In July, Cork City Council advertised its intention to demolish Blocks Two and Four of the Noonan’s Rd flats.

The plans provide for a mix of 305 detached and semi-detached houses, townhouses, bungalows, and 164 apartments and duplex units in buildings up to three storeys in height.

It is the first time the number of homeless children has surpassed 5,000.

There is a significant gap between the amount of apartment units granted planning permission compared to those actually delivered in Cork city. Amy Campbell examines the figures

The latest Daft.ie quarterly report shows that, nationally, rents have climbed by an average 1.6% in the second quarter of the year, with the monthly average now €2,055.

There have been 160 reports of accommodation fraud in the first six months of this year, an increase of 22%, gardaí say. Reported losses total €385,000, compared with €617,000 for the full year of 2024.

According to insurance company Chill, a single person applying for a mortgage would need to earn €82,837 under Central Bank rules.

According to the latest quarterly rental report by Daft.ie, the cost of renting rose for the 18th consecutive quarter.

Cork city’s commencements were a decrease from 21 in July 2021, and the lowest July commencement levels since 2018.

Market rents rose by an average of 1.6 per cent in the second quarter of 2025.

In order to fulfil the requirements of the SSHA for 2025, Cork City Council is obliged to contact all qualified households identified as being in need of reassessment.

Property owners who do seek to regularise their unauthorised use through planning retention applications however face an uphill struggle in securing planning retention for their short-term letting.

With the national median price of a dwelling now at €370,000, the CSO figures show how affordability pressures are deepening in Cork.

The median price of a dwelling purchased in the 12 months to June was €370,000.

The gap between the average rate in Ireland and that of the euro zone also continues to narrow.  

The development will be comprised of 232 dwelling houses, 312 apartment/duplex units, a two-storey creche facility, and a commercial/retail unit.

Both homes are situated on a quiet lane in Co Wexford

A spokesperson for Fáilte Ireland provided figures collated from open-source data which has been ‘scraped’ from four of the largest booking platforms operating in Ireland: Airbnb, Booking.com, Tripadvisor, and VRBO.

In Cork, 16 of the buildings for which the OPW has responsibility are currently vacant.

According to the Ireland Liveability Index, Co Waterford is the best county to live in

Owner Ted O’Connell, who took over the bar from Derek Gerrity, told The Echo in 2015 that the closure was “very, very sad”, but that economic factors also impacted in the years leading up to the closure.

Election expenses are reimbursed to a candidate at a presidential election who is elected or, if not elected, the total of their votes exceeds one quarter of the quota.

Casey said the development comes at a pivotal time, as the Government faces increasing pressure to tackle the national housing crisis, particularly in Donegal

An Coimisiún Pleanála rejected the joint application by developers, Kelland Homes and Durkan Estates, to construct 655 new housing units on a 18.3-hectare site between Saggart and Citywest.

Municipal district councils around the county will benefit as the €7.6m over four years (€1.9m per year) generated by this extra 5% will be available to them to carry out footpath repairs and other maintenance tasks.

Department of Housing figures published on Friday showed the number of people using emergency accommodation rose to 15,915 last month.

It comes just days after an even larger apartment complex in a separate part of the Bessborough grounds in Cork was refused planning.

Ciara O’Reilly, 48, had gone on a TV3 show, 'Evicted at Christmas', which highlighted her case as well as a number of others facing eviction

The development, consisting of 98 residential units, will be located in Carrignafoy, around 1.4km from Cobh town centre.

Opposition parties came out on Friday afternoon to criticise the government’s record on homelessness.

It brings to over 15,000 the number of homes built so far this year – which is half of last year’s total.

One commentator said said the increase in housing completions was encouraging, but were still nowhere near where they need to be

An Coimisiún Pleanála rejected an application for permission to construct 241 houses and 409 apartments on the outskirts of Bray

A number of people are allegedly in illegal occupation of three buildings in Dublin owned by the Peter McVerry Trust

Cork City Council tenants in Shandon Way, a 13-apartment square located off John Philpott Curran St at the top of Shandon, say they have been plagued by illegal dumping in their underground carpark since the development opened two decades ago.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the review is significant in addressing Ireland’s infrastructure needs.

The latest housing commencement data, released by government this week, shows that in June this year, 19 homes commenced in Cork city and 71 in the county.

Department of Housing figures indicate that the total number of housing commencements to date for this year was 6,325 as compared to 34,581 by June of last year.

The quarterly report shows that just 32 properties were available to rent within the HAP scheme.

Property prices in Dublin rose by 6.9% in May, while those outside the capital jumped 8.7%

It follows rumours the homes in Coolock are to be used for asylum seekers

Market rent resets will undermine the Government’s own security of tenure proposals, a housing charity has said.

Housing Minister James Browne said a lot of tough decisions will be made as part of Budget 2026.

The Cabinet signed off on new guidelines for apartment building brought by Minister James Browne on Tuesday.

The new guidelines reduce the minimum size of studio apartments from 37 square metres to 32 square metres.

The Housing Minister said he wants to clear away red tape and address ‘viability issues’, which he blames on causing delays in the housing system.

Fianna Fáil councillor Fergal Dennehy, who was elected Lord Mayor last month, welcomed news that the city council achieved 106% of its 1,646 target.

Asking prices for houses nationwide went up by 7% over the year, according to new analysis.

The Housing Minister is bringing proposed changes to apartment building guidelines that will, among other things, reduce the minimum size of units.

The Government has proposed regular publication of data on the performance of councils in constructing social housing on local authority land