# House

Last month

March 2023

Landlords selling property will have to give tenant option to buy under new scheme

The First Home Scheme is to be amended to include tenants who wish to buy the property when their landlord is selling up.

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Mar 7th 2023, 4:30 PM

This year

2023

# Damien English

Property questions take out another minister but this resignation is different to the Troy saga

English’s resignation is solely due to a 2008 planning application.

Fine Gael TD Damien English resigned his position as Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment today.

The Meath West TD resigned solely due to a 2008 planning application in which he failed to declare he owned a house.

Public scrutiny of politicians’ ownership of housing has ramped up in recent months following the controversy surrounding TD Robert Troy and his properties.

13.8k

Jan 12th 2023, 3:01 PM

Last year

2022

# Housing

Government plans to roll out rapid-build houses to deal with 'enormous' housing crisis

Taoiseach says rapid-builds must play a role in the housing solution.

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Oct 26th 2022, 8:46 PM

# long-term leases

Taoiseach dismisses concerns about investor funds selling homes between each other for €1.7m

Taoiseach Micheál Martin says the solution is ramping up supply.

24.2k

Oct 4th 2022, 5:28 PM

# factcheck

FactCheck: Is the renters' €500 tax credit just worth seven days' rent in Dublin?

The claim was made by a housing charity after the budget was announced.

15.3k

Sep 28th 2022, 3:51 PM

# St Patrick's Day

Taoiseach hopes 'in-person' St Patrick's Day events can return with White House visit on the cards

This year will be Micheál Martin’s last opportunity as Taoiseach to visit with the US president in Washington DC.

13.1k

Jan 26th 2022, 6:18 PM

All time

# housing story

Are you an Irish person living abroad? We want to know your housing story

In a follow-up to our look at housing in Ireland, we want to find out what it’s like living abroad.

11.7k

May 12th 2021, 11:32 AM

Voices

Opinion: 'The housing game is rigged against the single population of this country'

Unless you earn over €70k or have wealthy parents, you’re simply not catered for when it comes to owning a house, writes Jenn Gannon.

38.7k

May 10th 2021, 7:00 AM

# High Court

Men remanded in custody over failure to vacate controversial Roscommon farm

The judge urged both men to get legal advice.

22.1k

Nov 25th 2020, 7:14 PM

# Legal Battle

Judge to rule next month on Ronan Ryan and Pamela Flood's battle to keep their home

The judge will give his judgment on 7 October.

24.2k

Sep 16th 2019, 4:17 PM

# interiors

10 Instagram homes that are giving us serious interiors envy

Lust-worthy homes.

11.2k

Dec 28th 2018, 11:56 AM

# homeless to home

'I can't describe the feeling... Just to know that I can now live a proper life with my kids'

Peter McVerry Trust opened 13 new apartments for families and children affected by homelessness in Dublin’s city centre.

35.0k

Dec 4th 2018, 4:22 PM

# Eamon Lillis

Minister to support 'Celine's law' proposals to prevent killers profiting from their crime

The Law Reform Commission recommended changes after the Eamonn Lillis trial.

16.4k

Oct 2nd 2018, 6:00 AM

# love island

Laura from Love Island struggled with some baby Guinesses in a Dublin bar last night

Happens to the best of us.

8.1k

Aug 24th 2018, 3:53 PM

# Start Mortgages

PTSB defends timing of letters to homeowners about mortgage sale to vulture fund

The announcement was made about the loans earlier this week – and it has since emerged that the portfolio included performing loans.

18.2k

Aug 5th 2018, 6:00 AM

# property ladder

People are paying an extra €114,000 to live near the Dart or Luas

The most expensive house prices are in Sandymount, Lansdowne Road and Sydney Parade.

18.6k

May 22nd 2018, 12:05 AM

# Architecture

'How I created my dream home from a house that hadn't been renovated since 1934'

Home renovations often take more time and money than planned.

63.5k

Apr 1st 2018, 8:30 PM

# Castleknock

Glenda Gilson's parents lose Dublin home due to debt

A judge has given them six months to sell the property “before the bank does”.

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Mar 9th 2018, 4:13 PM

# Jailed

Man promised girlfriend he'd buy non-existent site for house, before gambling away over €22,000

Michael Williams has been jailed for nine months.

