Housing

Ireland needs 50,000 homes in 2025 to stay attractive, IDA chair says

Feargal O’Rourke says Ireland’s housing targets were not high enough amid fears over impact of accommodation crisis on foreign direct investment

Feargal O’Rourke, IDA chairperson: ‘What’s coming back is that actually those targets aren’t high enough. We need maybe 50,000 next year’