housing crisis

€25k Leitrim tiny house

LIVING

The €25k Leitrim tiny house has been updated with a cottage aesthetic

More than 10 years on from building his revolutionary house on a tight budget, architect Dominic Stevens has…

By Megan Burns

SELF

68% of Irish people in their late 20s are living at home — so how is it impacting their sex lives?

Between the pandemic, housing crisis, and exorbitant cost of living, many young people have been forced to move…

By Sarah Gill

AGENDA

2024 Budget: How will women be impacted by the cuts and credits?

Budget 2024 was revealed this afternoon with government officials signing off on a number of measures including cuts…

By Sarah Finnan

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AGENDA

The housing crisis is robbing us of ‘the village’

We are constantly talking about the cost of housing, but Ireland is also facing other crises, and they…

By Roe McDermott

Micheál Martin

AGENDA

As Covid concerns peak again, Taoiseach Micheál Martin on making the big calls

As Covid concerns peak again, Dearbhail McDonald sits down with Taoiseach Micheál Martin to reflect on the challenges…

By Dearbhail McDonald

AGENDA

No ordinary housing crisis: ‘We are angry, we are frustrated, we are stuck’

The typical path through life – grow up, get married, buy a house, have kids – is no…

By Amanda Cassidy

AGENDA, LIVING

Average cost of room in shared accommodation is up by 0.3% in Dublin

A new report by daft.ie has found costs in rent have remained largely unchanged around the country for…

By Edaein OConnell

EDITORIAL

‘I’ve officially been squeezed out of the Dublin rent rat race. I’m moving an hour and a half away’

The Dublin rent crisis is among some of the top issues that will ultimately decide the upcoming general…

By Amanda Cassidy

renting

EDITORIAL

‘Too difficult to live’: This is a bleak reminder that Dublin renting is at its worst

We know there's a housing crisis in Dublin. Every month there seems to be another report. Such as…

By Jennifer McShane

EDITORIAL

‘The reality is that I’ll probably die on these streets’

Homelessness is about more than not having a home. It is also a loss of roots and identity…

By Amanda Cassidy

Life of a Millennial - Moving back home with my parents

EDITORIAL

Life of a millennial: I just moved back home with my parents

At the age of 28, I've had to move back in with my parents. Life as a millennial…

By Grace McGettigan

EDITORIAL

It is now cheaper to pay a mortgage than to rent a home in Ireland

The latest report from Daft.ie has revealed that the average rent in Ireland is now €1,366 — making it…

By Erin Lindsay