The Cork Council of Trade Unions will, alongside opposition parties and community groups, hold a city centre ‘Raise the Roof’ rally on Saturday, June 21, to highlight the housing crisis across Cork city.

The house itself is designed with a low-pitched roof and split-level layout that makes good use of space.

This is according to the figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) which were contained in its latest monthly Housing Hub statement.

New figures show that at least one in every four boarded up council home has been empty for longer than 12 months.

The study also revealed that Irish people have the second highest level of concern about the future because of the affordability of housing.

Rent pressure zones were introduced in 2016 to help control spiralling increases for tenants.

Micheál Martin said that the opposition was to the word ‘tsar’, but ‘either way, government decides’ housing policy.

Cork City Council announced in April that it had not been given enough funding by the government to cover last year’s acquisition of properties or acquire new properties this year, despite already having committed to them with the understanding that funding would be provided.

Sinn Féin’s finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty mentioned a warning by the secretary general of the Energy Department.

The development at Woodbrook, which will have access to new Dart station, will include 102 one-bed and 226 two-bed homes

Resistance to an easing of rent caps has been likened to opposition against water charges by Sinn Fein’s housing spokesman.

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Sherry FitzGerald estimates Ireland needs to build around 56,200 homes a year every year, but 62,000 or more for the next few years in order to catch up.

Cork County Council approved plans for 469 homes on a site at Castlepark on St Joseph’s Road, Mallow, Co Cork

In addition to the new housing target, Bank of Ireland is also convening a group of key housing market stakeholders

“We are in the middle of a housing crisis. It’s very important that we look at all options, nothing is off the table,” Mr Gilligan told RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland

Some 252 households were safeguarded from homelessness in Cork between the start of January and end of March, 109 in the city and 143 in the county.

This is up from a low of just €765 in 2011 and 48 per cent higher than before the outbreak of COVID-19.

Cork North Central Sinn Féin TD Thomas Gould described the rents being charged as “exorbitant” and “unaffordable” for most families.

The matter was raised in the Dáil this week. 

The RTB said Galway had experienced eight consecutive quarters of high growth in rent prices

Threshold, which s renters, has helped 1,362 people in Cork who have received a notice of termination since January 2024, data provided to The Echo shows.

Plans submitted by Marshall Yards Development Company Ltd for a large-scale residential development of 93 homes, made up of a mix of two-, three-, and four-bed units, as well as a creche with capacity for 68 children, have been granted by Cork County Council.

Mr Kearney said he was not asking for much from Cork City Council.

With the latest Cork Simon Community 'Home Truth' report looking at the increasing demand for smaller housing units, Amy Campbell reports on the difficulties faced by people seeking one and two bed units in the city, many of whom find themselves stuck in emergency accommodation.

Brendan McDonagh has withdrawn his name from consideration to be the office’s first chief executive.

Accompanied by housing minister James Browne and minister of state Jerry Buttimer, Mr Martin was inspecting progress on more than 600 new State-owned affordable homes at two housing schemes at Marina Depot on the Cork Docklands site, and at Horgan’s Quay.

Micheál Martin said Brendan McDonagh, who he spoke to on Thursday, does not want to be part of the ongoing controversy.

The Nama chief executive said he was withdrawing ‘in light of the controversy’ that had arisen.

Pearse Doherty said the ’embarrassing’ €430,000 appointment was ‘a slap in the face’ for working people.

There are a total of 957 apartments planned, including 140 studios.

The Sinn Féin leader questioned the need for a ‘housing tsar’, suggesting the role was effectively an ‘expensive job share’ with the Housing minister.

Research completed on behalf of the Department of Housing found that Airbnb’s entire property listings are highly concentrated in specific local areas, which often do not have a large private rental sector (PRS) anyway.

Figures provided by Cork City Council show that — of 1,791 inspections of HAP properties carried out in 2024 — just 348, or 20%, ed.

Two weeks ago, Cork City Council said Government funding was “insufficient to adequately cover current commitments from 2024 into 2025” and the council’s acquisitions programme was “now ceased”.

The report reveals soaring housing prices, with the midwest experiencing a 44 per cent increase in home prices over the past five years. Co Limerick alone saw a rise of nearly €70,000 (22 per cent).

Micheál Martin has rejected the ‘negativity’ expressed by those who spoke at a major protest in Dublin over the weekend.

The application, submitted to Cork City Council this week, seeks permission for the construction of a development consisting of 348 units in Wilton.

There were 18 more adults and 22 more children homeless in March than in February, according to official figures.

The ceremonies marked the opening of 97 new homes and the sod-turning for 12 more

The online bank initially plans to offer home loans through its app with telephone from staff

There is at least one Airbnb for every 10 private rental sector properties in 38 out of 166 local electoral areas.

'Reforms remain necessary for housing delivery to ramp up, which is even more important as uncertainty due to tariffs slows Irish economic growth this year'

There was a 2 per cent increase in the number of homes completed this year compared with last year, mostly due to apartment completions.

Minister for Housing James Browne has pledged to publish quarterly performance reports from this year on.

Clúid Housing, Ireland’s leading Approved Housing Body, has officially opened the application process for 51 two and three-bed cost-rental houses at its new development at Newton Heights on the Boherboy Rd.

Mr Chambers, who has criticised planning objections, previously opposed a development which included apartments over ‘aesthetic’ concerns.

A Cork TD says families fear they will be homeless in the coming weeks.

Tuath Housing, which was established in 2006, has more than 15,000 properties nationwide, providing homes to more than 38,000 tenants.

The majority of available HAP properties are in the capital, and overall supply is falling across the country.