ACCELERATING HOUSING DELIVERY THROUGH REGENERATION A Galway County Council project has won a national housing award Galway County Council’s regeneration project at Tobar Mhuire in Ahascragh was named a category winner in the ‘Building Communities’ category at the 2025 Community Housing Awards. The awards, organised by the Irish Council for Social Housing (ICSH), recognise innovation…

A SIGN OF PROGRESS Minister Browne has welcomed a 13% increase in home completions in the first nine months of 2025 The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne has welcomed the increased home completions reflected in figures from the CSO’s New Dwelling Completions Report for Q3 2025. According to the report, a…

HOLLYWOODRATH SCHOOL As part of the Department of Education’s enhanced modular buildings programme, Actavo Modular was selected to provide a state-of-the-art two-storey building to Hollywoodrath School in Hollystown, Dublin 15, covering 4,223sqm. The project was completed in only 14 months. Scope of works Actavo Modular created a bespoke design to meet the school’s requirements. It…

A MILESTONE FOR SUSTAINABILITY  Tuath Housing and Cairn have unveiled a landmark Passivhaus Housing development in Santry Tuath Housing and Cairn have announced the completion of Whitehaven, a landmark residential development in Northwood, Santry, Dublin 9. The scheme provides 255 new homes across five buildings, as well as an indoor communal area, multiple play spaces…

BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS  John Hannigan, CEO at Circle Voluntary Housing Association, chats about the potential of award-winning projects like Richmond Place and the obstacles around housing delivery Congratulations on the award at the ICSH IPB Community Housing Awards for Richmond Place in InchicoreThank you, we’re delighted. We won the Overall Winner award and also the…