Building homes for employees: what we can learn from an old idea Providing additional benefits around housing and child-care are examples of how an employer could really make a difference Work and Careers • 19 Jan
Would you buy a house with a 10% chance of flooding every year? New research has found that house buyers would expect a discount of around 31% for properties at risk of flooding Housing • 11 Jan
What's the legal effect of Covid-19 payment breaks on mortgages? Payment breaks and deferrals have been facilitated by lenders, but the financial consequences are ultimately borne by borrowers Mortgages • 27 Jul 20
Local property tax: a guide to the A to Z of LPT Just what do the alphabet soup of terms and acronyms around the local property tax actually mean? Taxation • 24 Jul 20
Is your home making you sick? There are some serious health implications from breathing in the air of a home that has been sealed up to be more energy-efficient. Health • 09 Jun 20
10 things you may not know about the Local Property Tax Some of the things which may surprise you about the tax on residential properties introduced in 2013 Local Property Tax • 19 May 20
Could the Kenny Report solve the Irish housing crisis? The 1973 report contained measures for controlling the price of building land in the interests of the common good Housing • 18 Mar 20
Why words matter when it comes to human rights and housing From "restructured mortgage" to "non-performing loans", the increasing use of technical terms makes the real lives of people invisible Housing • 17 Feb 20
3 questions to ask your would-be TD about housing How to assess your general election candidate's seriousness about housing and homelessness Election 2020 • 27 Jan 20
The significant human rights issues around evictions in Ireland Media reports of high profile evictions mask what is a lengthy and traumatic social and legal process Evictions • 16 Jan 20
What's preventing more youth involvement in civic society? Issues with current charity law may be restricting the positive effects young voices and ideas could bring to many areas like housing Activism • 21 Nov 19
Some lessons from Berlin on how to fix the Irish housing crisis Is it time to look seriously at the measures used by the German capital to get its houses in order? Housing • 01 Oct 19
How long-term renting is impacting on our mental health Ireland's housing crisis is creating many problems, including mental health and well-being issues.. Housing • 15 Jun 20
Lodgers, boarders and "select accommodation" One in 20 Dublin residents was a lodger in 1911 when lodging was an important part of the Irish housing landscape History • 12 Mar 19
Room to improve: the homes of Ireland's 19th century rural poor The single-room mud cabins which were home to Ireland's rural poor were characterised by terrible poverty, overcrowding and filth History • 08 Jan 19
The philosophy behind Ireland's housing crisis Our legal, political and moral right to private property is overly simplistic and fails to stand up to scrutiny Housing • 07 Jan 19
How excessive investment messed up the Irish housing market Increased tax will discourage new investors and encourage current investors to leave the market Housing • 09 Nov 18
Why fixing Ireland's housing crisis requires a change of policy The strongest indication that the government's policy has failed is how the housing emergency has extended across Irish society Housing • 08 Oct 18
How to solve Ireland's housing crisis The current housing crisis presents huge challenges, yet local leadership and initiatives and national reforms can make real differences Housing • 02 Oct 18
What's the future of urban living in Ireland? If we want vibrant cities, urban citizens need to embrace and demand different forms of urban planning and construction City living • 07 Sep 18
An architect's view on Ireland's broken housing market We must think in terms of generations rather than short-term political cycles Housing • 23 Jul 18
Why housing programmes are not working for the homeless Opinion: the human right of homeless families to access housing is undermined by programmes like HAP and family hubs Housing • 16 Feb 18
How a land value tax could solve many economic headaches Opinion: the introduction of a Land Value Tax would force people to be efficient with their use and ownership of land and help alleviate many ... Economics • 18 Oct 17
Why do people choose to live in disaster-prone cities and areas? New research shows that the ties that bind people to their homes are stronger than we imagine, even in the face of hurricanes and other ... Climate Change • 13 Oct 17
Helping the construction industry to build again Opinion: the construction industry is vital to Ireland's economy in a myriad of different ways, from increasing housing to providing employment, so what are the ... Budget 2018 • 11 Oct 17
