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Cost rental has quickly emerged as one of the most significant policy tools in Ireland's attempt to fix a housing system that has been under severe strain for well over a decade. Aimed squarely at middle-income earners, the cohort that earns too much to qualify for social housing but not enough to comfortably buy, it is designed to offer rents based on the actual cost of delivering and managing homes, rather than the volatile and increasingly unaffordable dynamics of the open market.

Property insights by Johnny Gannon, Fair Deal Property

After more than two decades of false starts, legal battles and planning setbacks, the announcement that stopped Galway in its tracks arrived quietly last Thursday morning. An Coimisiún Pleanála granted approval for the N6 Galway City Ring Road, bringing to an end a process that had been mired in delays for over 20 years. For those of us working in property in the west, this is not merely a transport story. It is, potentially, the most consequential planning decision for Galway's housing market in a generation.

Fair Deal Property New Homes Division introduces Ard Rua Meadows, an exclusive boutique development of 26 beautifully designed A-rated homes located within commuting distance of Galway city.

Property insights by Johnny Gannon, Fair Deal Property Galway Auctioneers & Estate Agents.

For years, Ireland’s housing crisis has been defined as much by planning constraints as by supply shortages. But recent policy signals suggest a notable shift in thinking; one that could finally move the system from restricting housing solutions to enabling them.

For years, Ireland’s housing crisis has been defined as much by planning constraints as by supply shortages. But recent policy signals suggest a notable shift in thinking; one that could finally move the system from restricting housing solutions to enabling them.

The first quarter of 2026 has brought little relief for Galway property buyers. If anything, it has confirmed something more important: the underlying pressures that defined 2025 are not easing, they are consolidating.

Property Insights by Johnny Gannon, Fair Deal Property Estate Agents and Auctioneers, Galway

Property insights by Johnny Gannon, Fair Deal Property