10+ hour, 43+ min ago  (594+ words) House prices rose by 6.2% on an annual basis in May, which was unchanged from the previous month, new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows. Residential price inflation has continued to moderate from its recent peak of over 10% in…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (557+ words) A subdivided house will not be permitted to have a modular dwelling in its garden without planning permission. Such developments will continue to require formal approval. Picture: Manon Gilbart Long-awaited plans to relax planning rules for home extensions, garden accommodation,…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (374+ words) A community group planning the development of three innovative cohousing communities in Cork, Dublin, and Mayo believe the initiatives can ease Ireland's housing crisis, as they pushed its case with housing minister James Browne on Tuesday. More than 90% of older…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (822+ words) What is needed now are detailed regulations defining how these secondary suites should be built, clear guidelines on how they should look, pre-approved templates to lower costs, a system of robust building inspections, and financial supports. File picture Fifty years…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (829+ words) Designer Lana Dullaghan in the living area of the Portobello property. Pictures: Annette Brock Space was limited. The budget was tight. But interior designer Lana Dullaghan’s imagination knew no bounds. When she first turned the latch on this 19th-century property…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago  (301+ words) Aideen O'Byrne bought the Lansdowne Place, Ballsbridge, apartment — marketed in 2017 as 'thought to be the most expensive in Ireland' — for some €6.16m and moved in in 2021. File picture A High Court dispute over alleged overheating of a €6m penthouse apartment in Dublin…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (598+ words) Knockglass, Ladysbridge, Co Cork has a B3 energy rating and a guide price of €645,000 Life moved at quite a clip in the early stages at this crisp Ladysbridge home, with the arrival of three children in as many years, and some…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago  (300+ words) Proposed schemes comprises 185 houses and 256 apartments City Hall has received plans for an ambitious residential development on the north side of Cork City, comprising almost 450 homes. Developers Murnane & O'Shea have written to the council seeking a 10-year planning permission for…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago  (502+ words) Nationwide, there are thousands of vacant, or derelict homes and buildings which could be brought back into use. Picture: iStock There’s a danger that the debate surrounding the easing of planning restrictions on one-off housing in rural areas could distract…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago  (745+ words) River views: The Kitchen/ living room of a two-bed at Horgan's Quay apartments. Picture: Eddie O'Hare CORK City’s newest large-scale apartment scheme, €140m 302-bed Horgan’s Quay, will open its registration portal to prospective tenants by the end of the summer, some…...