26 h. ago Pat Leahy: John Collison has mapped a way out of the Government’s lethargy

Our electoral system and political culture has taught politicians that above all, they should annoy nobody. The housing crisis is changing that

Politics

69 h. ago Government seeks new housing tsar to tackle accommodation crisis on a salary of €217,000

Housing Activation Office to focus on sites with potential for large-scale housing development

Politics

3 d. ago ‘I lived in bedsits and above Chinese restaurants’: Housing Agency chief on tackling accommodation crisis

Martin Whelan says private sector money needed to ramp up supply, but insists progress is being made

Events

4 d. ago ‘Is it really worth this much?’: How costs spiralled on a couple’s derelict home renovation

The Housing Crisis & Me: Ed Williams (40) and Alannah Horne (36) used vacant property funding on Dublin home

Politics

5 d. ago ‘We just wanted a roof over our heads’: Couple apply to build log cabin in parents’ garden

The Housing Crisis & Me: Aiva Tuohy and partner Dylan Tone, in their 20s, say they feel ‘forgotten’ by Government

Politics

5 d. ago Couple apply to build log cabin after failing to find rented home within €1,600 monthly budget

The Housing Crisis & Me: Aiva Tuohy and partner Dylan Tone, in their 20s, say they feel ‘forgotten’ by Government

Events

6 d. ago ‘There’s no other option’: Leitrim woman’s commute went from six minutes to six hours

The Housing Crisis & Me: Martha Gilheaney did not think it would be possible to buy anywhere in the country, let alone Dublin

Politics

9 d. ago David McWilliams: Australia’s housing crisis looks very like Ireland’s, but it’s not the same

The more people believe property prices can only rise, the more recklessly they behave

Politics

1 week ago Mark Keenan: Ireland sets the trend – now all western cities appear to have a housing crisis

Mark Keenan: Ireland sets the trend – now all western cities appear to have a housing crisis  The Irish Independent

Events

1 week ago Dublin City Council backs crackdown on Airbnb amid housing crisis

Dublin City Council backs crackdown on Airbnb amid housing crisis  Dublin Live

Events

3 w. ago Housing worker who lived in emergency accommodation as a child: We need to hear first

Rachel Lartey shares her own experience of living in emergency accommodation and how she’s now trying to record the stories of people she works with today.

Politics

3 w. ago Separated couples who can’t afford to live apart: ‘It is hugely difficult and horrible’

The housing and rent crisis adds another challenge to those in the middle of a relationship breakdown

Politics

3 w. ago ‘We sold our €10m Dublin house to give others a better life’ – Entrepreneur Niall Mellon on his charity, Ireland’s housing crisis – and his feelings about Nama

‘We sold our €10m Dublin house to give others a better life’ – Entrepreneur Niall Mellon on his charity, Ireland’s housing crisis – and his feelings about Nama  The Irish Independent

Events

3 w. ago The budget bet big on apartments. Will it help fix the housing crisis?

Four experts – a builder, an architect, an economist and a policy expert – weigh in on measures contained in Budget 2026

Events

3 w. ago Taoiseach ‘in denial’ after blaming housing crisis on council inaction

Taoiseach ‘in denial’ after blaming housing crisis on council inaction  The Irish Independent

Events

4 w. ago Opinion: Throwing more money at it won't solve the housing crisis. We need more workers

The proper time to have built infrastructure and housing here was during the last crash, writes economics professor Ciarán Casey.

Economics