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NewsHousing & ResidentialDavy downgrades current housing output forecast but predicts 2026 surge
Stockbroking firm Davy has reduced its Irish housing completion forecast for this year to 36,000 units, warning that supply shortfalls will persist until 2035.
NewsPlanning Policy & LegislationNew Quantity Surveying Apprenticeship Suite Launched to Target Irish Construction Skills Shortage
Atlantic Technological University has launched a new suite of quantity surveying apprenticeships spanning Levels 6, 7, and 8 to establish a formal career pipeline.
NewsHousing & ResidentialWicklow County Council refuses retention permission for Aughrim log cabin
Wicklow County Council has refused a retention application for a log cabin and septic tank in Aughrim, sparking an appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála.
NewsPlanning Policy & LegislationTaoiseach declines to confirm knowledge of Department of Finance housing delivery report
During Dáil proceedings, the Taoiseach refused to confirm if he was aware of an internal Department of Finance analysis predicting a shortfall in the state's housing delivery targets.
NewsEnergy, Utilities & RenewablesWork begins on Ireland's largest rooftop solar installation at Mannok facility in Cavan
Activ8 Solar Energies has commenced construction on a 6MW rooftop solar project spanning 3.88 hectares at Mannok’s manufacturing facilities in County Cavan.
NewsTransport & InfrastructureAn Bord Pleanála sets oral hearing agenda for Meath watermain compulsory purchase order
An Bord Pleanála has published the oral hearing agenda for the Uisce Éireann Compulsory Purchase Order relating to the Staleen Water Treatment to Duleek Trunk Watermain.
NewsEnergy, Utilities & RenewablesAn Coimisiún Pleanála approved zero wind farms in first quarter of 2026
Newly released figures from An Coimisiún Pleanála reveal that no wind farm projects were approved in the first quarter of 2026, compared to seven in Q1 2025.
NewsPlanning Policy & LegislationDáil Asked to Approve Seven Exempted Development and Outdoor Event Draft Regulations
Minister of State John Cummins has moved a motion for Dáil Éireann to approve seven separate draft exempted development regulations and new outdoor event licensing rules.
NewsPlanning Policy & LegislationGovernment moves to refer new planning and outdoor event regulations to Joint Committee
The Government has advanced motions to refer new draft planning regulations on exempted development and outdoor event licensing to a Joint Oireachtas Committee.
NewsHousing & ResidentialDáil Clashes Over House Prices and Affordable Home Delivery Targets
A sharp Dáil exchange has highlighted a dispute over Ireland's housing policy, with opposition leaders highlighting rising prices and government ministers defending state delivery figures.
NewsTransport & InfrastructureDecision on River Shannon Water Extraction Scheme Delayed by Up to One Year
An Coimisiún Pleanála has postponed its planning decision on Uisce Éireann’s multi-billion euro Water Supply Project for the Eastern and Midlands Region.
NewsPlanning Policy & LegislationFianna Fáil spokesperson advocates for rural one-off housing rights on family land
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Rural Affairs Peter 'Chap' Cleere has called for young people to be allowed to build homes on family land to sustain rural communities.