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# modular housing

This year
2023
# accommodation crisis
Taoiseach 'horrified' by burning of refugee tents as ministers to meet gardaí over protests
Migrant groups have expressed grave concern for the safety of asylum seekers sleeping rough.
A makeshift camp for migrants on Dublin's Sandwith Street was torched on Friday night amid demonstrations.
Integration Minister Roderic O'Gorman said people have the right to protest but not to 'intimidate'.
The Green Party TD said 180 beds will become available to be offered to migrants in the coming days.
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May 15th 2023, 6:00 PM
# Housing
Modular housing being held up by site issues, warns state architect
A number of rapid-build homes are being constructed at sites across the country to house Ukrainian refugees.
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May 2nd 2023, 5:56 PM
# Ukraine
Taoiseach to meet OPW minister over lack of progress on modular housing for Ukrainian refugees
Not a single unit has been delivered yet despite repeated promises about when the first homes would be ready.
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Apr 25th 2023, 2:22 PM
Last year
2022
# modular housing
First of 500 modular homes to accommodate Ukrainian refugees to be built by November
All of the units are set to be two-bed apartments and will be able to accommodate a maximum of four refugees.
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Jun 29th 2022, 5:02 PM
All time
# Homeless
Government provided just 20% of its planned target of rapid-build houses by the end of last year
The government’s 2017 Rebuilding Ireland progress report was released this week.
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Jan 27th 2018, 7:45 AM
# Cherry Orchard
Car crashed through fence at Dublin modular housing site, then set alight
Construction on the rapid-build homes at the site is due to begin next week.
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Sep 5th 2016, 4:12 PM
# homeless crisis
Finglas residents protest 'unnatural' plans for modular housing
The Finglas Action Group claim that the site of a proposed development has a history of anti-social behaviour.
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Apr 20th 2016, 9:53 AM
Voices
There's no reason to rejoice over rip-off modular houses. Let's build proper homes instead
Modular homes are exceptionally poor value for money in the long term, writes Dublin councillor Cian O’Callaghan.
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Apr 11th 2016, 8:00 AM
# almost ready
Next month, some people will FINALLY move into these temporary modular houses
“Snagging is expected to conclude during April 2016″.
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Mar 30th 2016, 7:45 PM
# Homeless
Modular housing set to be delayed after Dublin City Council cancels tender over 'technical issue'
A new tender was issued today.
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Mar 2nd 2016, 11:03 AM
# shoebox living
Here's a look inside New York City's first 'micro apartment'
This is the first modular prefab constructed building in New York City.
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Jan 9th 2016, 4:00 PM
# Homes
Proposals for more modular housing sites announced - here's where they are
Fingal and Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown councils have put forward the proposals.
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Dec 23rd 2015, 11:27 AM
# Baile na Laochra
Modular homes in Ballymun delayed after security staff threatened by people in balaclavas
The council signed a deal with Western Building Systems Ltd to have the 22 homes built by this Monday.
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Dec 18th 2015, 4:30 PM
# Housing Crisis
Plans for modular housing slammed as building actual houses would be cheaper
The department has said it is building houses but it will be two years before they come on stream and this is the solution in the meantime.
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Nov 25th 2015, 1:22 PM
# modular housing
Dublin may be getting five modular housing sites - here's where they'll be
But they divide opinion.
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Oct 29th 2015, 9:06 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Here’s everything you need to know this morning.
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Oct 29th 2015, 8:56 AM
# Prefabs
The first modular homes are being fast-tracked to be in place by Christmas
But where will they be put?
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Oct 21st 2015, 1:21 PM
# shovel ready
This week’s vital property news: A drop in Dublin prices and controversy over fire-proofing
Everything you need to know in one quick guided tour.
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Oct 1st 2015, 5:46 PM
# modular housing
Can 500 prefabs like this solve Dublin's homeless crisis?
The government has announced that 500 modular housing units are to be built in the capital with 150 delivered within four months.
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Sep 29th 2015, 6:24 PM
# modular housing
Could one of these six homes be the answer to the homeless crisis?
The four Dublin local authorities have opened a demonstration of modular housing.
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Sep 15th 2015, 8:01 AM