# Housing

Last week

17th September 2023 - 23rd September 2023

# offshore islands

Arranmore to host first ever Oireachtas meeting on offshore island amid housing supply concerns

A report is set to recommend that government establishes an approved housing body with a focus on islands.

12.8k

Fri 8:09 AM

# Dublin Simon Community

Homeless charity reports 17% drop in people supported last year

The Dublin Simon Community launched its 2022 annual report today.

6.8k

Wed 1:20 PM

# Housing

Government says price potential increases always considered as First Home scheme is extended

The scheme, which helps first-time buyers to purchase a home, is being extended to properties built by site owners for personal use.

17.4k

Tue 6:00 AM

This month

September 2023

# Waterford

Tenants say gardaí 'made eejits' of them after calling for assistance during improper eviction

“You could’ve put anything in front of me, and I would’ve signed it,” the tenant told The Journal.

72.1k

Sep 14th 2023, 9:00 PM

# labour party think-in

Bacik: 'I have received threats from the far-right'

Ivana Bacik says the Labour Party is ready for the next general election.

13.9k

Sep 14th 2023, 4:28 PM

# sale agreed

Criticism as buyers in new housing estate asked for extra €60k to finish homes

The buyers were asked for an extra €60,000 so that the developer could finish the homes.

29.2k

Sep 14th 2023, 4:20 PM

# new builds

Darragh O'Brien tells Cabinet that the Government will hit or exceed its target for new homes this year

First-time buyer mortgage approvals are up almost 23% this year compared to 2022.

13.6k

Sep 13th 2023, 6:49 PM

# Homelessness

Fourteen babies born in homeless charity Depaul's services last year

Depaul published its 2022 annual report today.

9.1k

Sep 12th 2023, 10:18 AM

# vacant homes

'Unforgiveable': Over 3,500 council-owned houses are vacant, new figures show

Peader Tóibín said his party believe this is “unforgivable” during a national housing shortage.

33.3k

118

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Sep 11th 2023, 1:05 PM

# dun emer

'I wish I never applied': Affordable housing in Darragh O'Brien's constituency delayed by a year

The Dun Emer affordable housing development was supposed to be completed in 2022, but residents still haven’t moved in.

40.2k

Sep 11th 2023, 12:05 AM

# Vacancy

National commercial building vacancy rate hits record high of 14.1%

Sligo, Galway and Donegal are the counties with the highest commercial vacancy rates, with the pandemic’s fallout likely to be a factor nationally.

10.2k

Sep 7th 2023, 7:00 AM

# Housing

Anger within Greens over housing spokesman's claim reinstating eviction ban 'akin to communism'

According to Green Party sources there is anger, annoyance and shock over Duffy’s comments.

30.5k

101

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Sep 4th 2023, 4:00 PM

Last month

August 2023

# Housing

Average rent for new tenancies in Ireland rose by almost 9% year-on-year

The Residential Tenancies Board has today published the Q1 2023 Rent Index report.

8.2k

Aug 31st 2023, 3:21 PM

# Hail

Over 580 people with mental health difficulties supported with housing last year

Hail is calling on the Government to provide more sustainable funding for its tenancy sustainment services in the upcoming Budget.

8.4k

Aug 28th 2023, 6:00 AM

# Homelessness

Homelessness record broken again as 12,847 people in emergency accommodation in July

There were 3,829 children, and 9,018 adults in emergency accommodation last month.

The figures are an increase of 247 compared to June, where there were 12,600 people in emergency accommodation.

Social Democrats housing spokesperson Cian O'Callaghan has called on the Government to reinstate the ban on no-fault evictions.

20.6k

Updated

Aug 25th 2023, 3:51 PM

Voices

Dr Rory Hearne: 'As a lecturer, I can see what the accommodation crisis is doing to students'

With huge shortages of accommodation before the new term, the housing expert says students are at the front line of the housing crisis.

22.0k

Updated

Aug 25th 2023, 9:30 AM

THE MORNING LEAD

Landlord letting room by college campus asks students for 20 hours' childminding in lieu of rent

A report by

Muiris O'Cearbhaill

Minister of Higher Education Simon Harris described the arrangement as ‘very unorthodox’.

61.7k

Aug 24th 2023, 12:05 AM

# factcheck

Debunked: Government has not forbidden business grants and modular homes for Irish people

A video viewed more than 47,000 times claimed modular homes don’t pass safety regulations for Irish people.

3.9k

Aug 23rd 2023, 1:32 PM

# Threshold

Housing charity questions effectiveness of law brought in to prevent upfront rent requests

The charity argues that the wording of the law allows for “an illusion of choice”.

12.1k

Aug 18th 2023, 6:00 AM

# Scam Warnings

Student Accommodation: Landlords join calls for caution and blame 'unfavourable conditions' for scarcity

Three separate warnings have been issued in the last week, as availability of student accommodation continues to dwindle.

