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# Floods

Clare coast worst hit by storms with repair works to cost over €23m

Local authorities across the country are in the midst of a clean up following the recent severe storms.

13.8k

Jan 11th 2014, 3:23 PM

# Dublin

Explosive device made safe outside home in Ballymun

Some residents in the area had to leave their homes in the early hours of this morning while the device was blown up safely.

8.5k

Jan 10th 2014, 9:51 AM

# Housing

Housing applications and commencements fell nationally in 2013

In Dublin, however, commencements rose by eleven per cent as demand for housing in the capital bounces back.

4.8k

Jan 8th 2014, 7:10 AM

# families

Financial pressures and lack of affordable housing linked to low fertility rates

A Trinity College symposium suggested that housing finance and pension systems depresses young couples’ ability to form households and as a result has also depressed fertility rates in that country.

6.3k

Dec 18th 2013, 6:30 AM

# Building

Optimism in construction sector 'at a record high'

Construction activity has now risen for three months in a row – but it’s still very low following the economic crash.

8.0k

Dec 9th 2013, 6:30 AM

# Bankrupt

Sean Dunne fails in bid to overturn bankruptcy

“I am a victim of lots of inaccurate publicity” Sean Dunne is quoted as saying in an email used as evidence in court.

9.4k

Dec 6th 2013, 4:24 PM

# Buy and Sell

Dublin property prices up 15 per cent as rest of country shows some positive signs

Although Dublin continues to outpace the rest of the county, today’s figures show that properties outside the capital are showing some early signs of turnaround.

12.0k

105

Nov 27th 2013, 2:35 PM

# Ghost Estates

Forty ghost estates targeted for demolition

None of the estates being considered by the government for demolition are currently occupied.

28.7k

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Nov 18th 2013, 10:23 AM

# Construction

President Higgins: The empty concrete shells that dot our landscape were born from reckless speculation

Speaking at the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland he said the construction sector was leaving a ‘disturbing’ part of its history behind.

10.7k

Nov 8th 2013, 7:16 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should people who give up their mortgages be allowed on housing lists?

Anyone who goes through the mortgage arrears process but still ends up surrendering their home will be able to join the local authority housing waiting list. Good idea? Bad idea?

15.5k

130

Nov 4th 2013, 11:04 AM

# Property Prices

Property prices rise again, that’s five months in a row now

Residential property prices at a national level, increased by 3.6 per cent in September but Dublin accounted for practically the entire increase.

20.2k

162

Oct 29th 2013, 10:00 PM

# building sector

Planning applications down 6% nationwide in 2013

Sligo and Leitrim had the worst construction performance for 2013, according to the latest edition of the National Housing Construction Index.

2.6k

Oct 14th 2013, 6:30 AM

# Property Tax

Over 75 per cent valued homes at less than €200,000 in property tax return

Just 3,180 valued their property at over €1 million.

11.0k

Oct 7th 2013, 12:23 PM

# pokey

These dilapidated capsule apartments were meant to be the future of housing

The Nakagin Capsule Tower was seen as the future of architecture when it was first built in 1972, with each 300-square-foot capsule acting a self-contained apartment. See them here.

25.3k

Oct 6th 2013, 9:45 AM

# Housing Market

Dublin property prices up 10.6 per cent as cash sales increase

Savills Ireland said mortgage buyers are struggling to compete with cash buyers.

15.3k

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Sep 26th 2013, 1:50 PM

# On the market

11 things that make flat-hunting a living hell

WHY does it have to be so hard? WHYYYYY?

32.2k

Aug 20th 2013, 9:30 PM

# On the up

Dublin driving continued growth of property prices

House prices across Ireland rose by 2.3 per cent over the last year with Dublin achieving growth levels of 8 per cent.

8.9k

Aug 20th 2013, 1:04 PM

# gaffs

Average rent hits €825 per month as Dublin prices rise significantly

It’s bad news for students going back to college in the coming weeks with prices rising by up to 7 per cent compared to this time last year.

