There is an Irish podcast run by three self-described middle-aged women who talk about life at their age and their current struggles. I will admit, as a 29-year-old, I have little interest in listenin...

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has written to the Minister for Housing expressing serious concern about Government amendments to the Housing and Residential Tenancies (Miscella...

The knowledge economy, wage inequality & housing Part IV

It should come as no shock to anyone living in Ireland or those who have left Ireland that a recent fact-finding mission by the European Parliament’s housing committee found Ireland’s housing crisis t...

But opinion is divided among political parties over how significant issue of migration was in campaign

Beyond Generation Rent: Author and housing researcher Michael Byrne in conversation with Rory Hearne TD. Facilitated by Irish Times journalist Kitty Holland.

You may have heard talk about planning permissions being waived for homeowners to build standalone or modular units in their back gardens (often informally known as granny flats) up to 45sq.m. in order to increase the amount of available rental units in the country. These types of accommodations are not new and got its colloquial... Read more »

Changes to make it possible were to be included in a new law, when first announced. But they were dropped.

New-build apartments are also exempt from the 2% rent cap, which the Government believes will "incentivise" building.

They’re the kinds of sites that recent government measures have been intended to accelerate.

You have probably seen on social media either ads or people sharing “win a home” posts. They are always the same, usually telling you to like the post and follow the page for more opportunities, possi...

“I know many homeless people who tell me they would love to fall asleep on the first of December and wake up on the first of January. Christmas is the most miserable time for them.”

The Housing Crisis in ireland needs a radical solution that was suggested 50 years ago.

The Housing Crisis in ireland needs a radical solution that was suggested 50 years ago.

Introduction New research by the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice and ACET Ireland has identified almost fifty faith-based communities in the north-east inner-city of Dublin. A key aim of the resea...

Clúid housing announced they are now taking applications for a new cost-rental scheme in Belmayne that includes 1-, 2-, and 3-bed apartments. This, of course, is a good thing. Affordable housing is cr...

Irish country-pop singer, CMAT, recently released a new song “Euro-Country” in which she depicts life in Ireland since the Celtic Tiger and the Crash. The song is beautiful and haunting, reminding us ...