As 2019 moves swiftly into 2020, Clúid Housing – Ireland’s largest Approved Housing Body (AHB) – moves into its 26th year. With that in mind, the association is planning on how to build on a quarter century which has seen it go from a few houses in Clondalkin to over 7,000 across the country.Clúid Housing’s […]

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, in its role as Planning Authority, has made three applications to An Bord Pleanála to amend the Cherrywood SDZ Planning Scheme 2014, a summary of which is set out below: Following on from its application on 12th January 2017 to An Bord Pleanála to amend the Cherrywood Planning Scheme, a decision […]

The crucial point today is that there is still time to register to vote in this General Election Register to Vote up to 22 January Individuals urged to check their registration status if they are unsure whether they are registered The Register of Electors which will apply to the General Election on 8 February is […]

Mr. Eoghan Murphy T.D. Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government has today (17 December 2019) announced an extension to the public consultation period on proposed reforms to the judicial review provisions in the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended), as outlined  in the General Scheme of the Housing and Planning and Development Bill 2019. […]

Plans by Fingal County Council to build 70 new houses at Churchfields in Mulhuddart are now on public display. Under Part 8 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, the Council has announced plans to build the properties, which will comprise seven one-beds, 19 two-beds, 34 three-beds and 10 four-beds. All dwellings will be provided with […]

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar cut the ribbon to mark the opening of 26 new social homes at Monastery Close, Thurles on Friday 29th November for Thurles Lions Trust Housing Association. This new development consists of high-quality houses and apartments, which will cater for the different housing demands, including for those needing single storey accommodations in Thurles. […]

The commencement of the Cork County Development Plan Review has been DEFERRED in accordance with Section 11(1)(b)(i) which stipulates that where notice of a development plan review is due prior to the making of the relevant Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy, then notice of the review shall be deferred until not later than 13 weeks […]

There has been a lot of discussion in this House this week on housing and Rebuilding Ireland and unfortunately a lot of inaccurate and generalised commentary, from many of my colleagues across the floor. I think we all saw through the political stunt that was pulled here, last Tuesday evening. All I can say is […]

Galway County Council has approved a €10 million euro loan to purchase more land for social and affordable housing. Councillors have mixed views as they voted on the proposal at County Hall today. Galway county council’s primary housing land holdings comprise of over 38 hectares with 71% of the lands under construction, in the approval […]

Cork City Council has won two national awards Irish Social Housing Awards – one for its collaborative work in acquiring a city centre apartment block to fulfill local community requirements and a second for developing a best practice rightsizing housing scheme in Blackrock. Cork City Council was selected as overall winner in the ‘collaboration initiative’ […]