James Browne: “This is about bringing a sensible approach where people can reasonably be able to build a home in their own local…”

What happened cannot be tolerated or normalised in any fashion.

That's so that Fáilte Ireland will create a register of short-term lets, and to be on that register you will have to have planning permission.

I think it's a social good for somebody to be able to live where their family lives, where their friends are, where they grew up, and it adds to that local community.

The positive momentum observed in the first seven months of this year builds on strong figures for 2024 and 2025 combined, when a total of 85,723 new homes were commenced - an increase of 43% compared with the combined total for the…