Draft apartment standards plan opens for public consultation amid High Court challenge
Environmental impact report published after its absence was highlighted in legal case
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Habitat destruction in Ireland almost doubles without any increase in prosecutions
Figures raise questions over staffing levels in National Parks and Wildlife Service, says TD
Developer facing jail benefited from Minister’s planning ruling on same day as sentencing
Sligo developer Cathal O’Connor faces two years in prison for violent assault on three teenagers
Oliver Bond residents are suffering the slow violence of State neglect
A constitutional right to housing would give residents of the inner-city Dublin complex a tool to pursue their rights
Lidl’s claims of planning system exploitation ‘factually inaccurate’, says competitor
Owner of McInerney’s SuperValu Loughrea claims to have ‘legitimate legal argument’
Lidl claims planning system is being exploited by rival
Supermarket chain wants measures similar to fast-tracking of large infrastructure projects
The Irish Times view on the Government’s data centre argument: how not to make the case
The figures earnestly recited by Minister for Finance Simon Harris deserve scrutiny
School holidays ‘highly challenging’ for thousands of homeless children as rates rise again
Weekly snapshot does not consider overcrowded housing, refuges, couch-surfing, sleeping rough or IPAS
‘Absolutely traumatising’: Ireland sees surge in arson attacks on council homes
‘New epidemic’ affecting communities while costing local authorities millions of euro
John Magnier and JP McManus could see rich returns if €4m Liffey Valley lands are rezoned
Council chief recommends 16 hectares of protected lands at St Edmundsbury, Lucan, be rezoned for housing
Housing crisis: Grants to turn space above shops into homes could be ‘game changer’
Government hopes grants of up to €165,000 will mean thousands of vacant properties return to use
Planning rules for one-off housing to be eased under new proposals
Changes will be a ‘loosening’ of current restrictions but ‘not a free for all’, Government source says
Why are rents in Ireland at record levels?
Increase in rents has coincided with Government’s new rent control system coming into force in March
Taoiseach called ‘slíbhín’ for defence of changes to rental system amid record rent hikes
Micheál Martin accuses Mary Lou McDonald of ‘empty rhetoric, no solutions’ during testy exchanges and heckling in Dáil
‘We must see action’: Resolution of Oliver Bond flats regeneration impasse expected in coming weeks
Minister for Housing James Browne says conditions in inner city complex ‘absolutely atrocious, totally unacceptable’
These figures tell the real story of Fianna Fáil’s impact on housing
In 2020, about half of all houses appeared in an estate agent’s window for sale; in 2025, that figure was fewer than one in three
Planned short-term letting register delayed by six months
Plans have been the subject of much internal Government debate
‘Two of the kids can’t stay overnight’: Mother of seven on her overcrowded Dublin council flat
Dublin woman, who shares a bed with three of her sons, says she has been waiting for a bigger council house for 14 years
Cork’s Counting House complex to house new city library after €35m purchase
Former Beamish and Crawford site will replace existing Grand Parade library, which opened in 1930
The Irish Times view on Oliver Bond House: State has a moral obligation
Residents are entitled to something better than an endless cycle of deferred promises
Residents of decaying Oliver Bond flats to meet Minister after renewal scheme shelved
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Minister gets more authority to object to developers who try to turn creches into housing
Minister for Children will now be designated as a prescribed body under planning laws
‘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
‘Get the posters up’: Dublin Central, Galway West byelections to be held on May 22nd
Writs moved in Dáil as Electoral Commission appeals to public to act now to ensure they are registered to vote
Here come the posters, but there’s lots to look forward to in Dublin and Galway byelections
Polling day for Dublin Central and Galway West to be set this morning for May 22nd
Is the cost-rental housing model broken?
Apart from the fact that there is not enough of it, the system is all positives for tenants but cracks are emerging for providers
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
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 Central and Galway West byelections expected to be called this week
Once polling day has been set, nominations for candidates will be opened
Agreement in principle on plan to allow tax-free rental of back garden cabins
Government spokesman says some Ministers have ‘a few questions’ about how plan will work practically
Infrastructure Bill to fast-track big projects could be enacted by summer
Minister for Infrastructure Jack Chambers will tell Cabinet that all public bodies will be required to identify suitable projects
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
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
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
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