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Developer slaps staggering price tag on 88 new social housing units

A price tag of €42.6 million has been placed on 88 new social housing units located in South Dublin. UK property giant Hammerson has put an indicative total price tag on 88 apartments it is proposing to sell to a local council for social housing in ...

12 Apr 2022 at 11:45

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New data reveals 35% dip in Ireland's social housing waiting list

Ireland's social housing waiting list has been reduced by over 30% in the past five years. That's according to the latest Summary of Social Housing Assessment (SSHA), which was released today (Wednesday March 30) by the Department of Housing. The ...

30 Mar 2022 at 16:36

Local News

Mica-affected Council house sold to sitting tenant

Donegal County Council sold a sitting tenant in Inishowen a home they suspect contains mica, Inish Times can reveal. The former tenant, who wished to remain anonymous, purchased the house they had lived in for 15 years under the Incremental ...

15 Dec 2021 at 15:00

National News

Housing income thresholds increase confirmed to government

The eligibility thresholds for social housing income will increase by €5,000 from the start of next year, it has been confirmed. The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, has informed Government of an ...

29 Nov 2022 at 15:56

Local News

Bundoran's new 42 social housing units go out to tender

Bundoran is finally getting some desperately needed social housing with the news that tender applications are being sought for the construction of a new 42 unit Social Housing Unit at Gort na Gréine, Drumacrin in the East End of the ...

23 Nov 2022 at 11:37

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‘Why will it take three years to start building four council houses?’ - Cllr

Construction of four social houses on council-owned land in Laghey is listed as being due to start in 2025. Cllr Micheál Naughton (FF) questioned the lengthy delay and was assured by council staff that it was a ‘worst case scenario....

24 Dec 2022 at 11:00

Local News

Approval of 12 new posts for Donegal County Council to help deliver social housing

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD has approved 12 new posts for Donegal County Council housing delivery team. The aim is to assist the local authority in delivering their social housing ...

03 Dec 2021 at 12:32

Local News

Councillor forced to submit FOI to Donegal County Council

An elected member of Donegal County Council has submitted a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to the organisation regarding its purchase of five dwellings in Inishowen identified as having significant mica defects. Cllr ...

08 Sept 2021 at 13:15

Local News

New legislation will allow older people in Donegal to purchase their council houses

New legislation is being introduced that will allow pensioners to buy their council houses. Fianna Fail Cllr Michèal Naughton welcomee new legislation, saying: "Under present regulation pensioners are not allowed to ...

12 Jan 2022 at 10:26

Local News

Donegal’s social housing list grows by more than 6% in a year

Donegal’s social housing list has grown by more than 6% in a year. Figures released by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage show the number of households qualifying for social housing support in ...

25 Mar 2023 at 13:01

National News

Approved housing bodies ‘not surprised’ by billion euro underspend

The representative organisation for approved housing bodies (AHBs) has said it is “not surprising” there was a one billion euro underspend in housing in Ireland over the last three years. It follows the ...

06 Apr 2023 at 12:49

National News

No Government proposals to cap number of social housing refusals – Taoiseach

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said the Government has no proposals to cap the number of times people can refuse an offer of social housing. He said that, in the past two years, 5,000 people on a social ...

13 Jul 2023 at 16:23

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