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Representatives from Galway City Council will present the award-winning age-friendly housing scheme, ‘An Cliathán’, at the International Social Housing Festival, taking place from 4-6 June at the National Convention Centre, Dublin.

O’Donnellan & Joyce will shortly be launching major new developments on behalf of Cairn Homes in Letteragh, Rahoon, Galway and O’Malley Construction both on the Ballymoneen Road and Claregalway. In addition, they are in major discussions with other developers who will be launching within the next six months.

'Housing affordability' has become the dominant topic of Irish political discourse over the last number of years. Regularly featuring in opinion polls as the most important issue facing people, our political leaders have struggled to outline a clear path to solving this housing crisis. With residential property prices having more than doubled over the last decade, we asked some of our local Galway property experts what advice they would have for the government in handling this issue.

Ireland’s housing shortage is well documented, and it is universally accepted that we need to dramatically increase our housing output, and quickly. Patrick Cormican of Sherry FitzGerald looks at the likely impacts of the Residential Zoned Land Tax, which is among the new measures which aim to do this.

The Land Development Agency (LDA) has announced the planned delivery of 345 new homes at Crown Square in Galway.

Galway city’s residential property market is a dynamic and ever-evolving landscape. The Galway property market continues to demonstrate resilience, even amid broader economic pressures. Demand for homes in the city remains robust, driven by Galway’s unique combination of strong employment opportunities, cultural vibrancy, and high quality of life. However, the supply of housing stock continues to lag behind demand, creating an environment where prices are firm and competition remains high. As we approach the end of 2024, leading estate agent DNG Maxwell Heaslip & Leonard has offered reflections on the key trends and challenges that have shaped the market this year, as well as the opportunities that lie ahead for both buyers and sellers in 2025.

Local charities Galway Simon Community, COPE Galway, Threshold and No. 4 Youth Service have united this week in a call on Government and Galway City Council to urgently increase Galway City’s social housing supply.

Newly appointed CEO of Galway City Council, Leonard Cleary, must take a hands on approach to Housing & Planning policy, according to local election candidate Shane Forde.

The Elected Members of Galway County Council have approved a five-year plan by the Local Authority to tackle vacancy rates and increase new housing supply.

Galway Simon Community has launched its 2022 Annual Impact Report, highlighting the continuing demand on its services during another very challenging year, but remaining very concerned about the state of the housing crisis as we enter another winter.