Housing activity fell for a second straight month in May, with the AIB PMI at 50.2 showing only marginal overall growth driven by commercial projects.

Apartment size rules face fresh scrutiny as Housing Minister James Browne launches an environmental report after a legal challenge to smaller, cheaper units.

Work started on 550 homes in Cork's Dunkettle scheme, part of a 1,090-unit masterplan welcomed by Taoiseach Micheál Martin as essential scale.

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