On The Pulse: vacancy and dereliction in Galway
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More than 1,300 student beds approved for Galway City over the past five years
By Dorottya Fejes Galway is a student city, but finding a place to live has…
Irish-speaking communities at risk following new housing plan according to local Sinn Féin TD
By Eoin Maher The government’s new housing plan places Irish-speaking communities at risk, according to…
House prices in Galway up 40 per cent since pandemic
The cost of housing in Galway City has increased by 40 per cent since the…
Poll reveals 88 per cent of renters suffer maintenance issues
Local authority and private rental tenants in Galway say that inspections and repairs are not…
Féile Housing – ‘the positive lens is more realistic’
By Darragh Nolan ‘Féile’ (noun, Irish) – festival. ‘Housing’ (noun, English) – 1. houses and…
The Housing Crisis Saga Continues into 2023
By Suhasini Srinivasaragavan More than 11,500 people are accessing emergency accommodation in Ireland, according to…
Nearly half of Galway evictions in Q4 of 2022 invalid
Nearly half of the eviction notices served in Galway in the last quarter of 2022…
Rents increase by almost 9% according to new Daft.ie report
Rents in Galway City have jumped by almost nine per cent within the last year,…
“Criminal” that Galway social housing delivery taking up to four years: Ó Broin
The fact it’s taking up to four years to complete some social housing projects in…
Just two properties available to Galway HAP recipients, new report finds
Image curtesy of Galway Simon Community There only two properties available across Galway City and…
Student receives rent refund after breach in agreement
By Seoirse Mulgrew A Threshold advisor has assisted a student in receiving a €6,000 refund…
Burst main in Spiddal continues to sever water supply in the area
By Keith Faherty Repairs are still underway, on a burst main in Spiddal which has…
NUIG housing activists will continue to camp out until Atalia abandon rent increase proposals
By Blathnaid O’Dea An NUI Galway housing activist group has said its members will continue…