14.2k

Aug 17th 2023, 5:30 PM

# housing charity

Peter McVerry Trust informs Department of Housing of 'potential financial issues' at charity

The issue was first reported by the Business Post this evening.

42.8k

Aug 16th 2023, 8:04 PM

# Housing

House prices falling in Dublin but rising in the rest of the country

New figures from the CSO show that property prices in the capital fell in the last 12 months.

22.5k

Aug 16th 2023, 1:58 PM

# Trapped in the nest

Opposition decries 'failure' in housing over vast number of young adults living at home

68% of 25 to 29-year-olds are still living with their parents, well above the EU average.

18.4k

Aug 15th 2023, 3:31 PM

THE MORNING LEAD

Apartment owners threatened with legal action if they don't pay €5,000 for fire safety works

A report by

Cormac Fitzgerald

The Broadmeadows apartment complex is one of thousands of boom-era developments with fire safety defects.

57.1k

Aug 14th 2023, 12:05 AM

# Carrickmines

Major property developer refused planning permission for over 300 homes in South Dublin

An Bord Pleanála rejected the application by Cairn Homes Properties to develop the scheme of 305 new housing units in Carrickmines.

48.0k

Aug 11th 2023, 10:11 AM

THE MORNING LEAD

Student accommodation dash: Scarce rooms, few protections and potential scams

A report by

Muiris O'Cearbhaill

A warning from the CCPC is paired with a severe lack of affordable student accommodation in Ireland’s four largest student towns.

Gardaí have reported a 65% increase in accommodation scams in recent years.

A USI spokesperson described the lack of available accomodation as "absolutely insane".

20.4k

Aug 11th 2023, 12:02 AM

# Renting

Over 5,700 notices to quit issued to tenants in second quarter after eviction ban lifted

Sinn Féin’s Eoin Ó Broin has called on the Government to immediately reintroduce the ban on no-fault evictions.

13.0k

Aug 10th 2023, 1:45 PM

# Daft Report

Average rent in Dublin is over €2,300 - but rises have stabilised since last quarter

Outside Dublin the average increase in rent between March and June was 4.3%.

20.5k

Aug 10th 2023, 6:00 AM

# Academy Square

Up to 100 people left homeless after fire at Navan apartment building

A spokesperson for Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien said that his thoughts were with the impacted residents.

12.6k

Aug 9th 2023, 4:15 PM

# Meath

Gardaí investigating fire at Navan apartment block that left buildings 'uninhabitable'

It’s understood that dozens residents of the effected buildings are unable to return to their homes.

20.3k

Aug 8th 2023, 2:45 PM

# Policy Matters

Eoin Ó Broin says Sinn Féin would need five years to tackle housing, but what is his plan?

Ó Broin said if he could not reduce homelessness in five years while Minister, he would have failed.

23.7k

Aug 5th 2023, 6:00 AM

# sex for rent

Sinn Féin to introduce Bill to make sex for rent an offence under Residential Tenancies Act

The Bill comes after RTÉ Investigates last week broadcast a report looking into sex for rent in Ireland.

22.4k

107

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Aug 2nd 2023, 1:02 PM

# readers' stories

Are you struggling because of increased mortgage interest rates?

Have your monthly outgoings shot up as a result of higher mortgage interest rates? We want to hear from you.

21.3k

Aug 2nd 2023, 10:42 AM

# Housing

New income limit for cost-rental scheme comes into effect, increasing to €66,000 in Dublin

The net household income limit for those living in the rest of the country is now €59,000.

23.4k

Aug 1st 2023, 6:59 AM

July

July 2023

# Analysis

Why Ireland’s official housing targets are (probably) way off the mark

The way the Government comes up with its targets may not hold up well under scrutiny.

14.8k

Jul 30th 2023, 8:30 AM

# Housing Matters

Cian O'Callaghan says we're becoming a nation of renters - so how would the Soc Dems change that?

O’Callaghan is clear that the Social Democrats won’t work with other parties if it means a continuation of the status quo.

12.8k

Jul 27th 2023, 8:00 PM

# Housing

Land Development Agency moves to buy private sites for affordable housing

The acquisition programme will support the output of affordable homes, primarily in five cities.

14.3k

Jul 21st 2023, 8:29 AM

# Report

Irish households generally don't spend more income on housing compared to elsewhere in Europe

Research published today by the ESRI, funded by the Department of Housing, explores the housing affordability challenges faced in Ireland.

14.3k

Jul 20th 2023, 7:41 AM

# CSO

Growth in house prices in Ireland slows to an average of 2.4%

The median price of a dwelling purchased in the 12 months to May was €315,000.

7.6k

Jul 18th 2023, 1:56 PM

Voices

Opinion: 'On the front lines of the housing crisis and we get gaslighting from the Taoiseach'

James O’Toole says when you’ve deprived thousands of people of homes for years, it’s no wonder some are saying no to unsuitable offerings.

21.8k

Jul 16th 2023, 7:30 AM