# Homes

Last month

February 2023

# Housing

Ireland should follow Denmark and require vacant properties to be rented out, Varadkar advised

The NESC report suggests an NCT-style system could be set up for rental properties to ensure minimum standards.

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Feb 15th 2023, 7:33 PM

This year

2023

# first home

Housing minister rejects warning government scheme may push up house prices

Darragh O’Brien said he does not believe a state-backed scheme will have any “major implications” on driving up house price inflation.

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Jan 9th 2023, 7:43 PM

Last year

2022

# factcheck

FactCheck: Is the State the ‘biggest player in housing’?

The Taoiseach made this claim multiple times in the Dáil since 2021

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Nov 22nd 2022, 6:00 AM

# Homes

New Vacant Homes Tax targets unoccupied properties but there are some exemptions

It will be charged at three times the rate of the building’s local property tax liability.

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Sep 27th 2022, 6:23 PM

# Sponsored By Glenveagh Homes

Perfect for commuters: Check out these three-bedroom homes in Co Wicklow

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Sep 16th 2022, 11:05 AM

# Climate Change

Houses are built to keep heat in and that's a problem during heatwaves, especially in cities

Heatwaves will become more frequent and intense as climate change worsens.

Irish buildings and homes are generally built to hold in heat rather than stay well ventilated and cool in the summer.

This is increasingly becoming a problem as temperatures rise.

UCD planning professor says more emphasis should be put on adapting buildings to deal with higher heat.

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Aug 12th 2022, 12:05 AM

# Homes

€400 monthly payment for hosts of Ukrainian refugees to start in August

It’s an opt-in scheme with applications to receive it open from today.

25.8k

Jul 26th 2022, 2:24 PM

# Sponsored By Glenveagh Homes

Glenveagh has three and four-bedroom homes available in Baker Hall from €350,000.

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Jul 13th 2022, 9:32 AM

Voices

Dr Lorcan Sirr: Ukrainian refugees can be housed quickly and easily if government acts now

The senior lecturer in housing says the urgent need to house Ukrainian refugees may be what Ireland’s housing crisis needs, with political will.

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Apr 13th 2022, 8:15 PM

# Housing

Housing minister says government will pull 'every lever available' to house Ukrainian refugees

Vacant buildings are being examined to find spaces that can be converted to homes.

20.3k

Apr 12th 2022, 10:17 AM

# Housing

Revised mortgage-to-rent scheme to help more people in arrears to stay in their homes

Homeowners will have an option to purchase their home back at the price the State paid for it.

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Jan 24th 2022, 5:02 PM

All time

# Housing

DCC says 'no low hanging fruit' when it comes to vacant houses in the capital

The Deputy Chief Executive of the council says the assumption that there are over 30,000 plus vacant units in Dublin City needs to be diffused.

19.9k

Dec 14th 2021, 6:00 AM

# Homes

New mica redress scheme 'falls way short of the mark once again', campaigners say

Campaigners intend to march in Dublin again if the government does not revisit its plan.

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Nov 29th 2021, 9:29 AM

# Housing

Too many three-bed homes and not enough one-beds is one of Ireland’s big housing problems - Varadkar

Social Democrat TD Holly Cairns accused the government of overseeing a cost-of-living crisis in Ireland.

28.2k

Nov 25th 2021, 8:25 PM

# defective blocks scheme

Criticism of council after 19 rejections of pyrite homes in Mayo overturned on appeal

Applications had been rejected despite engineers’ reports and tests confirming the presence of pyrite.

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Sep 22nd 2021, 7:35 PM

# Homes

Mica protesters gather outside Fianna Fail think-in to call for 100% redress scheme

Fianna Fáil members gathering in Cavan today were met by around 30 protesters from Donegal.

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Sep 9th 2021, 5:26 PM

# Govt Plan

Affordable and social homes, tackling vacant sites: Key points from the major new housing plan

The new housing plan launched today allocates €4 billion annual investment in housing.

A new housing plan launched today allocates €4 billion annual investment in housing.

It sets out how the government intends to shape Ireland's housing landscape over the next ten years.

The plan says it aims to "eradicate" homelessness by 2030.

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Sep 2nd 2021, 5:38 PM

# Daft Report

Properties by the coast in Ireland now cost 23% more than before Covid-19 pandemic

This compares to a national average increase of just 8.7% in the same period.

34.8k

Jun 17th 2021, 6:15 AM

# Explainer

The Mica controversy explained: Here's why thousands of people took to the streets of Dublin to protest today

Homeowners are protesting in Dublin’s city centre today.