14.6k

Aug 19th 2013, 6:30 AM

# Connecticut

Pics: Plane crashes into houses, four found dead

The propeller-driven plane struck two small homes near Tweed New Haven Airport in Connecticut, USA. The victims have not yet been identified.

22.1k

Aug 10th 2013, 7:10 PM

# Homeowners

Property tax to be taken from salaries of 50,000 people who haven't paid

The Revenue Commissioners has sent letters to people who have not yet paid the charge to urge them to pay.

14.8k

246

Aug 2nd 2013, 9:54 AM

Voices

Column: The family home needs to be protected in a debt crisis

The banks are not looking at the long-term resolutions strategies for homeowners in debt; the only available strategies are limited to those that that suit bank recovery, writes Julie Sadlier.

160

Jul 23rd 2013, 7:00 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Did you register to pay the property tax?

The deadline has come and gone but did you register to pay the new tax?

14.8k

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May 31st 2013, 10:15 AM

# Property

Property prices are still falling, according to latest CSO data

The average Irish home dropped in value by 0.5 per cent in March, with Dublin homes doing best and apartments faring worst.

10.6k

Apr 25th 2013, 12:34 PM

# we wanna live there

11 fictional homes we wish we could live in

Who doesn’t want to live in the Home Alone house?

6.5k

Apr 10th 2013, 1:30 PM

Voices

Column: This property tax is callous and a breach in democratic norms

The Government has no democratic mandate from the electorate for a property tax. In fact, they were elected on the very opposite of commitments, writes Kieran Allen.

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Apr 5th 2013, 7:00 AM

# Mortgage Arrears

Junior Minister admits banks have 'hoodwinked' the government

The Dáil debated a Fianna Fáil-proposed private members’ motion on the mortgage arrears crisis tonight but it was easily defeated by the government’s majority.

19.3k

Mar 27th 2013, 9:46 PM

# Insurance

Are you paying too much for home insurance?

According to a home insurance survey, only 1 in 10 homeowners had a professional reinstatement valuation carried out on their home.

8.1k

Mar 25th 2013, 11:53 AM

# Property Tax

Over 7,000 complete local property tax returns

Most homeowners have submitted their returns electronically as over 714,000 letters have now been issued by the Revenue Commissioners.

11.8k

108

Mar 23rd 2013, 7:15 AM

# Property Tax

Revenue website showing property values goes live

Are you a homeowner? This site will show you how much your property is worth so you can calculate how much property tax to pay.

69.6k

163

Mar 10th 2013, 2:30 PM

# West Belfast

Evacuation of houses during Belfast security operation

The PSNI has closed parts of two roads due to an ongoing security operation on Lenadoon Avenue, they said this evening.

3.9k

Mar 6th 2013, 7:58 PM

# Rents

Average national rent rose 2.2 per cent during 2012 – Daft.ie report

Rental rates in Dublin, Cork and Galway saw a second consecutive year of growth as a result of a shortage of accommodation in Ireland’s largest cities, the report reveals.

4.7k

Feb 11th 2013, 6:30 AM

# Houses

Fewer than 8,500 houses built in Ireland last year

Here is the table to show you how many houses were built in your county last year.

9.3k

Feb 4th 2013, 10:35 AM

# Mortgages

Irish Banking Federation agrees new initiative to help distressed borrowers

The new initiative is designed to help people struggling with their debt to stay in their homes.

5.5k

Jan 31st 2013, 8:07 AM

Voices

Column: Having the Revenue assess the value of your home is a totally unsuitable idea

There has been immense confusion over the valuation of homes for the property tax, which is why a site value tax would have been better, writes James Pike.

Jan 31st 2013, 7:00 AM

# living space

New York City extols virtues of small apartments

Population of NYC is due to grow by 600,000 inhabitants by 2030 – and new ‘state-of-the-art’ but tiny apartments are deemed to be one way of easing the squash.

17.8k

Jan 26th 2013, 10:30 AM