The latest REA survey found 60% of sales in the county and 20% in Cork city were attributed to landlords leaving the market

More than 100 homes in two Cork City Council housing schemes were officially opened yesterday.

The site is located at the site of the former Blarney Park Hotel on St Ann’s Road, and is accessed by St Ann’s Road to the north

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One of five major urban expansion zones in Cork county, Water-Rock has been zoned to provide a mixed-use development delivered in three phases, which will eventually include 2,500 residential units

The first phase of the Dunkettle scheme comprises 550 homes, a creche, and a neighbourhood centre, and is part of a larger development of 1,090 homes planned for the site

The site, formerly home to Cogan's Bar, is on Cork County Council’s derelict sites register, and the council dismantled parts of the building due to safety concerns earlier this year.

There were 821 people were in emergency accommodation in Cork during the final week of April, up 4% on the previous month.

Frank Crowley, professor of economics at UCC, said Government plans to uproot the system is “reacting to votes, it’s not reacting to economic realities”.

The largest of these developments is a large-scale residential scheme comprising 544 homes across a 15.2-hectare site at Greenfield, Ballincollig.

The Land Development Agency chief executive said the completion of the land transfer “is an important milestone in our efforts to unlock well-located state land for the delivery of much-needed housing”.

A report from property website Daft.ie shows that rental property prices in Cork increased by 13% in the first three months of this year, significantly higher than the national average of 4.4%.

The proposed development on a 13.5-hectare agricultural site at Carriganarra in Ballincollig will include 128 houses, 172 apartment/duplex units, and a two-storey 100-space creche 

Earlier this year, The Echo revealed that three properties in the Copper Valley Heights private housing estate in Glanmire have never been occupied

The application seeks permission for a 104-dwelling development at a part-greenfield, part-brownfield site on Popes Road in Blackpool

As part of the project there is a target that 25% of the social housing stock will have an energy rating of B2 or better by 2030.

The off-plan sales launch marks a major milestone for the developer whose earlier attempts to develop the land were repeatedly shot down.

There were 124 deaths among people known to be homeless at the time of death in 2022, including 13 in Cork city and county, representing 11% of the total.

The focus is understood to be on lands bordering the proposed Northern Distributor Road, particularly on the northside of the city.

In 2024, Cork city saw 121 total refusals, higher than every other local authority, according to data provided in the Dáil by housing minister James Browne.

Last month, The Echo revealed that three properties in private housing estate Copper Valley Heights in Riverstown, built in the mid-2000s, had never been lived in.

Project consists of 452 homes, supported by resident amenity facilities, a single-story creche, and all ancillary site development works.

Applications for the new three- and four-bed houses at Silverwood, Youghal, will open at 12pm on Monday, April 20.

The scheme helped 224 people avoid entering emergency accommodation in 2024, but carryover commitments consumed the 2025 budget.

The 85.5m-high tower and adjacent buildings will deliver 217 homes when complete

Local authority intends to zone a further 250 to 280 hectares of land for residential development

Cork County has the highest number of homes lying vacant across any local authority in the country, the latest figures have shown, with over 8,500 empty homes across Cork as a whole.

Outside of Dublin, the highest number of apartments granted planning permission was in Cork (2,191), followed by Meath (772) and Wicklow (742).

The charity has also logged a 37% increase in calls about evictions in the first two months of this year, compared with the same period last year.

A total of 799 adults depend on emergency accommodation in the South West, a 25% increase in a single year, the latest government figures show.

Fewer than 900 homes completed across the city and county in 2025

The Council’s head of housing has said the local authority is looking at encouraging more like-minded single people into “co-living” in three and four-bed local authority houses

As well as reducing carbon emissions in line with national and EU targets, the retrofitting will lead to lower energy and maintenance costs and improve comfort, air quality, and living conditions for tenants.

The Anglesea Tce development comprises the demolition of all existing structures, including four buildings and some boundary walls, and the removal of a car park.

While Dublin accounted for the largest proportion of new residential address points, with 11,966 new additions, Cork followed in second, accounting for almost 11% of all new address points registered.

The scheme — across 4.5 acres of the landbank — is being developed in partnership with approved housing body Clúid

Micheál Martin rejects suggestion the more than 329 new social homes announced yesterday will have a negligible impact on Cork City Council's housing wait list. 

The new houses at Pulleen in Kanturk, constructed by Vella Homes, will be available for first-time buyers who do not already own a home, and Fresh Start applicants.

The bill for emergency accommodation within the region equated to about €70,000 per day last year.

SVP South-West’s reported its busiest Christmas periods on record, with families continuing to struggle under what the charity called “relentless cost-of-living pressures”.

Focus Ireland’s head of media communications, Roughan MacNamara, described the situation as “heartbreaking”.

The flats at Noonan’s Rd and the adjacent St Finbarr’s Rd, which are awaiting demolition, are prominent examples of O’Byrne flats.

The Cork City Northwest Quarter Regeneration (CNWQR) is a huge multi-annual, phased regeneration project which began in the Knocknaheeny and Hollyhill area more than a decade ago.

According to the Irish House Price Report Q4 2025, prices in Cork city are up 7.4% year on year for a semi-detached three bed home, and 5.7% in Cork county.

The city November figure includes 331 apartments, 30 scheme units, and five one-off houses. 

This year represented one of the “busiest years ever” in Cork for volunteers working at both the St Vincent de Paul (SVP) and Depaul charities, according to representatives who spoke to reporter Rachel Lysaght

Applications may be submitted between 12 noon on Tuesday, January 27 and midnight on Saturday, 17 February 17, 2026.

The extended grant aims to bring underutilised space above existing commercial premises into residential use, while recognising the additional complexity involved in these conversions. 

This is in contrast to the 92 people who applied to Cork County Council’s homeless services that were rejected in 2019.

There may be more than twice as many people awaiting housing in Cork, the Parliamentary Budget Office has said.