Are the residents responsible for the damage?
its hard to say from the article
would be awful if it was them
you would think though, non residents cant get in
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Are they non residents?
I assume that is the place beside the Clarehall shopping centre?
It is.
they look lovely too, although out of place with surroundings
A lot of families moved from Darndale and surrounding into those apartments. Shame that cannot break the spiral. No easy solution
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Iâve a mad uncle living in corpo housing in bayside, beside nessans school. Absolutely tormented the poor fucker to the point he sleeps with a pitch fork and hammer beside the bed.
Flat above him nothing but absolute vermin. Mother with 2 is given it but far more than that piled in from darndale and coolock every second night.
Multiple break ins of his place, multiple car break ins, car robbery, physically attacked, threatened. Nasty cunts but he has nowhere else to go and will only do a night or two max in our spare room.
Tough way to see out your days and no way of shifting your one from upstairs
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Probably bleating on about how she deserves her âforever homeâ
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Crack and heroin had her addled. Child protection often there as kids never in school. Horrible situation
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One of the best addresses in Dublin. I canât see what the issue is here in fairness.
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Makes sense to have the Astro in those dingy little gardens. No need for a mower and no grass growth issues due to getting no sun for most of the day. Youâre as well give in to the inevitable there, like a balding man shaving the bonce rather than trying to maintain a tufty or combover
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I wonder how much Marie crowe would get for her floodlit astro
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ireland built 88k houses in 2006. but now in 2026 the demand is for greater than that yet i think current annual house building is around 37k (open to correction)? why canât supply get back up to 88k or more?
You are spot on with your numbers. Ireland built 36,284 homes in 2025 , and the Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) estimates that the 2026 total will hover around 40,000 units. [1, 2, 3]
Your core question cuts to the heart of the crisis: If Ireland managed to build over 88,000 homes in 2006, why canât it do the same now when the demand is even more desperate?
The reality is that comparing 2006 to 2026 is an apples-to-oranges comparison. The 88k figure from 2006 was the peak of a highly unsustainable, credit-fueled property bubble that ultimately crashed the economy. Repeating that volume under modern structural, financial, and physical constraints is practically impossible for several major reasons:
- The Missing Construction Workforce
The absolute biggest bottleneck is labour capacity.
- Then (2006): At the height of the Celtic Tiger, Irelandâs construction sector employed more than 220,000 people. This workforce was boosted by massive immigration, particularly from Eastern Europe, as Spain and Ireland sucked in a huge share of the EUâs mobile construction labour. [1]
- Now (2026): The Irish economy is at full employment (unemployment sits around 4.3%). The construction sector employs roughly 150,000 workersâ70,000 fewer than in 2006. [1, 2]
- The European Bottleneck: When the crash hit after 2007, a generation of tradespeople immigrated or retrained. Today, Ireland is competing with the rest of Europe for construction workers. Furthermore, the aging workforce across the EU means there is no âspareâ labour pool to easily import. [1, 2]
- Infrastructure Deficits (The Water and Grid Problem)
In 2006, estate houses were popping up in greenfields all over the country, often with questionable long-term planning. Today, we face severe infrastructural debt.
- Uisce Ăireann (Irish Water): Many large-scale residential developments cannot proceed because local wastewater treatment plants, sewage systems, and water mains simply do not have the capacity to handle them. [1]
- Electricity Grid: Connecting tens of thousands of homes to the ESB network requires heavy investment in a grid that is already under pressure from rapid digitisation and population growth.
- What We Are Building: Houses vs. Complex Apartments
The type of home being built has changed drastically, which slows down the delivery rate.
- Then (2006): The vast majority of builds were semi-detached suburban housing estates (âschemesâ) and single-unit self-builds in rural areas. These are relatively fast and cheap to construct.
- Now (2026): Modern planning mandates high-density, urban living to combat urban sprawl. In Dublin City, over 90% of all completions are apartments. Multi-storey apartment blocks are vastly more complex, take years longer to finance and build, and require highly specialised engineering and site management skills that are in critically short supply. [1, 2, 3]
- A Broken Development Finance Model
Before the crash, Irish banks were handed out massive, unregulated loans to developers based on speculative land values.
- Then (2006): Any local builder could walk into an AIB or Bank of Ireland branch and get 100% financing to build an estate.
- Now (2026): Post-crash regulations mean Irish retail banks are incredibly risk-averse. Domestic banks will rarely fund large-scale residential developments. Instead, developers rely on international institutional funds, forward-purchasing structures, or state funds (like the Land Development Agency). According to Mitchell McDermottâs 2026 Construction Report, only about 30% of large-scale residential developments that have full planning permission have actually broken ground, largely due to these viability and financing hurdles. [1]
- Strict Modern Regulations and Planning
Building a house today is a completely different process than it was 20 years ago.
- Building Regulations (NZEB): Ireland now enforces Nearly Zero Energy Building standards. While this makes modern Irish homes incredibly warm and energy-efficient, it requires highly specialized materials, ventilation systems, and heat pumps, adding layers of time and cost to the build.
- The Planning System: The planning permission pipeline is notorious for delays, judicial reviews, and zoning battles. In 2006, the system fast-tracked almost everything; today, a project can spend years tied up in the planning phase before a single brick is laid. [1, 2, 3]
Summary Comparison
| Metric | 2006 (Peak Bubble) | 2026 (Current Era) |
|---|---|---|
| Annual Completions | 88,419 units | ~40,000 units (Est.) |
| Construction Workers | ~220,000 | ~150,000 |
| Financing Source | Cheap, highly leveraged local bank credit | International funds & State financing |
| Primary Build Type | Low-density suburban estates & single builds | High-density urban apartments & schemes |
| Macro Environment | Credit bubble, loose regulations | Full employment, strict building/environmental laws |
To meet real demand, the governmentâs updated targets are aiming for roughly 50,000 homes a year. If youâd like, we can look into what specific measures the government is taking (such as modern methods of construction like modular housing, or changes to planning laws) to try and bridge this gap without repeating the mistakes of 2006. Let me know if you want to explore that! [1, 2]
Our doctors and nurses and homecare workers and baristas and deliveroo drivers and shop assistants have to live somewhere
Yes all of our immigrants have to live somewhere. We have immigrants across the spectrum of need.
Simple reality is that we have a lot more immigrants than was forecast.
We are more or less at full employment so thank God for that.
You can forget about Dublin