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Limerick residents air concerns over controversial social housing plans

THIS WEEK’S metropolitan council meeting was briefly suspended, after a number of outraged residents filled the City Hall chamber to express their views on controversial housing plans in Rhebogue. During Monday morning’s meeting, a large number of ...

20 Sept 2016 at 14:00

Planning

Passions run high over social housing plan for West Limerick town

PASSIONS ran high in council this week over a €1.59m housing plan in Abbeyfeale. Fine Gael councillor Liam Galvin insisted the project to build seven social houses in Colbert Terrace in the town would be “the first ever social housing plan I have ...

28 Oct 2018 at 16:51

Local News

Limerick council in court action over tenants' €30k rent arrears

LIMERICK City and County Council has secured court orders allowing it to take possession of two council houses over unpaid rents totalling almost €30,000. It is the first time the local authority has successfully taken possession proceedings ...

07 Sept 2016 at 15:21

Planning

Anger as Limerick social housing plan gets green light despite objections

PLANNERS have given the green light to controversial plans to build social housing in a private Limerick city estate – despite almost 100 objections from locals. Silvergrove Developments sought planning permission to build 16 new homes in a ...

24 Oct 2017 at 06:02

National News

Government criticised for 'lack of ambition' on housing targets

The Government’s "sustained lack of ambition and failure to meet housing targets" has been condemned by Labour leader and housing spokesperson Ivana Bacik. It recently emerged that the Government has failed to spend over €1 billion of its ...

18 Apr 2023 at 11:42

National News

Number of homes accepting housing assistance payments drops 22% in three months

The number of available rental properties that accept housing assistance payments (HAP) has dropped by 22% in the second quarter of the year, a new report shows. The Simon Communities of Ireland’s (SCI) quarterly Locked Out of the Market ...

18 Jul 2025 at 00:01

National News

Government accused of ‘two-fingered salute’ over youth housing video

The Government has been accused of a “two-fingered salute” to an entire generation after it shared advice to adults on how to cope with moving back into the family home. Sinn Fein finance spokesman Pearse Doherty said the video, created ...

09 Dec 2025 at 15:56

Breaking News

Axe falls on Limerick social housing proposal

DEVELOPERS behind controversial proposals to build social housing in Drominbeg have been forced to go back to the drawing board after a blunder. Silvergrove Developments is seeking planning permission to build 20 new homes in a mix of ...

10 Aug 2017 at 07:00

National News

Approved housing bodies ‘not surprised’ by billion euro underspend

The representative organisation for approved housing bodies (AHBs) has said it is “not surprising” there was a one billion euro underspend in housing in Ireland over the last three years. It follows the publication of expenditure ...

06 Apr 2023 at 12:49

Planning

Green light for Limerick social housing plans

“I REALLY believe 2018 is going to be Patrickswell’s year.” The words of metropolitan mayor, and councillor for the village Sean Lynch, after a scheme of 16 new social houses was confirmed at this month’s meeting. Members of the ...

22 Dec 2017 at 06:03

Business

Mixed reaction to plans to roll out 1,600 social houses in Limerick by 2021

AROUND 1,600 social houses are to be rolled out across Limerick over the next four years, it has emerged. Briefing members of the Metropolitan District this week, Seamus Hanrahan, senior executive architect with Limerick City ...

20 May 2017 at 08:00

Planning

Rent restrictions in Limerick likely to be introduced by summer

MINISTER for Housing Simon Coveney has said restrictions on rental increases in Limerick are likely to be introduced by the summer. Speaking exclusively to the Limerick Leader, Mr Coveney said the city is “very close” to ...

29 Apr 2017 at 09:00

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