Ireland's Housing Crisis

Ireland’s housing crisis sparks debate: should people move to the countryside?

Ireland’s housing crisis sparks debate: should people move to the countryside?

Ireland’s housing crisis has triggered a fresh public debate, with media presenter Ciara Kelly suggesting that people may need to rethink long-held ideas about where and how they live. Speaking on Newstalk, Kelly said the traditional Irish aspiration of owning a three- or four-bedroom semi-detached house with front and back gardens is no longer realistic … Read more

Ireland's Housing Crisis

Ireland’s Housing Crisis Escalates: IDA Chairman Urges Annual Construction of 50,000 Homes

In a stark revelation, Feargal O’Rourke, the new chairman of Ireland’s Industrial Development Agency (IDA), addressed the Joint Enterprise Parliamentary Committee, emphasizing the critical need for an annual construction of 50,000 new homes to combat the nation’s housing crisis. O’Rourke pointed out that the current annual construction of 30,000 homes falls significantly short of the … Read more