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Is one-off rural housing unsustainable?

“Stop demonising one-off rural housing. Not everyone wants to be surrounded by neighbours. If tow...

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17.40 15 May 2026


Is one-off rural housing unsustainable?


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17.40 15 May 2026


“Stop demonising one-off rural housing. Not everyone wants to be surrounded by neighbours. If town and village life is so much more sensible and attractive, why do so few people choose to live over the shop?” - so says Michael McDowell in his Irish Times article this week…

Joining Ciara to discuss this is Séamus Guidera, Chair of the Architecture and Public Affairs Committee at the RIAI and Martin Marckey, of the Hardware Association.


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