Construction Warning Irish infrastructure could be delayed as engineering firms search for staffBusinesses are now looking at hybrid working where possible to attract people from overseas
Housing Housing completions to drop 8% in 2023, falling short of government target, analysts sayDavy predicts 27,500 home completions this year – even as the government targets 29,000
Housing Landlords leaving rental market blame high taxes and low profitsRTB survey shows feeling among landlords that taxes are too high and regulatory environment is too stringent
Business Post's View Editorial: Government needs to prove it can respond to the housing crisisThe Minister for Housing is promising an overhaul of the planning process and a new Bord Pleanála, but he needs to ensure that this is not merely a rejigging and rebranding of the current system
Housing John Walsh: HSE failures show why Ireland should not throw endless money at housingIf it is not viable to build houses when prices have never been higher, at what point does it become viable?
Housing Conor O’Connell: Extraordinary times mean a unified effort is needed to build homes for allWe are entering a difficult phase of housing development as escalating costs coincide with land shortages and other problems, but housing initiatives, planning advances and a cooperative approach could boost delivery
Housing Push for eviction ban to be extended as number of homeless hits new highChief executive of Depaul says continuing the eviction ban beyond the end of March is necessary to ease the pressure on housing services
Housing Darragh O’Brien hails Housing for All beating targets but says new measures may be neededNew figures show almost 30,000 new homes were built in 2022, more than 5,000 above the government’s target
Housing Almost 60% of fast-track housing applications in 2022 yet to be decided on by An Bord PleanálaA major backlog has developed within the planning authority that means almost 29,000 housing units submitted under the Strategic Housing Development process are still awaiting a decision
Housing Campaigners say 100% Celtic Tiger redress shows ‘discrimination’ against mica homeownersMica Action Group says €2.5 billion scheme for up to 100,000 apartments is more comprehensive than scheme for those in Donegal, Mayo and elsewhere
Planning Dublin student village refused planning permission to prevent ‘overbearing’ on nearby propertiesHazelwood has sought permission to build two new rooms for its shared accommodation on Botanic Avenue
Housing State housing body prioritises 3 bed homes for first-time buyersHome Building Finance Ireland was set up after developers said access to finance was a major barrier to construction projects
Housing Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund cuts its stake in Irish housebuilder GlenveaghGIC was one of the company’s first backers when it went public in 2017
Business Post's View Editorial: Amateurish property developers are a menace to public finances Over and over, Irish property developers have shown a lack of competence, imagination or foresight, and then do nothing but assign blame elsewhere
Politics Elaine Byrne: The ‘rainy day’ Fine Gael is saving for is here – it’s called the housing crisisHousing has already cost the government two ministers, and there is every chance that it will cause further instability in the months ahead
Housing Developers may turn offices into houses to speed up delivery of homes in Ireland, CBRE saysThe real estate group said that the repurposing of commercial properties into housing has become a feature of other markets
Property House prices rose by 8.6% in November 2022 but rate of growth continuing to slowDespite the house price rises, figures from Ireland’s Central Statistics Office show property inflation actually slowed for the eighth month in a row
Housing Housing crisis a ‘big pinch point’ in recruiting overseas workers, Enterprise Ireland warnsLeo Clancy said that larger Irish firms are struggling to recruit staff from abroad because of a lack of accommodation
Housing Ian Guider: Forget crisis summits on housing, the government needs to get its cheque book out The state does not have the expertise, people or time to build much-needed housing and apartments, so it needs to pay others to do so – and fast
Housing Developers could get tax breaks to build apartmentsThe government is considering financial incentives to activate 70,000 idle planning permissions, but any such tax breaks would not apply to houses
