THE latest figures from a MyHome.ie survey have shown that while house prices in Dublin have begun to fall slightly, the cheapest properties in the country are still to be found in Longford, where a 3-bedroom semi-detached house is a third of the price compared to the same house in the capital. But if you… Read more »
THE country’s largest property website Daft.ie has been ordered by the Irish Human Rights Commission (IHREC) to block discriminatory advertising terms from appearing on its website. The IHREC said it undertook a review of the website and identified a number of adverts it believed discriminated on housing, detailing the full list of banned phrases below: No… Read more »
IN A LANDMARK day property developers are celebrating the news that Dublin City Council and An Bord Pleanála have finally seen sense and stood aside as a sensible solution to Dublin and Ireland’s housing crisis has been found in the shape of a return to Victorian era slums. Developers, who had recently lobbied government and… Read more »
FOLLOWING the decision to give the go-ahead for a 208-bedroom co-living scheme in Dún Laoghaire in Dublin after developers made the massive concession to ensure every person has their own kitchenette, WWN sought to make a better effort at understanding why co-living schemes are being heralded as such a great step forward by politicians and… Read more »
WITH the mass exodus of culchies from the netherworld known as ‘not Dublin’ to Dublin fully underway, the Government has come out to advise college students coming to the capital to not rule out homelessness as a viable option going forward. Trialed and tested on over 10,000 low earning citizens since 2011, Fine Gael detailed… Read more »
IT’S a condition that effects 7 in 10 Irish people living in urban areas and a stunning 11 out of 10 adults living in rural Ireland; today, we’ll be taking a look at Plannophobia, the incurable and irrational need to object to planning permission notices without provocation or cause. “I first started objecting to PP… Read more »
TAKING a leaf out of the book of a luxurious Dublin ‘co-living’ development in Dun Laoghaire named ‘The Orphanage’ so-called because it sits on the site of a former orphanage, another new development has decided to wear its disdain for and disconnect from the people who live in the buildings they build by calling their… Read more »
NEW AIRBNB laws which came into effect yesterday have immediately solved the housing crisis with Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy receiving overdue praise from an undeserving and unworthy Irish public, sparking massive celebrations. With Ireland failing spectacularly when it comes to meeting the required number of new house builds necessary to meet demand, it is… Read more »
THE government has expressed surprise and annoyance that a number of poor families have refused to live in the social housing units provided for them by the Department Of Housing. Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy is said to be incensed by the ingratitude found in families currently living in emergency accommodation, and has stated that… Read more »
CAN’T afford the soaring price of rent in Dublin right now? Not fond of the idea of co-living? How about co-existing in cryogenic hibernation? One US company may have found a work-around for cash-strapped city-dwellers, and it’s a pretty cool one! “We got the idea after we heard that several firms were offering to freeze their… Read more »