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Cabinet to agree ‘more challenging’ housing targets of 50,000 a year

The Cabinet is set to agree on new housing targets that will see the Government build 50,000 houses a year until 2030. Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien said the new targets will be a “significant increase” on previous figures and that charting a ...

05 Nov 2024 at 11:41

National News

Fact check: Ireland needs record housebuilding final quarter to hit 2024 target

Housing is expected to be a major issue in the coming Irish general election, with a number of claims being made around the incumbent Government’s targets and record on delivering new homes. The full scope of housebuilding in 2024 will not be known ...

06 Nov 2024 at 15:42

National News

OPINION: 'Seven months after we bought our house, we're building a new one'

As is often the case with irrational love, my fiancé and I fell for the property that became our home almost instantly. After house hunting for over a year, we heard about a 200 year old former post office through word of mouth, and as two other ...

13 Dec 2023 at 18:19

National News

'Be vigilant' - Housing charity warns college students to be wary of rental scams

A housing charity is warning students to be aware of rental scams as they seek accommodation for the upcoming September semester. Threshold has teamed up with the Irish Council for International Students (ICOS) and the Union of Students Ireland ...

16 Aug 2023 at 13:04

National News

Challenges exist around housing affordability, O’Brien says

The Government is still dealing with “challenges” around housing affordability, a minister has said. It comes after the latest figures from the CSO revealed that residential property prices have risen by 10.1% in the year to August. Defending ...

18 Oct 2024 at 16:28

Ministers defend ending evictions ban, arguing government ‘chose housing supply’

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Eviction ban decision ‘weighed heavily’ on government, minister says

Ministers have admitted “agonising” over their decision to end the eviction ban at the end of the month, in the face of warnings that the move could significantly increase homelessness. Justice Minister Simon Harris said it was a ...

10 Mar 2023 at 16:42

National News

Labour’s ‘million homes’ plan includes properties ‘already occupied’

Irish Labour party leader Ivana Bacik has said the party’s aim to deliver one million homes in 10 years includes properties that are already built and occupied. Announcing the plan at the Labour party conference in Cork on ...

26 Mar 2023 at 12:06

National News

Prioritise supply ahead of housing referendum, Ryan says

The supply of homes is more of a priority than a referendum on housing, Eamon Ryan has said. His comments come after the Housing Commission’s proposed wording for a change to the constitution was published last week. It ...

27 May 2024 at 14:03

National News

‘We’re being pushed out’ – housing and disability raised with McDonald in Swords

Disability, housing and animal welfare were among the issues raised with Mary Lou McDonald while on a canvass in a Dublin shopping centre on Sunday. The Sinn Fein leader appealed to voters to lend their support to the ...

24 Nov 2024 at 17:07

National News

SHOCKING: Just FOUR vacant property refurbishment grants issued so far this year

JUST four vacant property refurbishment grants have been issued in 2023. That's according to a quarterly report released today (July 17) by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, which shows just ...

17 Jul 2023 at 14:17

National News

Government did not execute perfectly plan to appoint housing ‘tsar’ – Taoiseach

The Taoiseach has admitted the Government has not “executed perfectly” a plan to appoint a housing “tsar”, after Brendan McDonagh withdrew his name amid the controversy. Micheal Martin said Mr McDonagh, who he ...

02 May 2025 at 15:04

National News

Taoiseach ‘not responsible for all the noise’ in response to housing proposals

The Taoiseach has attempted to distance himself from criticism over his plans to consider proposals to encourage more private developers to build housing and phase out rent pressure zones (RPZs). Micheal ...

12 Feb 2025 at 17:31

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