Planning & Development
Galway’s Murrough Lands Vision: 2,500 New Homes, a Proposed Rail Station and a City Planning for Its Future
Galway City Council has published a draft urban design vision for the Murrough Lands proposing up to 2,500 new homes and a proposed new rail station on the city’s eastern coast. Public consultation is open, the rezoning is progressing through the City Development Plan, and the council’s 2026 budget has named Murrough a priority local area plan. Alongside a citywide programme of 2,440 social and affordable homes and the ongoing redevelopment of Ceannt Station, the vision sets out how Galway intends to grow in a connected and orderly way. Here is what is in train.
Cork City Council’s Delivery Plan: Building Homes, Connecting Communities and Shaping the City’s Future
Valerie O'Sullivan has set out clear priorities after taking over as Cork City Council's Chief Executive: delivering homes, supporting regeneration and connecting a growing city. Cork's position in 2026 brings together a credible plan, meaningful funding commitments and projects moving from paper to ground. From new docklands neighbourhoods to transport and cultural investment, the council's programme offers a practical framework for long-term growth. The first housing milestones give that ambition a tangible starting point, while the wider programme sets out the infrastructure and partnerships needed to build on it. Here is how the work is taking shape.
Four Councils, Four Programmes, One Moment: Ireland's Biggest Local Authorities Are All Building at the Same Time
Four of Ireland's biggest local authorities are spending real money, on real projects, right now. Dublin City, Fingal, Galway and Cork are simultaneously executing capital programmes of a scale that would have been unthinkable a decade ago. Here is how they compare — and what it means.
Fingal Is Building at a Scale Ireland Has Never Seen From a County Council — and It's Only Getting Started
Fingal County Council has 121 capital projects worth €730 million on site right now and a three-year programme of €1.43 billion covering 309 projects. Here is what is being built, how it is being funded, and how the programme supports growing communities.