69.6k

Jun 15th 2021, 4:07 PM

# Homes

Fianna Fáil bringing motion to establish constitutional right to housing

It would amend Article 43 of the Constitution, which covers private property rights.

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Jun 4th 2021, 3:48 PM

# Homes

Representative group suggests investors are 'part of the solution' to housing crisis

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said in the Dáil yesterday that it would be “ideologically extreme” to ban investment on certain types of housing.

19.8k

May 7th 2021, 8:35 PM

# Housing Crisis

Drop in number of households needing social housing but almost 62,000 still on list

Last year the State delivered just over 5,000 new build social homes.

14.4k

Mar 9th 2021, 5:35 PM

# Housing

Average listed price of a home in Ireland was €269k this quarter - a rise of 7.4% on last year

The 7.4% year-on-year rise is the the largest such increase in three years.

31.7k

Dec 18th 2020, 6:10 AM

# ge2020

Sinn Féin's 'manifesto for change' pledges to build 100,000 homes and secure a referendum on Irish unity

The party has also committed to returning the pension age to 65 and abolishing the property tax.

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Jan 28th 2020, 4:43 PM

# Housing Crisis

Leo Varadkar says he isn't ashamed of his government's housing record

The Taoiseach said Fianna Fáil should be ‘embarrassed’ to discuss their housing policies.

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Dec 29th 2019, 7:30 AM

# Housing

'It's a huge success': First sale of mortgage-to-rent home back to original owner

The scheme allows people who are in mortgage arrears to remain in their homes and pay rent to an approved housing body.

71.0k

Jun 20th 2019, 6:05 AM

# CSO

These are the most expensive areas to buy a home in Ireland by Eircode

The CSO has published its latest residential property price index today.

179k

Jun 13th 2019, 4:32 PM

# Cabot Financial

Ulster Bank says it's 'unacceptable' a data breach resulted in its former customers' details being compromised

The breach resulted in names, contact information, and financial details being compromised.

22.8k

May 10th 2019, 12:05 AM

# Housing

'Cuckoo funds' shutting out first-time buyers and operating tax-free need urgent review, says FF

Corporate investors known as so-called ‘cuckoo funds’ have spent over €1.1 billion on nearly 3,000 residential properties in Ireland last year

20.3k

Apr 9th 2019, 3:29 PM

# just the facts

Factcheck: Were 18,000 new homes built in Ireland last year?

Housing figures are always a point of contention – let’s clear this up.

26.0k

Mar 30th 2019, 12:05 AM

# Concrete

Mica scandal: Families living in 'crumbling homes' as redress scheme awaits sign off

It is understood the roll out of the redress scheme is in its final stages.

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Mar 3rd 2019, 7:00 AM

# barnhill

'Not now and not ever': 1,000 new homes planned for west Dublin, which locals say brings a 'high risk' of flooding

The vast majority of Fingal County Councillors voted in favour of adopting the Barnhill Local Area Plan.

73.3k

Feb 17th 2019, 10:00 PM

# Housing

Just over 4,000 new social houses built last year as target missed

House acquisitions by local authorities has also risen.

19.3k

Feb 14th 2019, 6:05 AM

# interiors

10 Instagram homes that are giving us serious interiors envy

Lust-worthy homes.

11.2k

Dec 28th 2018, 11:56 AM

# Social Housing

The myth of the free council house: 'We're not just handing them over, that would be crazy'

Dublin City Council tenants paid a total of €78.3 million in rent last year.

102k

Dec 22nd 2018, 12:05 AM

# Sold

PTSB transfers thousands more of its customers to vulture fund servicer

Many of the mortgage-holders sold today had engaged with the bank and reached arrangements.

40.2k

Nov 29th 2018, 5:08 PM

# crisis

Reliance on government support by renters likely to increase after Brexit

The amount of money the State pays in Hap will also increase if Brexit results in further rent hikes in the capital.

11.0k

Nov 13th 2018, 10:15 AM

# off the rails

People are paying an extra €61,000 to live near a Luas stop

Buyers are now paying an average of €446,000 for a property close to a Luas stop in Dublin.

19.0k

Oct 9th 2018, 8:12 AM

# public land use

Dundrum, Skerries, Cork docklands and Mullingar: New Land Development Agency plans to build thousands of houses

Under the new plan, 10% of the public land identified for housing must be used for social housing and 30% for affordable housing.

26.2k

Sep 13th 2018, 4:53 PM

# Property Prices

House prices in Dublin up by 6.5% in the last year

As a whole, residential property prices at a national level have increased by 10% in the 12 months to July.

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Sep 11th 2018, 1:31 PM