31 July 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Property News Meitheal Architects, has announced the completion of the conservation, refurbishment, and redevelopment of the former Dairygold offices at West End in Mallow Town Centre. The project, which was acquired by Focus Housing Association, represents a significant achievement in sustainable urban renewal and adaptive reuse. The project... Read More
24 July 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Property News Michael Moynihan calls for an increase in grant limits and income thresholds under Housing Adaptation Grant scheme Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West Michael Moynihan has called for an increase to both the grant limits and income thresholds under the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older... Read More
20 July 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie National median home price is €335K – Urban prices rise by 7.3% y/y – Total sales volume drops by -/-13.5% y/y Home sales prices in the Republic of Ireland have risen 5.3% compared to the same period last year, the Q2, 2024 Geowox Housing Market Report reveals. The median price... Read More
14 July 2024 By Tony Forde tony@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has announced a new Affordable Housing Purchase Scheme in Bandon. Applications for the new two and three bed houses at Almans View, Bandon will open at 12 noon on Monday the 15th of July 2024. Constructed by J.O.D Developments, the houses will generally be available for... Read More
9 July 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork North Central TD Mick Barry this morning labelled “sex for rent” ads for properties in Mallow and Blarney as “utterly disgraceful”. The online ads state that the landlord is willing to “negotiate fair price for a female;” and “Am open to negotiations. Would rather female tenant and... Read More
27 June 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cloyne Union has completed a major restoration of its Parish Hall, a familiar piece of the architectural heritage of Midleton, Co. Cork, located across the road from St John the Baptist Church. The roof was completely re-lathed, re-felted, re-leaded and re-slated by John Cody Carpentry Services with great... Read More
21 May 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie 18 new social homes, delivered by Clúid Housing as part of the landmark regeneration of the former Mercy Convent and school were officially opened recently in Bantry, West Cork. The 18 homes are a combination of 10 one-and two-bed homes in the converted convent and cookery school buildings,... Read More
20 May 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The number of homes available to rent on the open market remains low. Nationally, market rents rose by an average of 0.6% in the first quarter of 2024, according to the latest Rental Report by Daft.ie. While this marks the thirteenth consecutive quarter in which rents nationwide have... Read More
20 May 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Kieran McCarthy of RTE’s Cheap Irish Homes, Rosemarie Webb of Technological University Dublin, and author and former Irish Times Environment Editor, Frank McDonald, are just some of the speakers at Cork City Council’s upcoming vacancy event, which aims to give practical advice to owners of vacant and derelict... Read More
7 May 2024 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Seán Kelly, MEP for Ireland South, has highlighted the benefits of repurposing vacant and derelict properties for new use, such as housing, through renovation and energy upgrade works. “We have an abundance of vacant properties plotted around Ireland that could be repurposed as comfortable homes if renovation and... Read More
2 May 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City Council is holding a series of public drop-in Vacancy & Dereliction sessions to provide information to members of the public on the supports available to refurbish vacant and derelict properties, including the popular Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant. These informal, no appointment needed drop-in sessions are for... Read More