“first phase of the [former Dundrum Mental Hospital] development includes 203 one-bed (37%), 300 two-bed (55%) & 44 three-bed apartments (8%), which will all feature balconies or terraces”
www.dlrcoco.ie/news/general...

Always good to chat to @tonygroves.bsky.social about housing politics. We discuss the Spanish situation and then how it relates to housing politics internationally and in Ireland

*REMINDER* public consultation on latest apartment standards reduction closes tomorrow 12 Oct at 5:30pm www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

*REMINDER* public consultation on latest apartment standards reduction closes tomorrow 12 Oct at 5:30pm www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

‘Ireland has had steady deterioration of standards. Space is one of key declines in latest planning guidelines

Allowing a 32sq m studio is equivalent of “two parking spaces with a bathroom & a wardrobe.. so small you need air conditioning to ventilate it”
www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/...

‘Land Development Agency buys Dundrum objector’s house for €2.15m’

.. sets a precedent, and not a good one in my opinion. They may come to regret this approach
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous...

Everyone should have a home

‘New Paris exhibition explores Ireland's housing crisis through contemporary art’ @france24.com

www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...

‘Increasing Rent-a-Room to €16k & linking it to modular garden homes, will prove vital for many thousands of Irish homeowners’

..many garden homes are going to lose money due to non-compliance, enforcement, neighbour disputes & lack of consumer protections imo
www.independent.ie/irish-news/b...

‘No affordable-purchase homes with council negotiating for alternative cost-rental scheme

Affordable housing required as part of site’s zoning. However council has been unable to reach agreement with developer’

.. projects shouldn’t be permitted without agreement www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

#Housing discussions this #BudgetDay2027 #Speirgorm

“Better homes for communities, not taller apartment buildings, are the solution

..trend among State agencies, politicians & developers to favour taller apartments & lower-quality homes must be re-evaluated

Assumptions that taller is cheaper must be questioned” www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...

World Architecture Day
5 October 2026

Theme:
“Housing is a Human Right. Build It.”

“Architects are called to engage beyond design practice, contributing to discussions on housing policy, affordability & equitable access to the built environment” www.uia-architectes.org/en/celebrati...

“Ireland’s crisis is especially acute. Our comparative research on Ireland &Spain found despite different legal systems & housing traditions, both countries are experiencing same outcome: severe, protracted housing insecurity leading to evictions & homelessness” theconversation.com/spains-housi...

This week’s housing opinions of economists that don’t hold up to any scrutiny at all, in my view
#Speirgorm #Housing

‘Kilkenny opens largest-ever council social #housing development’

Local authority-led, award winning, sustainable

€35m for 88 social homes, community centre & group home

..no reason this can’t be done everywhere. Well done Kilkenny CoCo & van Dijk Architects
www.independent.ie/county/kilke...

2023
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