Vacancy Watch: a big site near Fatima Luas stop
Even as the government casts around for new land to zone for homes, it is unclear when this plot will be built out.
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A senior citizens complex in Raheny is due to be knocked and rebuilt – but some tenants are hanging on
The doors of the two-storey blocks at St Anne's Court are now boarded over. All doors, that is, but three.
Council rules that law allows Rathmines co-living to be used for some short-term holiday lets
“It seems crazy,” says Kieran Rose, a former council planner. “An aparthotel is a totally different use.”
Council details €30m plan to revamp Glovers Court flats, off Aungier Street
The project would retrofit the existing building, and add extensions, to increase the number of homes from 38 to 53.
The government announced new plans for rent controls, but where are the plans to enforce them?
In a letter earlier this year, the director of the Residential Tenancies Board flagged issues with its current ability to enforce the law.
As council shoots for sweet spot with masterplan heights for an industrial estate in Glasnevin, has it hit it?
High buildings drive up construction costs and land values, some say, which means more expensive homes.
In Clonsilla, a plan comes together for the Old School House and surrounding lands
The council has published a draft master plan for the site, and is running a public consultation on it until 11 August.
A new cost-rental apartment in Vienna for €681 a month. Why’s it more than double that in Dublin?
Can more be done to bring down cost-rental rents in Dublin?
Dublin City Council releases plans for new development at heart of Cherry Orchard
The scheme could provide long overdue retail and community space in the neighbourhood.
Apprenticeship system is backlogged and underfunded, say unions
“In the midst of a housing crisis, it is unacceptable that the apprenticeships … are being under-resourced,” says Unite regional officer James McCabe.
Across rural Fingal, water treatment plants are at capacity
It holds villages back from growing. And, “it also has very serious consequences, not just for the environment, but for human health”.
Residents of Basin Street flats fear their long-promised redevelopment is now in limbo
Many of the social housing projects paused recently were on vacant sites but this one is different, says a local councillor.