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Opinion: rural Ireland’s future depends on homes for young people

Whether you are interested in agriculture, nature, language or culture, housing has become a defining challenge in rural Ireland, writes Ray Ó Foghlú.

OPINION 25 December 2025

Opinion: rural Ireland’s future depends on homes for young people

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Over €112m paid out under vacant property grant

Over €112m paid out under vacant property grant

NEWS 30 April 2025

Over €112m paid out to refurbish vacant properties

Over €112m paid out to refurbish vacant properties

NEWS 28 April 2025

Authorities aiming to speed up delivery of houses with new NPF

Authorities aiming to speed up delivery of houses with new NPF

Authorities aiming to speed up delivery of houses with new NPF

FEATURES 23 April 2025

Two-tier approach to rural homes on course to continue

Two-tier approach to rural homes on course to continue

Two-tier approach to rural homes on course to continue

NEWS 16 April 2025

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Opinion: still no answers on when rural Ireland will get a planning break

Opinion: still no answers on when rural Ireland will get a planning break

Despite repeated requests for interview, Minister for Housing James Browne declines to discuss the issue of planning for rural homes.

FEATURES 26 February 2025

Editorial: urban focus, rural problems

Editorial: urban focus, rural problems

We want a vibrant rural Ireland but how can that be achieved if people aren’t living there?

EDITORIAL 26 February 2025

Brass tacks to know when building a rural home

Brass tacks to know when building a rural home

From securing planning permission to ensuring you have all your ducks in a row for a mortgage application, these are the essentials when it comes to building a home in rural Ireland.

FEATURES 26 February 2025

Frustration over delays and price inflation tainting VPRG support

Frustration over delays and price inflation tainting VPRG support

As interest grows in grants offered for the renovation of older homes in rural Ireland, there is concern over alleged price inflation applied by approved providers, writes Jacqueline Hogge.

FEATURES 26 February 2025

Roads policy leaving farm families out in the cold

Roads policy leaving farm families out in the cold

With safety issues being cited as a reason for rural housing development being stifled, we talk to a farmer who was refused planning permission, writes Jacqueline Hogge.

FEATURES 26 February 2025

Farmers’ bid to downsize family home rejected

Farmers’ bid to downsize family home rejected

The decision to sell their farmhouse to a local family has cost a Co Wicklow farming couple dearly as they have been denied permission to build a smaller home on their land by the local authority.

FEATURES 26 February 2025

Editorial: Modular homes in rural Ireland

Editorial: Modular homes in rural Ireland

Modular homes – if done right – could be the sticking plaster that might just stick.

EDITORIAL 26 February 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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