47.9k

Jan 11th 2018, 9:45 PM

# mortgage to rent

'We are crying out for help': A father's letter to the Taoiseach as he battles to keep family home

Karl O’Doherty had been advised by the Master of the High Court to write to Leo Varadkar.

35.4k

Nov 29th 2017, 12:02 AM

# Bills Bills Bills

It costs about €16,000 per year to run a house - just under half the average wage

However, it’s about €5,000 less than during the boom.

33.5k

Nov 6th 2017, 6:15 AM

# Courts

Jackie Lavin case against Bill Cullen over alleged €1m house purchase deal resolved

Lavin claimed she had suffered loss and damage as a result of being deprived of the opportunity to buy the house.

43.4k

Oct 26th 2017, 12:40 PM

# Killegy House

Jackie Lavin and Bill Cullen to face off in court over alleged €1m house purchase deal

Lavin claims she has suffered loss and damage as a result of being deprived of the opportunity to buy the house.

38.5k

Apr 27th 2017, 6:17 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Do you plan to buy your own home?

The average list price of a house is now €230,000.

23.0k

Apr 2nd 2017, 9:41 AM

# Lucan

Convicted paedophile ordered to sell his house to pay €100,000 awarded to his nephew

The price will be negotiated in secret between John O’Neill and any prospective purchaser.

23.1k

Mar 20th 2017, 2:40 PM

# the all ireland medals

RTÉ aired an all-time classic Room to Improve and people fell in love with Mary all over again

The final episode of the series has been delayed.

8.6k

Mar 13th 2017, 10:57 AM

# Pyrite

'Our home is crumbling into the ground': Family in Mayo forced to abandon house

Thousands of houses around the country are affected by pyrite and mica.

115k

Mar 12th 2017, 8:00 PM

# maudie

This Irish film tells the fascinating story of a tiny folk-artist called Maud

Maud Lewis is a folk art hero in her home country of Canada.

13.3k

Feb 11th 2017, 8:30 PM

# ice house

Man arrested in connection to murder of Irene White in 2005

White was found fatally stabbed in her home.

25.0k

Jan 20th 2017, 1:28 PM

Russell Westbrook hit a ref in the head with the basketball and a former player says it was intentional

The OKC star received a technical foul on the play.

7.9k

Jan 5th 2017, 8:02 AM

# kindness of strangers

'I can walk a little taller': Radio listeners donate €15k to woman at risk of losing home

The woman is in arrears of €28,000 and was facing repossession.

14.4k

Dec 21st 2016, 2:12 PM

# Saggart

Family forced out of home after 'toxic' mould made their children sick, court told

Shane and Antoinette O’Reilly claim issues with their house resulted in their two young sons developing respiratory infections.

15.8k

Dec 8th 2016, 9:20 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should first-time buyers get a government grant?

Plans to tackle the housing crisis include a scheme to help first-time buyers.

29.6k

Jul 20th 2016, 8:53 AM

# Price Drop

David Drumm cuts the price of his American home by $25,000

Drumm faces two trials here in Ireland.

16.2k

Jun 8th 2016, 12:39 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Do you expect to buy your own home?

The average age of first-time home buyers is now 34.

28.4k

Jun 7th 2016, 10:11 AM

# Excavation

No human remains found in search of south Dublin garden

The search was being carried out after a woman alleged two children she gave birth to were murdered and buried there.

24.1k

Jun 5th 2016, 3:19 PM

# Ballycastle

Second arrest over 'heinous' murder of 48-year-old man

The officer heading up the investigation said the man suffered “a traumatic and frightening death”.

13.5k

Jan 30th 2016, 1:08 PM

# England

Muslim schoolboy wasn't interviewed because of 'terrorist' spelling mistake, police say

Under UK law, the child’s teachers followed protocol by reporting him.

36.0k

Jan 20th 2016, 10:26 PM

# Property Porn

Take a look around Sarah Palin's ultra-lavish Arizona compound

It’s up for grabs for for a cool €2.2 million.

44.9k

Jan 10th 2016, 5:30 PM

# Property

This fairytale 18th century plantation is for sale in South Carolina for $17.5 million

The property is the third-oldest plantation in South Carolina and it has two guesthouses and some stunning land.

23.5k

Nov 22nd 2015, 5:30 PM