Almost 4,000 social homes will be built next year, says Varadkar

'We’re starting from a very low base, there’s no point in dressing it up in any way'

Homelessness likely to worsen before improving, Minister admits

Eoghan Murphy criticised by Opposition over lack of ambition as situation deteriorates

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Dublin City Council to move to reclaim Iveagh Markets

Hotelier Martin Keane’s planning permission granted in 2007 has run out

Call for Iveagh Markets to be returned to Dublin City Council

Hotelier Martin Keane’s planning permission – granted in 2007 – is running out

Dublin's Iveagh Markets at risk if €100m project does not go ahead

An Taisce call for action from Dublin City Council over Temple Bar hotelier Martin Keane’s stalled project

Open House: through the keyhole of Dublin's most iconic buildings

Some Open House events book out almost immediately: here’s our pick of doors you can still get behind this weekend, from halls of justice to private homes

Site for 34 houses on 2.57 acres in Dublin 20 for €3m

Permission allows 33 new houses plus refurbishment of one existing semi-detached

Brexit would brew trouble for Ireland and Guinness

It is vital moment for those who support historical relationships between UK and Ireland

City walks to honour work of urban activist and author Jane Jacobs

Historians and architects to hold events in cities around the world on Sunday

Stains on walls from neighbour’s chimney

Your property queries answered

European Investment Bank to expand on €150m social housing funding

Housing Finance Agency will invest another €150m in project to deliver 2,000 homes

Work to begin on €90m redevelopment of Iveagh Markets

Irish produce and crafts market, hotels and restaurants in plans by hotelier Martin Keane

Social housing designed for life

With plans for 6,700 new social housing units in Ireland by 2017, there are lots of positive examples of public housing we can draw from to avoid repeating past mistakes

Dublin centre and suburbs bring tens of thousands onto street

Traffic disruption across the capital as crowds converge on GPO

Long-term lease prized at the Iveagh Fitness Club

Value of the club mainly due to Sean Quinn negotiationg a 250-year rent-free package

Buildings at risk: Former Liberties hub set for new lease of life

Years of decline have taken their toll on the elegant Francis Street building. A developer plans to renew it and create a vibrant Covent Garden-type amenity

Living here: Jack Reilly has lived in the Iveagh Flats, Dublin, for almost 60 years

The city was a very different place when Jack Reilly and his wife moved into the Iveagh Flats. “People seemed to be friendlier. They didn’t have an awful lot but they interacted a lot more,” he says . Despite the changes, he never thought of living anywhere else.

Drop-in centre for homeless now facing its own funding crisis

Focus Ireland’s services under threat next year as CRC scandal takes its toll

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