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70 new homeless beds on the way for County Kildare

Seventy new homeless emergency accommodation places are on the way for County Kildare by the end of July, it has been revealed. Kildare County Council (KCC) has faced an avalanche of requests for housing as more and more families come under pressure ...

03 Jun 2016 at 15:18

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New rents an average of 13.7% higher compared to winter 2021 – report

New rents in the final three months of last year were an average of 13.7% higher than in the same period in 2021, the latest rental report from Daft.ie shows. The property website’s fourth-quarter report for 2022 indicates that the average market ...

13 Feb 2023 at 13:00

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€18.5m paid by developers instead of building social housing in Kildare

Almost €18.5 million has been paid to Kildare County Council and Athy Town Council by developers in lieu of building social housing. The Part V provision in the Planning and Development Act 2000 required developers to include a certain ...

03 Jun 2016 at 15:26

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Amnesty International say record homeless figures are 'a stain on Ireland’s reputation'

Human rights organisation Amnesty International Ireland have identified 'significant failings' in Ireland's addressing of the housing crisis and homelessless, according to a report. Amnesty's 'State of the World’s Human Rights' report ...

27 Apr 2024 at 12:45

Number of people in emergency accommodation hits record high of 15,418

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Number of people in emergency housing hit new record high of 15,418

A record 15,418 people were living in emergency accommodation in Ireland last month, 4,675 of whom are children, figures show. Opposition parties called for a “radical” reset on housing to stem the constant increase in homelessness. ...

25 Apr 2025 at 16:29

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Resistance to rent cap change would be like water charge campaign, O Broin says

Resistance to an easing of rent caps has been likened to opposition against water charges by Sinn Fein’s housing spokesman. Eoin O Broin said the “do-nothing Government is letting people down” as he called for emergency action on ...

26 May 2025 at 14:48

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‘A fig leaf measure’: Kildare councillor condemns government's housing crisis management

A Kildare county councillor has lambasted the government’s housing crisis management. Social Democrats councillor Chris Pender strongly criticised the government’s handling of the housing crisis. His comments echo the sentiments ...

15 Jul 2023 at 11:00

Housing Minister issues last call for people to share experiences of defects in apartments in Kildare

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Final Call for people to share experiences of defects in apartments and duplexes in Kildare

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, has today made a final call for homeowners, landlords, directors of Owners’ Management Companies and Property Management Agents throughout Kildare to ...

08 Mar 2022 at 14:45

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‘It was about semantics and not actions’: Kildare TDs respond to scathing criticism from Sinn Féin politician

Two North Kildare TDs have responded to criticism from a fellow TD aligned with Sinn Féin (SF). Réada Cronin said that Bernard Durkan TD, of Fine Gael, and James Lawless TD, of Fianna Fáil, voting against a Dáil motion to ...

28 Nov 2022 at 13:30

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Average Kildare house price up 7% since start of the year

The average price of a three bed semi in county Kildare has risen by 7.7% to €350,000 in the last three months, according to a national survey by Real Estate Alliance. This represents the fourth highest rise in the ...

28 Mar 2022 at 12:15

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Naas area leads way in Kildare house construction output

There was over a third more houses built in Kildare in the year to the third quarter of 2018, compared with a year earlier, according to Leinster Leader analysis of new figures released by Central Statistics ...

13 Nov 2018 at 17:22

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Government looking at ways to accelerate housebuilding, Martin says

The rate of homebuilding in Ireland could increase to 40,000 annually within a couple of years, Tanaiste Micheal Martin has predicted. Mr Martin said the Government has to keep looking at ways to accelerate ...

30 Dec 2023 at 00:01

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