Daft.ie published the findings of its latest research on Friday which showed that the demand for housing across Ireland is up 17% over the last 12 months

All the schemes are of units consisting of two and three bed houses

Ciarán O’Connor of the OPW told the Oireachtas housing committee on Tuesday that the units were delivered fully fitted out

Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien, speaking in Cork on Friday, insisted that the choice to allow the ban on no-fault evictions to lapse had been a responsible decision.

The Government announced changes to the Housing For All plan on Tuesday, introducing measures aimed at refurbishing homes faster, speeding up construction and boosting the supply of affordable rental properties

The first move is to scrap development levies for 12 months to encourage building by saving an average of 12,650 euro per home

The 24 houses at Kilmore Rd Lower in Cork’s northside have become a major source of frustration, and an eyesore, with locals wondering when they will be finished, Sinn Féin councillor Kenneth Collins said

The local authority will hand the land over to the Respond Housing Agency for the purpose of social housing

Cork has seen less of decrease in price rises compared to the rest of the country

The plans attracted numerous submissions from local residents

Director of Housing, Niall Ó Donnabháin, said that it is a government scheme where the money is funnelled through Cork City Council to provide for the units

Two people in Cork City reported losses of more than a €1,000 each in the last number of days alone

The protest took place before tonight's meeting of Cork City Council, and occurred in the wake of the Government’s controversial decision to allow the eviction ban to lapse at the end of March

City Hall director of services Niall Ó Donnabháin told the council that it is committed to delivering on an almost 4,000-unit target up to 2026

He said that €878m had been spent on housing in Cork over the past year-and-a-half

Speaking to The Echo, HomeHak CEO and founder, Pat Drinan, explained that the HomeHak way of renting flips the usual renting model on its head.

The latest property report from MyHome.ie in association with Davy revealed a total of 3,150 houses were built in Cork City and county last year, and that house prices in the region increased. 

It follows the publication of expenditure figures from the Department of Housing which revealed a €1bn underspend in capital expenditure on housing across 2020, 2021, and 2022

Cork City Council has now approved the proposed development subject to 19 conditions

More than 4,300 notices to quit were recorded in the final three months of 2022, the latest figures from the Residential Tenancies Board show

Cork City Council refused planning permission

Cork City Council said it is aware that households in the Cork City area may have received a notice of termination

Mr Martin said the Government is “resolutely focused” on housing issues

The Labour Party is hoping to grow in Cork, Ivan Bacik said, and only by working together can parties of the left make things better for people, and deliver a more equal Ireland.

It comes as the Government defeated Sinn Féin’s motion calling for the eviction ban to be extended, securing a majority of 83 votes to 68 in the Dáil on Wednesday

Since its recent creation, 30 Cork people have shared their stories on the Eviction Map as they live in fear of becoming homeless

The meeting heard that almost 3,000 households nationally had been served with eviction notices since the intention to lift the ban had been announced, and in Cork more than 1,000 people were facing eviction next month.

Organisers say no intention to disrupt the parade, the protest is to be entirely peaceful.

Linda McCarthy, who currently lives in Cork city, said she has spent almost a decade waiting for a council house

The North-West ward councillor said the development is particularly aimed at single applicants in need of housing.

“It is now March, and nobody has moved into affordable housing in Cork city."

The eviction ban is due to expire at the end of the month

The new complex will feature a range of student amenities including a cinema room, a games area, and two roof terraces

The housing minister praised both Cork City Council and Cork County Council for seizing the opportunity to bring the homes back into use

The proposed Largescale Residential Development would consist of 400 homes – 360 houses and 60 apartments

The latest figures for homelessness in Cork City and county represents a year-on-year increase of 14% on December 2021, and an increase of 31% on December 2020.

Under the Government’s ‘Housing for All’ plan, local authorities were required to prepare a Housing Delivery Action Plan

Fifty social homes are planned at each of the four developments

Residential Zoned Land Tax was introduced in the Finance Act 2021

The apartment block would range in height from three to five storeys including under croft and basement parking

As part of Housing for All, a Local Authority Home Loan was initiated in January 2022.

Information obtained under the Freedom of Information Act showed that 7,190 people were on the local authority housing waiting list for Cork County Council at the end of October this year

The discovery was made earlier this week

The development would include 43 one-bed units, 30 two-bed units and 18 three-bed units as well as a creche, parking facilities and bike storage

HomeHak founder Pat Drinan says there is a “serious accommodation crisis facing frontline staff and hospital workers, resulting in more of these vital staff relocating elsewhere.”

Respond Housing Association offered its sympathies on Wednesday to the family of Father Cogan OFM, the founder and long-standing former Director and CEO

The former pub changed its name numerous times over the years, trading under names including The Gill Tavern, The Beggarman and The Red Horse Inn.

The price of the average second-hand three-bed semi in Cork County rose by 2.4% to €212,500

The Social Housing Construction Status Report for Q2 2022 shows that 110 social housing units were completed across Cork in Q2 this year, compared with 163 units completed in the same quarter last year.

The measure was announced as part of Budget 2023, and will see a levy of 10% introduced on concrete blocks, pouring concrete and other concrete products to offset the “significant cost” of the mica redress scheme agreed earlier this year