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Property Analysis

Ireland's housing market is at an inflection point, and AI is now the bigger question than supply

Q1 2026 completions hit the highest level in over a decade, but mortgage approvals, corporation tax receipts and the first AI-driven multinational layoffs in Dublin all point to an Irish housing market approaching a turning point.

Statire Research

23 May 2026 · 9 min read

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Key figures

+32.9%

Q1 2026 completions vs Q1 2025

56%

Dublin new builds bought by non-household entities in 2025

7.6×

Median Irish house price ÷ median salary

350

Meta Dublin redundancies cited as AI-driven, 20 May 2026

Housing Crisis

Wages Up 46%. Rent Up 105%. The Data Behind Ireland's Housing Crisis.

Since 2014, rents have more than doubled and property prices have surged by 113%. Wages? Up just 46%. The data behind Ireland's widening affordability gap, with interactive charts.

28 March 2026 · 6 min read

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