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Short-term lets outnumber long-term rentals by 16 to one, stark new figures reveal
Housing
These 32,000 properties could house all the families in emergency accommodation 15 times over, Social Democrats’ housing spokesman Rory Hearne told the Irish Mirror
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Mum-of-five in fear over 'paranormal activity' in new council house fails in court bid for move
Social housing
Louise Stokes said 'I never asked for a mansion, I asked for a safe home for my kids'
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'The day this country stopped building council houses is the day the housing crisis began'
News Opinion
'The housing crisis is a national emergency. We need the cleverest people in the land working on it - like Sean Canney'
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Construction commenced on 2,264 homes in August, Department of Housing confirms
Housing
For the first eight months of 2024, 37,622 homes commenced
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'Like a bunch of idiots, politicians and civil servants created a mess that was going to haunt us'
News Opinion
'We went from building thousands of new council homes every year to zero'
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Darragh O'Brien defends €475,000 pricetag for 'affordable homes'
Housing
As he opened the new Cookstown Lane housing development in Kilternan, south Dublin, on Wednesday, the Irish Mirror asked Minister O’Brien if he believed that €475,000 could be considered 'affordable' under the Government scheme.
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Magdalene Laundries remembrance site to include museum, research centre, parenting support facilities
Magdalene laundries
Exclusive: Planning permission for the redevelopment of the former convent on Sean McDermott Street will be lodged by the end of March
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Toddler suffers concussion after ceiling falls on her as she slept
Social housing
The 18-month-old girl's mother says the family have been living in unsafe accommodation since their previous home was targeted in an arson attack
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Woman with full-time job living in Cork cow shed because she can't afford rent
Homeless crisis
The German native describes herself as the 'squeezed middle' in society, who are 'too poor to live, too rich to die'
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Taoiseach says local authority social homes may be 'vacant for good reason'
Social housing
Figures obtained by Aontú leader Peader Tóibín show that there are 3,500 local authority homes vacant across the State.
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Irish family fearing homelessness after being struck off social housing list
Social housing
"Basically we are in no man’s land"
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Taoiseach says we need 60,000 new homes a year - we're nowhere near that number
Leo Varadkar
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that he believes that 60,000 homes should be built annually by the end of the decade, an increase of nearly 20,000 homes on the existing target.
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Leo Varadkar says 5,000 homeless people refused social houses in two years
Leo Varadkar
Taoiseach was defending his comments that 'lots' of people are refusing 'multiple' times
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'We will hit housing targets' claims Minister but he's unable to say how many social houses built
Housing
Mr O’Brien said: “The number one priority is homelessness.
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Garden 'too small' and no space for motorbikes among reasons for people refusing social homes in Ireland
Social housing
Many people on the social housing list also refused a home due to its proximity to an ex-partner
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'No guarantee' that scrapping development levies will lead to lower house prices, Dáil hears
Housing
As part of the Government's latest intervention on housing, the Cabinet agreed to scrap developer levies for a year. This will save €12,650 per home on average
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Irish ghost estate labeled 'disgusting eyesore' by residents awaiting council-promised redevelopment
Ghost estates
St Patrick's Park in Rathangan, Co Kildare was once a full and vibrant estate but plans to expand the estate in 2007 turned it into an 'eyesore'.
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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar accused of being 'smug' during fiery housing row with Ivana Bacik
Leo Varadkar
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Labour leader Ivana Bacik went head-to-head in the Dáil as Ms Bacik criticised the Government's social and affordable housing delivery in 2022
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New advice for people being evicted after lifting of ban and what happens if you're not eligible for social housing
Homelessness
The Cost Rental Tenant-in-Situ scheme is available for those ineligible for social housing and at risk of homelessness
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Fine Gael councillor says a lot of council house tenants have 'never worked and never will'
Social housing
The comments were made by Laois-based county councillor Aisling Moran
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'There will always be challenges' - Housing Minister on risk Government won't hit building target in 2023
Housing
Leo Varadkar admitted on Sunday that the target for 2023 was 'at risk'
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Taoiseach Micheal Martin thinks progress is 'objectively' being made on housing
Housing
Accusing Sinn Fein of being a 'party of catastrophe', Micheal Martin said that 'progress is being made, but I’m very clear that we need to make more progress than that'
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House where Keane Mulready-Woods was butchered and killed to go back on social housing list in Louth
Social housing
The property has been vacant and boarded up since the gruesome killing
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Government will fall short of target to build 9,000 social houses this year amid criticism
Social housing
“We don’t believe at this juncture that 9,000 will be met"
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