Ireland round-up: €2.2bn social housing Budget boost

Budget boost for housing

The government’s latest Budget, just unveiled, included a commitment that €2.2 billion will be invested in social housing over the next three years, with 2,500 new homes targeted for delivery next year.

The Planner 

Raglan Road residents in revolt over Twitter plan

Residents of the exclusive Raglan Road, Dublin, have objected to multi-million Euro plans to redevelop a building that Twitter intends to use as its European HQ.

Independent 

Greenway route in firing line as commonage row intensifies

Mayo's renowned Greenway cycle route could be closed if farmers in the west restrict access to hill and commonage lands in an escalation of their dispute over the proposed Rural Development Programme (RDP).

Independent