Housing Contemporary Ireland

During the past decade, Ireland's economic growth has attracted international attention. This book analyses the consequences of that growth on housing and serves as a primer to other countries on the complexities of delivering sustainable housing solutions in the face of economic success. It introduces key housing developments and also reports on the findings of the latest research on the transformation of the sector in the past decade.

Michelle Norris is a lecturer in the School of Applied Social Science at University College Dublin. She has research interests in housing and social policy and has published widely on issues such as regeneration, mixed tenure, housing and planning and social housing. Prior to taking her post in UCD she was the Director of the Centre for Housing Research, which is the national institute for research and training in housing.

Declan Redmond is a lecturer in the School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Policy and is currently the Deputy Head of the School. He has research interests in social housing policy, affordability, urban planning and regional development. He is currently involved in a number research projects on social housing regeneration, housing affordability and regional development. He was on the board of one of Irelands largest housing associations for nearly a decade.