by registering commencements but that some projects were not progressing
Plan to rezone land at south Dublin stately home for housing scrapped
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown council chief recommends rezoning of Woodbrook house be dropped
Only 13% of houses built with defective concrete blocks have finished remediation
Cost of State-funded scheme has swelled from €122.3m at the end of February 2025 to €283.1m at the end of February this year
More than 10,000 buyers approved by First Home Scheme
Arrangement offers funding to first-time buyers unable to afford new-build home despite deposit and mortgage approval
Ireland’s retrofit reality: From ‘amazing’ home energy results to ‘miserable’ and costly experiences
Retrofitting offers cosy home and energy cost cuts but can also come with financial burdens and bureaucratic nightmares
‘Nobody wants to live like this’: Pearse House residents say they live with rats, mould
Dublin City Council received project and funding approval to proceed with the first phase of the regeneration
Back-garden living incentives could expose older homeowners to abuse, charities warn
People renting under such arrangements are known as licensees rather than tenants and have far fewer protections
‘Intensive upgrade’ for Dublin’s Pearse House flats approved after rethink by council
Previous application would have combined small flats into larger ones, reducing overall numbers
Church of Ireland ‘less likely’ to let vacant rectories due to rent reforms
Church’s representative body sought meeting with Ministers to discuss ‘possibility of an exemption’ from new rent rules
Homeless figures rise again to 17,308, a 12.5% increase in one year
Latest data does not include sofa-surfers, those sharing overcrowded homes, in domestic violence refuges or sleeping rough
No large Irish town is likely to achieve city status in the foreseeable future, Minister says
Population of towns seeking city status would have to greatly increase, Minister suggests
State’s failure to provide homes for Irish speakers ‘threatening future of language’
Young adults cannot remain in Gaeltacht areas because of high prices, holiday homes and planning rules, Oireachtas committee told
Monthly payment for housing Ukrainian refugees to be phased out
Extension of Accommodation Recognition Payment scheme to March 2027 part of winding-down process
Accommodation crisis pushes ‘destitute children closer to sleeping on Dublin streets’
‘I cannot emphasise enough the consequences of overloading already stretched services,’ says Dublin Region Homeless Executive chief
Scammers trying to cheat public with accommodation offers, Department of Housing warns
Fake online messages circulating about State’s Housing for All programme and other schemes
New tool shows how long it would take for a first-time buyer to obtain a new home in their locality
1,865 years: how long it would take for young people in one part of Dublin to have a home of their own, according to new analysis
Homeless woman was advised to delay surgery until she had suitable accommodation
Consultant advised going through eight-week recovery after hysterectomy ‘in a hotel room would be awful’
Record high of over 17,000 people homeless, including 5,319 children
Homeless families up 18% year on year as monthly totals climb again
Changing names of places like Herzog Park may be ‘legally unsafe’ due to ‘extraordinary’ legal gap
Department of Housing and Local Government’s failure to revise legislation ‘undermining’ regional authorities, says barrister
Councils warned to speed up changes to development plans and ease housing shortages
Ministers ‘seriously concerned’ over progress and set deadline of June for local authorities to act
Is the role of directly elected mayor workable? What’s happened in Limerick suggests not
Less than two years into his term as mayor, John Moran is feeling the pressure
‘Dream on’: Moore Street trader not expecting completion of long-mooted 1916 centre soon
Minister for Housing James Browne announces opening of tender process but says it is ‘very difficult’ to provide a completion date
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