Accounting rules designed for macroeconomic surveillance now shape housing policy in powerful ways, increasingly including independent social providers like Ireland's AHBs on government balance sheets.
Housing trends in Ireland compare more favourably with peer countries than one might believe, including for younger people – but this does not mean current policy is adequate.
For younger adults in Ireland, the gap between how they expected to live and how they actually live has become stark. New European research shows that this experience is not uniquely Irish.
After a year of hesitation, the Government can no longer claim it’s finding its feet. With housing, childcare, disability and infrastructure still stuck in first gear, 2026 will be the year we find out what it’s really capable of.
Long before antibiotics or mass vaccination, better homes saved lives. New evidence from Ireland’s labourers’ cottages shows how improving light, air, and space quietly reshaped public health – and why housing quality still matters far beyond shelter.
Melclon Unlimited has secured planning approval for a 96-home development despite significant local opposition from residents in an adjoining housing estate over traffic, privacy, and other concerns.
The EU is planning an expansive effort to loosen state aid rules for local authorities on housing. The Department of Housing has seconded officials to help.
“I think an awful lot of the criticism is based upon knowledge of our organisation three years ago,” says An Coimisiún Pleanála’s new CEO. In his first major interview, Peter Mullan explains how he is turning the ship around.
MDS, the builders of the Ringfort Estate in Co Meath, had tried to take over the site last year with an offer of €3m. But the offer was turned down by the receivers as too low.
The housing estate in Rathmolyon, Co Meath, was aimed at first-time buyers but when it ran into trouble it featured extensively in the media. Now a liquidator has been appointed to it.
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