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‘Shedsit’ garden cabins could become a rental black market

‘Shedsit’ garden cabins could become a rental black market

Housing without planning permission in back gardens is a prime example of a government accepting a populist idea without proper interrogation

27.04.2026 10

The Irish Times

Lorcan Sirr

Ireland is ‘delivering’ more social homes, but that doesn’t mean it is building them

Tipperary directly built just three new social houses. Dublin managed 72

21.04.2026 20

The Irish Times

Lorcan Sirr

Ireland’s plans to deliver housing and infrastructure are a roll of the dice

Judicial reviews are increasing – but it is not Nimby residents’ associations who are behind them

19.03.2026 30

The Irish Times

Lorcan Sirr