Year-and-a-half wait for payment on vacant property grants
The vacant property grant takes 16 to 20 months from…
October 21, 2026
News
The latest news relevant to self-builders and home improvers on the island of Ireland
Stormont blocks Mid Ulster rural housing changes
Plans to relax rural one-off housing rules in Mid Ulster…
October 7, 2026
Budget 2027: What it means for self-builders and home improvers
From Help to Buy to home energy grants, Budget 2027…
October 6, 2026
New scrappage grant takes effect, PV grants now open to homes built before 2025
€2,000 boiler scrappage grant comes into force on existing heat…
September 30, 2026
€14.5k boiler scrappage scheme, battery grant, to be rolled out in January
Battery grants for PV to be reintroduced alongside new €2k…
September 24, 2026
Homes taking twice as long to build than a decade ago
From planning to completion it now takes four years to…
September 16, 2026
Garden room boom on back of new rules
Garden home notifications rise by at least 7 per cent…
September 14, 2026
Will a better BER add value to your home?
New research from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland suggests…
September 7, 2026
First-time buyer salary gap widens across Ireland
The income needed to buy a typical first home now…
September 2, 2026
More than one in six Help to Buy claims were self-builds in 2025
Self-builds made up almost 18 per cent of approved Help…
August 25, 2026
Heritage grants open for 2027
Owners of traditional and thatched homes can now apply for…
July 31, 2026
Ireland’s new planning exemptions come into effect
Bigger extensions, garden rooms and even a second home -…
July 29, 2026
One-off housing starts up 36 per cent
One-off housing starts bounced back in Ireland in the first…
July 20, 2026
Will Ireland’s rural housing shake-up really bring more sites to market?
New rural housing rules may bring more sites to market,…
July 10, 2026
Green light for modular homes due in July
You’ll be able to build your 45sqm back garden development…
July 1, 2026
Rural housing rules set for biggest overhaul in two decades
Ireland’s draft National Planning Statement removes restrictions on building in…
June 30, 2026
Planning bill introduces 10-year County Development Plans
New planning bill could see current County Development Plans stay…
June 29, 2026
Ireland’s award-winning homes for 2026
Inspiration from the 2026 Architectural Association of Ireland (AAI) and…
June 19, 2026
The case for building more homes in the Gaeltacht
Donncha Ó hÉallaithe of BÁNÚ says a Build to Stay…
June 16, 2026
3 in 4 new construction dwellings granted planning were one-off homes
77 per cent of the new construction dwellings that were…
June 11, 2026
